Legal Opinion
Edward G. Staats v. County of Sawyer and County of Bayfield
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 17, 2000No. 99-1303PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
In September 1994, Edward Staats learned that he suffers from bipolar disorder. He received treatment for it, but when he attempted to return to his job as personnel director for Sawyer and Bay-field Counties, Wisconsin (the Counties), he was told that the job had been eliminated. Believing that this was a poor disguise for disability discrimination, he pursued his state administrative remedies. Ultimately, the Labor and Industry Review Commission (LIRC) rejected his claims, and the Circuit Court for LaCrosse County affirmed that decision. Meanwhile, Staats had…
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