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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
The federal government routinely awards contracts to companies with
histories of misconduct, including
…
contract fraud and other
violations. POGO believes that providing this website will help to
improve contracting decisions and increase public knowledge of how
the government spends billions of taxpayer dollars each year.
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Giles v. General Electric (Disability Benefits)
“An ADA award of [$590,000] was… assessed against General Electric for its refusal to reasonably accommodate a machinist with a back injury. The machinist, who had injured his back on the job, was released to return to work following a functional capacity evaluation (“FCE”) with a lifting restriction of twenty pounds. The employer rejected the restriction, sending the machinist to another doctor, who recommended his return to work with a restriction of fifty-pounds. GE also rejected this accommodation, and refused to return the machinist to work. The machinist filed for long-term disability benefits, then sued under the ADA. A jury awarded $1.2 million in damages, which the district court reduced to $300,000 in accordance with the statutory cap on ADA damages. The machinist was also awarded $141,110 in front pay and $150,837 in attorney’s fees.”
- Misconduct Type
- Labor
- Enforcement Agency
- Non-Governmental
- Contracting Party
- None
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Judgment Against Defendant
- Date of Final Appeal
- 3/19/2001