Legal Opinion

Gjokaj v. United States Steel Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided August 17, 2017No. 16-2658UnpublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge.

Nua Gjokaj crushed the tip of his finger in a steel-rolling machine while working at U.S. Steel. After his injury, U.S. Steel sought to provide Gjokaj with medical treatment, but he was uncooperative. According to U.S. Steel, Gjokaj showed up late to multiple follow-up evaluations and lied to medical personnel about having his finger amputated. As a result, U.S. Steel issued three disciplinary notices to Gjo-kaj—two for failing to follow medical directives and one for misrepresenting his medical condition. Each carried a five-day suspension. After a series of…

2Cases cited23 opinions

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