Case Study: Harassment and Discrimination Aren’t Rocket Science

Disability-related claims can take many forms, under many statutes. Here, a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) scientist claims he was both harassed and discriminatorily denied a promotion because of his disability. The court of appeal used two different standards to decide that part of his claim can proceed, and part could not go forward.

Scientist Harassed for Requesting First-Class Treatment

Andrew Mattioda began working for NASA in 2000. He suffers from...