August 23, 2021
McDermott Will & Emery LLP and a legal staffing agency reached a settlement with a contract attorney who said they fired him rather than accommodate his repeated requests to work remotely to avoid asthma-induced coughing attacks, according to a voluntary dismissal bid filed in New York federal court Monday.
December 10, 2020
A New York contract attorney suffering from asthma sued McDermott Will & Emery LLP and a staffing agency in New York federal court on Wednesday, alleging they repeatedly denied his requests to work remotely to avoid debilitating cough attacks and ultimately fired him rather than accommodate him.