Legal Opinion
Wilkerson v. Shinseki
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 2, 2010No. 09-8027PublishedCited by 302 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENRY, Circuit Judge.
Floyd Wilkerson worked on a temporary basis at the Cheyenne Veteran Affairs Medical Center as a boiler plant operator. Following a failed physical examination, the human resources manager notified him that he was reassigned to a lower paid position. Mr. Wilkerson brought suit against the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (the “VA”), claiming that this reassignment discriminated against him based on his obesity and diabetes, in violation of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 791 et seq., and that age discrimination played a role in his…
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