Federal Lawsuit Charges Battery Manufacturer Fired Injured Employee Instead of Providing an Accommodation
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Navitas Systems, LLC., a company specializing in comprehensive energy storage solutions and battery manufacturing, violated federal law by using an unlawful company policy to deny a reasonable accommodation to an employee with a disability, and then terminated the employee, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
According to the suit, Navitas maintained a policy which required an employee returning from any type of medical leave to have a “100% release for work.” The former employee, who was employed as a divisional controller, suffered a severe rotator cuff injury and fractured wrist in April 2020. His doctor restricted him from using his left arm but cleared him to return to work with restrictions. He requested permission to return to work despite Navitas’s policy, as he could perform all the essential functions of his position using his right arm. Navitas applied its policy, refused to allow him to work, and then fired him.
Read more on the original article : https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-sues-navitas-systems-disability-discrimination
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