An administrative judge has ordered the Air Force to pay $300,000 in damages to an Army veteran after the service lost an appeal on an 8-year-old disability discrimination case, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
A Bellevue man was rejected for a job as a military historian for medical reasons. Now the Air Force must pay him $1 million in damages and attorney fees.
A judge ruled the Air Force violated the law when it revoked a job offer to David Bighia, of Bellevue, because of a medical condition. Now facing foreclosure, he has