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Appellate Practice

Aug. 19, 1998

Disabled Workers Win Right to Seek Higher Damages

SAN FRANCISCO - In a long-awaited victory for disabled workers, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday that employees who were fired after returning from on-the-job injuries can sue for both violation of state job discrimination laws and for common-law wrongful discharge.

By Philip Carrizosa
Daily Journal Senior Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - In a long-awaited victory for disabled workers, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday that employees who were fired after returning from on-the-job injuries can sue for both violation of state job discrimination laws and for common-law wrongful discharge.
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