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TDCJ Employee Wins $1,505,000 for Texas Prison System’s Failure to Accommodate

Loaded on Feb. 15, 2009 published in Prison Legal News February, 2009, page 38
Filed under: Respiratory, Conditions of Confinement, Toxic Fumes/Chemicals, Environmental Law, Employee Litigation, Disabled Employees. Location: Texas.
An El Paso jury awarded $1,505,000 to a former employee of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) for the prison system’s failure to accommodate her severe asthma by refusing to remove automatic air fresheners from an office area.

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