Win for carer could lead to new discrimination rights

A British carer who claims she was "harassed" into resigning from her job because she has a disabled son has won the initial stages of a landmark legal case the European Court of Justice.

The Advocate Genenal said that Sharon Coleman had suffered “discrimination by association”, and this could lead to millions of carers having new rights.

Coleman claims she was forced to leave her job at Attridge Law in March 2005 because she was not allowed as much flexibility in her... (153 more words)

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