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Follow on Google News | EEOC Sues KYKLOS Bearing International For Disability DiscriminationCompany Fired Cancer Survivor Even Though She’d Been Cleared to Work, Federal Agency Charges
By: EEOC Regional Attorney (410) 209-2734 Maria Salacuse Supervisory Trial Attorney (410) 209-2733 Eric S. Thompson Trial Attorney (410) 209-2232 EEOC SUES KYKLOS BEARING INTERNATIONAL FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION Company Fired Cancer Survivor Even Though She’d Been Cleared to Work, Federal Agency Charges CLEVELAND – Kyklos Bearing International, LLC (KBI), an Ohio bearings manufacturer, violated federal law by firing an employee because of her cancer, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, KBI terminated Donique Price based on her status as a cancer survivor. The company claims it fired Price because she had medical restrictions which limited her ability to lift and no light-duty work was available. The EEOC charged this reason was a ruse for disability discrimination, because Price had provided KBI with documentation from her doctor establishing that she had been cleared to work without any medical restriction. Such alleged conduct violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The EEOC filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (Case No. 3:13-cv-01662) “Ms. Price bravely fought and won her battle against cancer, and now she is fighting for her employment rights,” According to the company’ One of the six national priorities identified by the EEOC’s Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) is for the agency to address emerging and developing issues in equal employment law, including issues involving the ADA and pregnancy-related limitations, among other possible issues. The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the agency is available on its website at www.eeoc.gov. End
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