A wrongful termination lawsuit filed against Cornerstone Alliance will not be going to trial. A settlement has been reached between the economic development organization and former employee Reyna Price. She sued after her firing in the fall of 2013, accusing the organization of Americans with Disabilities Act violations. Cornerstone Alliance fired her from her job in Small Business Services citing nondiscriminatory reasons unrelated to the health of her disabled daughter, who suffers from Dravet Syndrome, which is a severe form of epilepsy. Price countered she was pushed out for being unavailable for after-hours events and needed time off to care for her little girl. Cornerstone argued they are not an “employer” as defined by the terms of the ADA, even while being subject to it. Terms of the settlement have not been disclosed. Price was fired shortly after Vicki Pratt took over as Cornerstone Alliance president, and alleged in her lawsuit that the new management told her to “stop acting like a victim,” and that economic development should be all-consuming in her life. Pratt resigned earlier this year.
