Sysco Oklahoma Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Sysco Oklahoma LLC will pay $82,000 and give other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Sysco subjected an employee with a disability who had parked in a handicap parking space to unlawful medical inquiries, demands and then fired her based on her disability. It is a violation of the [Americans with Disabilities Act][1] to harass or fire an employee because of a disability.

[1]: http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/disability.cfm

URL: http://eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/12-5-11.cfm