In 2014, plaintiff Anahit Shirvanyan, 60, a kitchen worker at the Child Development Center at Los Angeles Valley College, was diagnosed with moderate to severe carpal tunnel syndrome. She began to experience pain in her right hand and arm two years earlier, partially because of her active work of lifting heavy groceries and kitchen equipment. Shirvanyan claimed that, after her diagnosis, she requested accommodations on several occasions, but that the Los Angeles Community College District never engaged in the interactive process and never accommodated her. She also claimed that she complained to her supervisor about her pain, but that the supervisor reduced her hours, questioned the splint she wore, and ignored her requests for help in pushing carts and moving heavy items. On Dec. 18, 2015, Shirvanyan injured her arm and went home early as a result of her injury. She claimed that she then submitted a doctor’s note, which put her on medical leave from work for three months to deal with pain in her right hand and arm. At the end of 2015, Shirvanyan’s contract with the Los Angeles Community College District expired. Shirvanyan claimed the district let her contract expire without letting her know. Shirvanyan sued the Los Angeles Community College District, alleging that its actions constituted disability discrimination, failure to engage in the interactive process and failure to provide reasonable accommodations. Defense counsel contended that Shirvanyan never asked for work accommodations and that Shirvanyan’s bosses did not know she had a disability. Counsel also contended that Shirvanyan abandoned her job in December 2015., Shirvanyan claimed that she has lost much of the use of her right arm and that she continues to suffer from major depression as a result of her treatment by her employer and supervisor. Shirvanyan sought recovery for her past and future lost earnings. She also sought recovery of non-economic damages for her past and future pain and suffering.