Butterball, LLC Sued by EEOC for Harassment, Firing of HIV+ Employee

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a lawsuit against Butterball, LLC for violating federal law by subjecting an employee to a hostile work environment because she has [Human Immunodeficiency Virus][1] (HIV). The employee was harassed by co-workers and after letting her manager know about the harassment, she was fired. The [Americans with Disabilities Act][2] protects employees with disabilities from being harassed, fired, or from other employment decisions based on disabilities covered by the law.

[1]: http://www.ada.gov/aids/ada_aids_complaints.htm
[2]: http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/disability.cfm

URL: http://www1.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/12-01-11.cfm