Reason for firing may have been a lie

SCRANTON, Penn. — A federal court in Pennsylvania allowed a former landscaping company employee to add an associational disability discrimination claim to his lawsuit alleging he was fired after revealing his cancer diagnosis and requesting time off for treatment. The worker says discovery uncovered a company text expressing concern that news about his brother’s cancer would affect his work, despite the company initially blaming his termination on poor performance. Equitable tolling may excuse the late EEOC charge because the employer may have misled the worker about why he was fired.Read the ruling here.Subscribe to our free newslettersOur weekly newsletter Closing Arguments offers the latest about ongoing trials, major litigation and rulings in courthouses around the U.S. and the world, while the monthly Under the Lights dishes the legal dirt from Hollywood, sports, Big Tech and the arts.Additional Reads