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Former Broadband VI Employee Sues Company, Alleging Disability Discrimination and FMLA Violations

Broadband VI, which is acquired by Liberty Latin America in 2021, is being sued by an employee in Superior Court, alleging he was wrongfully terminated after being diagnosed with end-stage renal disease and after his doctor cleared him to return to work with a lifting restriction. Yamil Maldonado says he began working for Broadband VI in May 2015. Two years later, he was promoted from field technician to field service coordinator. According to the civil complaint filed Monday, Mr. Maldonado was also assigned supervisory responsibility for the company’s staff and subcontractors on St. Croix. He remained in that role until September 2024, when he says he was wrongfully terminated. About a year before his termination, Mr. Maldonado says he was diagnosed with end stage renal disease, which the lawsuit says constitutes a legal disability. Because of the diagnosis, he had to seek treatment on the mainland and was approved for intermittent leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act, the ...