The EEOC recently filed suit against United Airlines for disability related employment discrimination. The EEOC alleges United failed to provide reasonable accommodations be transferring a workers with disabilities into available vacant positions for which they were qualified. The suit indicates that United terminated employees with disabilities or placed them involuntarily on leaves of absence even when willing, qualified and capable of working. A wide variety of workers report such discrimination, including mechanics, maintenance workers, flight attendants, and customer service employees.
EEOC Acting Chairman Stuart J. Ishimaru says, "The EEOC is focused on eliminating widespread disability discrimination in employment wherever we find it… employers in every industry should know that their failure to comply with the ADA's reasonable accommodation requirement will have legal consequences."
SOURCES:
United Airlines Sued for Disability Discrimination
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2362711/
United Airlines to pay $850,000 settlement for disability bias
http://www.businessmanagementdaily.com/articles/18584/1/United-Airlines-to-pay-850000-settlement-for-disability-bias-/Page1.html
EEOC Acting Chairman Stuart J. Ishimaru says, "The EEOC is focused on eliminating widespread disability discrimination in employment wherever we find it… employers in every industry should know that their failure to comply with the ADA's reasonable accommodation requirement will have legal consequences."
SOURCES:
United Airlines Sued for Disability Discrimination
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2362711/
United Airlines to pay $850,000 settlement for disability bias
http://www.businessmanagementdaily.com/articles/18584/1/United-Airlines-to-pay-850000-settlement-for-disability-bias-/Page1.html
