UPS Disability Policy Leads to Lawsuit

Allegedly unfair treatment of an ill employee has led the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a federal agency, to file a lawsuit in a Chicago court against United Parcel Service. According to the E.E.O.C., UPS violated federal laws by not allowing its workers to take sufficient medical leave and by not making reasonable accommodations for disabled employees.
The E.E.O.C. claims that UPS’s violations constitute breaches of the Americans with Disabilities Act and a variety of civil rights laws. The case was brought on in defense of Trudi Momsen, a former UPS employee that was allegedly fired because of her multiple sclerosis, rather …read more