Companies Continue to Illegally Require Employees to Be 100% Healed Before Returning to Work
/I continue to be surprised by the number of companies that refuse to accommodate workers who have disabilities or who are returning from medical leave. Requiring an employee to be “100% healed” with no medical restrictions is nearly always a violation of the the ADA.
EEOC Sues FedEx For Disability Discrimination
The Federal Express Corporation (FedEx), a global shipping and logistics company, violated federal law when it failed to provide reasonable accommodations for qualified, disabled ramp transport drivers with medical restrictions, and instead forced them to take unpaid leave or fired them, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
