Supreme Court of Connecticut, 2000

Diaz v. Housing Authority

Diaz v. Housing Authority
Supreme Court of Connecticut · Decided June 19, 2000
253 Conn. 917; 755 A.2d 214; 2000 Conn. LEXIS 206

Diaz v. Housing Authority

Opinion of the Court

The plaintiffs petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 56 Conn. App. 913 (AC 19214), is granted, limited to the following issue:

“Whether an employee’s discharge for not returning to work, while claiming she was unable to do so because of a compensable injury within two days of her discharge, constitutes a prima facie violation of General Statutes § 31-290a, requiring the employer to show a legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason for the discharge pursuant to Ford v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Connecticut, Inc., 216 Conn. 40, 578 A.2d 1054 (1990)?”

Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.