Legal Opinion
Moody-Herrera v. State, Department of Natural Resources
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided November 27, 1998No. S-8221, S-8191, 5050PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EASTAUGH, Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
We consider here whether a hearing-impaired employee’s assertion that her employer failed to reasonably accommodate her disability states a viable disability discrimination claim under AS 18.80.020. We hold that it does. But we affirm the judgment against the employee because we also hold that the trial court did not err in concluding that she failed to establish a prima facie claim of disability discrimination. We also affirm the award of attorney’s fees against the employee and reject the employer’s claim that it should have been awarded enhanced…
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