Strict Leave Policies May Violate the Americans With Disabilities Act

Douglas J. Carroll, Jr. Disability Discrimination

On November 4, 2014, the EEOC announced that it reached a settlement of a disability discrimination in employment suit it filed against a Chicago marshmallow manufacturer.  The employer agreed to pay 5 employees a total of $85,000 but most importantly agreed to change its leave policies.  The basis of the lawsuit was that the employer’s strict leave policy which capped …