On October 19, 2010, one of Jones Day’s former employees filed a pro se lawsuit against the firm in the Northern District of Texas (pdf copy of the complaint in George v. Jones Day located here.) The former employee claims that she suffered an on-the-job injury, and, because of the injury, she is protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). According to the plaintiff, when she returned to work, Jones Day refused to make the necessary “alterations.” Plaintiff claims that she then went on short term disability leave, and was terminated when the leave expired, in violation of the ADA. Plaintiff seeks compensatory and punitive damages.
The case is pending before Judge Lindsay