Cutting Edge Supply, a California-based construction supply company operating in Arizona, will pay $150,000 to settle claims it denied reasonable accommodations to a diabetic worker and fired him because of his disability, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Monday.
According to the EEOC, Cutting Edge failed to accommodate a welder with diabetes who requested an accommodation to take snack breaks periodically throughout the workday to regulate his blood sugar, and retaliated against him when he complained about the discrimination, eventually firing him.
The case is EEOC v. Black Diamond Blade Company, D. Ariz., No. 2:25-cv-00242, consent decree 2/3/25. ...
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