Cooke v. Carpenter Technology Corporation

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHEASTERN DIVISION CHARLES CAMERON COOKE, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) CIVIL ACTION NUMBER: ) 5:19-CV-00115-AKK CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY ) CORPORATION, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION1 Charles Cameron Cooke took a medical leave from his job at a manufacturing plant to address some health problems. When he tried to return to work, he asked his employer, Carpenter Technology Corporation, if he could work a straight shift, as his doctors recommended, rather than rotate between day shifts and night shifts. Carpenter offered to…