Legal Opinion
Williams v. Eastside Lumberyard and Supply Co.
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided March 23, 2001No. 4:99-cv-04237PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
GILBERT, District Judge.
Plaintiff Ed Williams (“Williams”) is suing his former employer, Defendant East-side Lumberyard Supply Company (“East-side”), for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq., and Illinois law prohibiting retaliatory discharge. Williams claims that, after work-related injuries, Eastside failed to reasonably accommodate those injuries by not awarding him a permanent light-duty position (Count 1), and by later firing him because of his accommodation request (Count 2). Williams also claims Eastside fired him because…
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