Legal Opinion
Joyner v. Simkins Industries, Inc.
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided November 4, 2008No. AC 29093PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LAVINE, J.
In this wrongful discharge action, we must determine whether the defendant, Simkins Industries, Inc., violated a public policy underlying the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it discharged the plaintiff, Nethia Joyner, for failing to submit to a return to work medical examination. We conclude that it did not and affirm the judgment of the trial court.
The plaintiffs substituted complaint sounds in three counts: wrongful discharge, breach of implied contract and breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Following a one day trial, the court found the…
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