DIAZ v. HOUSING AUTHORITY

(SC 16324)

258 Conn. 724 (2001)

ANN DIAZ v. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF STAMFORD ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released December 18, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James T. Baldwin, with whom, on the brief, was Gregory F. Lisowski, for the appellants (substitute plaintiffs).

James L. Sullivan, for the appellee (named defendant).

Borden, Norcott, Katz, Palmer and Vertefeuille, JS.


Opinion

VERTEFEUILLE, J.

The sole question in this certified appeal is whether an employer violates General Statutes § 31-290a1 when it discharges an employee solely on the basis that the employee, who claims a continued inability to work, fails to return to work following a compensable injury despite having been cleared to do so by his or her treating physician. We conclude...

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