Friday, October 16, 2015

Older news, but still from 2015.
An employee was diagnosed with a needle phobia. Then he brings in documentation of the diagnosis. He asks not to inject others as he may harm them.

Can you imagine a nurse giving you your childhood injection only to fall as she is placing it into you?
The employee is fired. Lawsuits happen, and the state says the employee's rights have been violated.

For more see below or go to Pharmacy Times' website.
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Fired Pharmacist with Needle Phobia Wins $2.6 Million Verdict

Meghan Ross, Associate Editor

Published Online: Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Six days into trial, the jury determined that Rite Aid was wrong; the pharmacy chain had violated the ADA and state law.

“We’re very happy the jury put Chris back in a place he would have been had Rite Aid followed the law and worked with him and made accommodations,” Steven’s attorney, Daniel B. Berman of Hancock Estabrook Law Firm, told Law360.

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