Karina Gomes sues Al Jazeera International

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

https://nypost.com/2019/11/12/tv-pr...l-rights-lawsuit-against-employer-al-jazeera/

A former TV producer in Florida, whose bosses ordered her to relocate to Washington, DC, claims in a new lawsuit that the proposed transfer violated her civil rights.

Karina Gomes alleges Al Jazeera International failed to provide reasonable accommodations for her bipolar disorder under the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992 by floating the relocation, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports.

Moving would be “like removing a handicap ramp from a building,” her lawyer claims in the federal lawsuit filed in Miami.

Gomes started out work for the company’s Washington office in 2005 — but Al Jazeera moved her to Miami to accommodate her disability, her lawyer claims.

In May 2011, Gomes had a “meltdown” after working for two months without any assistance. She was diagnosed with bipolar disorder a month later before being placed on short-term disability until September of that year, according to her lawsuit.

In an attempt to “accommodate [her] condition,” Gomes’ supervisor then asked her if she’d be willing to move to Miami to open a bureau there, the suit claims.

Disability accommodation issues is the reason for the lawsuit.

 

[FreddyE1977]

Sounds to me like they accommodated her. Moved her back to Miami and let her work there
when it became clear there was a problem.

If the courts turn this into a heads-I-win-tails-you-lose proposition we're all going to have great
difficulty in finding employment.