"I have not seen a case that is so spelled out in black and white and is so clear a violation of the law, and obviously they need an education," Brown's attorney James Smith said. Smith, an Iraqi War veteran himself, filed the lawsuit for Brown in September. Smith said employers are required to make "reasonable accommodations" for employees with disabilities and argues that Brown's willingness to make up lost time was fair to both sides. "Those are reasonable accommodations, which must be made by an employer and they just need to understand that. Apparently they don't," Smith said.