On June 18, 2016, plaintiff William “Bill” Maier, a probationary police officer who was over 50 years old, resigned from the San Francisco Police Department’s field training program, which must be satisfactorily completed by all probationary officers prior to being assigned regular patrol duties. Maier claimed that after he was sworn in on March 11, 2016, his field training officer, Bridget O’Connor, began to berate, humiliate and criticize him for not being able to hear all of the dispatch radio transmissions. Later on in his training, it was discovered that Maier had a high-frequency hearing disability in his left ear, which impacted his ability to hear the transmissions. He claimed that he gave the department updates on his condition from May 2016 onward and that he asked for an extension on his training so that he could make up some of the missed training due to his disability. On June 16, 2016, Maier took his final field training exam and passed it. However, he claimed that after the exam, O’Connor and a lieutenant informed him that he would be terminated and that they encouraged him to resign instead. He claimed that his training officer then pressured him by constantly asking him if he was going to resign the next day, so he resigned to preserve his future career prospects. Maier sued O’Connor and the city and county of San Francisco. Maier alleged that the defendants’ actions constituted disability discrimination, age discrimination, a failure to accommodate, constructive discharge and violations of the Fair Employment and Housing Act., Maier claimed he suffered from emotional distress as a result of the events. Maier sought recovery of lost compensation and benefits, and damages for his emotional pain and suffering.