Florida Institute for Neurologic Rehabilitation Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination
Company Failed to Provide Interpreter for Hearing-Impaired Employee, Federal Agency Charges
PRESS RELEASE
4-16-09
MIAMI — The Florida Institute for Neurologic Rehabilitation, Inc. (FINR) violated federal law when it denied a job to a hearing-impaired person because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed yesterday.
The EEOC’s suit, Case No. 8:09cv716-T23MAP, filed in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida (Tampa Division), said FINR refused to provide an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter to assist a female housekeeping worker through her training period. As a result, the EEOC said, she could not complete the training and lost the job.
Disability discrimination violates the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), which requires employers to make reasonable accommodations for employees’ disabilities as long as this does not pose an undue hardship on the business. Continue reading
