Skywest Airlines employee fired after kidney failure awarded $2.45 million
Kidney failure was only the beginning of John Hayes’ hardships. The former Skywest Airlines employee also learned he was out of a job shortly after he returned to work from medical leave.
Hayes sued Skywest claiming discrimination and on Monday, a U.S. District Court jury in Denver awarded him a $2.45 million verdict including $450,000 in actual damages and $2 million in punitive damages.
Following a six-day trial in Judge Robert Blackburn’s courtroom, the jury determined that Skywest had discriminated against Hayes after he suffered kidney failure, said Hayes’ attorney Paul Maxon. Hayes also was represented by attorneys Sarah Parady and Amy Trenary.
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