HARRISBURG - A man accusing the County of Lebanon Transit Authority, which does business as Lebanon Transit, of discrimination requested a summary judgment be entered in his favor, according to a June 13 filing with the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Richard Miller Jr., who is diabetic and worked as a mechanic with the company, sued Lebanon Transit on Aug. 3, 2017, claiming the company violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act when it fired him after he became insulin-dependent and his Department of Transit Medical Card was no longer valid.
Miller alleges that Lebanon Transit violated the ADA and the PHRA by failing to provide accommodations related to his condition.
Plaintiff's Attorney Edwin Stock
| Roland Stock Attorneys at Law
Miller said summary judgment should be granted in his favor because the accommodations he requested from Lebanon Transit were needed to fulfill his key job responsibilities, although Lebanon Transit’s executive director testified that Miller was perfectly capable of performing his duties before he became insulin dependent a couple of years after being hired.
Miller said he would only need Lebanon Transit to allow him to check his blood sugar before road tests and make sure he had enough breaks to prevent missing a meal so he could complete his job duties.
The only part of his job he could not do without a medical card was perform road calls, Miller said in his motion, unlesss the company allowed him to drive a truck instead of a bus to do the calls.
Miller claims Lebanon Transit broke the ADA regulation when it refused to discuss possible and reasonable accommodations after it fired him. When his lawyer allegedly asked Lebanon Transit about reinstating Miller and offering accommodations, Miller said the company refused.
“LT made absolutely no effort, let alone a good-faith effort, to assist Mr. Miller in seeking accommodations," the motion said.