Cox v. Glazer Steel Corp.

WARD, Judge.

James Cox appeals the dismissal of his suit against Glazer Steel Corporation on an exception of no cause of action. Cox was injured while employed by Glazer Steel and he filed a claim for worker’s compensation. After Cox filed his claim, Glazer Steel refused to rehire Cox, and Cox amended his suit to demand damages for discrimination against the handicapped. The trial court’s ruling sustaining the exception means that a former employee who was injured while working does not have a cause of action against his former employer for discrimination against the handicapped when the…