Dodge's Chicken to Pay $190,000 after Firing Employee with Seizures

D&H Company, Dodge Brothers, Inc., and Giant Oil Company of Arkansas, Inc., doing business as Savings Station Dodge Stores and Dodge's Chicken Store, will pay $190,000 to settle a disability lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The companies denied a store leader a reasonable accommodation for her seizures. Under the [Americans with Disabilities Act][1], employers must provide [reasonable accommodations][2] to an employee with a disability, unless it causes significant difficulty or expense for the employer.

[1]: http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/disability.cfm
[2]: http://askjan.org/erguide/

URL: http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/11-28-11.cfm