Former public defender sues over termination
PHILADELPHIAÂ â A former Delaware County public defender claims in a federal lawsuit that he was fired from his position in the office earlier this year due to his age and disabilities associated with a stroke he suffered several years ago. Leigh J. Bechtle, 71, is alleging claims for violations of the Rehabilitation Act, Americans with Disabilities Act and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, for which he is seeking compensatory and related damages. According to a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania last month, Bechtle graduated cum...
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