ST. CHARLES – After a three-day trial, late Thursday evening a 12-person St. Charles County jury delivered a $527,000 verdict in court in favor of a former St. Charles County employee in a civil lawsuit alleging that St. Charles County violated the Missouri Human Rights Act (MHRA) when it refused to provide a reasonable accommodation and retaliated against him after he reported disability discrimination.
The 13-year former employee of the County’s Highway Department was fired in 2018 after he requested workplace accommodations related to his disability and reported disability discrimination to the County’s Human Resources Department.
The employee was represented by Cyrus Dashtaki and LE Beck of Dashtaki Law Firm, LLC and Melvin Kennedy of the Law Offices of Melvin Kennedy, LLC.
“It is particularly disturbing when the government, of all employers, refuses to reasonably accommodate an employee’s disability,” said Cyrus Dashtaki. “I am extremely proud of this St. Charles County jury. As the voice of the community, their verdict sends a clear reminder to all employers, private or public, that discrimination and retaliation will not be tolerated in St. Charles County.”
Cyrus Dashtaki also praised the work of his legal team, including co-counsel Melvin Kennedy and LE Beck. Dashtaki Law Firm, LLC is committed to seeking relief for employees who are harmed by discrimination on the basis of disability and retaliation for exercising their rights under Missouri law.
Dashtaki Law Firm, LLC exclusively represents employees standing up against employment discrimination based on age, race, sex, religion, national origin, or disability.