Agropur controversies
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2021
EEOC sues Agropur over alleged disability discrimination
Lawsuit filed
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit against Agropur alleging disability discrimination. According to the EEOC, the company failed to provide an accommodation to a disabled employee and later discharged her after attendance points accrued because the accommodation was not provided. The EEOC is seeking monetary relief and an injunction. The allegations are presented as claims in the lawsuit and are not described as a court determination.
The EEOC sued Agropur, alleging that it failed to accommodate a disabled employee and discharged her after attendance points accrued from the company’s failure to provide an accommodation. The EEOC is seeking monetary relief and an injunction; the allegations are not presented as a court determination.
Source excerpt
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Agropur refused to accommodate the employee’s severe dyshidrotic eczema, a skin condition.
Agropur, Inc., a diary processor and U.S. subsidiary of Canadian-based Agropur Cooperative, has been sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for failing to provide a disabled employee with a reasonable accommodation, which resulted in her discharge, the federal agency announced today.