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Friday, March 29, 2024

Man alleges Entergy refused to accommodate disability

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BATON ROUGE – A former security shift supervisor alleges he was terminated from his job at the Entergy Nuclear Plant in West Feliciana because of his disability.

Vincent Honey Sr. filed a complaint on March 16 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana against Entergy Services Inc., Entergy Operations Inc. and Entergy Corp. alleging that they violated the Louisiana Employment Discrimination Law and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that he began employment with the defendants in 2009 and suffered a seizure on the job in September 2014. He alleges he requested accommodation to continue working with the defendants. The suit states that on Feb. 24, 2016, he was discharged from his employment because of his disability.

The plaintiff holds Entergy Services Inc., Entergy Operations Inc. and Entergy Corp. responsible because the defendants allegedly refused to provide reasonable accommodation and failed to engage in any interactive process in accordance with the ADA.

The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks punitive damages, plus interest, costs of these proceedings and all other relief to which he is entitled. He is represented by Robert L. Campbell of Williamson Fontenot Campbell & Whittington LLC in Baton Rouge.

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana Case number 3:17-cv-00150

Vincent Honey Sr. filed a complaint on March 16 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana against Entergy Services Inc., Entergy Operations Inc. and Entergy Corp. alleging that they violated the Louisiana Employment Discrimination Law and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that he began employment with the defendants in 2009 and suffered a seizure on the job in September 2014. He alleges he requested accommodation to continue working with the defendants. The suit states that on Feb. 24, 2016, he was discharged from his employment because of his disability.

The plaintiff holds Entergy Services Inc., Entergy Operations Inc. and Entergy Corp. responsible because the defendants allegedly refused to provide reasonable accommodation and failed to engage in any interactive process in accordance with the ADA.

The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks punitive damages, plus interest, costs of these proceedings and all other relief to which he is entitled. He is represented by Robert L. Campbell of Williamson Fontenot Campbell & Whittington LLC in Baton Rouge.

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana Case number 3:17-cv-00150

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