Lawsuit Setted on Refusing to Provide Job Accommodation for Employee Who is Deaf
Sunday, Apr. 21st 2013 8:14 AM
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has charged Miles Kimball Company in Wisconsin with disability discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act. An employee who is deaf was denied her requested reasonable accommodation for a sign language interpreter and then fired. The company has agreed to provide training to its employees about disability discrimination.
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