Aon, Ex-Worker End Suit Over In-Office Work Accommodation

A former account specialist and Aon Private Risk Management Insurance Agency Inc. agreed to close a lawsuit alleging the company fired her after she requested in-office work to accommodate her disability.

The parties agreed to dismiss the case with prejudice, they said in a Dec. 5 stipulation filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Janet Gomez and Aon had notified the court that they reached a settlement months earlier. Gomez sued Aon in July, asserting claims for disability discrimination, retaliation, and harassment under the Americans with ...