As a covered entity under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of disability and, upon request, will provide reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access to its programs, services, and activities . . .Dan Knapp, L.A.’s former Department of Animal Services general manager, who became the first city department head to be fired by Mayor James Hahn, might disagree with that statement, which appears on all city commission agendas. Knapp has filed a claim for more than $800,000 in lost wages and benefits and alleges that his former employers repeatedly discriminated against him because of a disability: frequent epileptic seizures.”Hahn‘s . . . administration began a continuing course of conduct against and harassment of Mr. Knapp because of his disability that . . . created a hostile work environment,’‘ said the claim filed this month by South Pasadena attorney Dale L. Gronemeier.
Source: Biting Back | L.A. Weekly