Saturday, December 3, 2011

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 (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 protects employees with disabilities from being harassed, fired, or from other employment decisions based on disabilities covered by the law. 

Butterball, LLC Sued by EEOC for Harassment, Firing of HIV+ Employee
disability@dol.gov (Disability.gov)
Fri, 02 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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