EEOC Sues Over Remote Work for Pregnant South Dakota Woman

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued a South Dakota restaurant franchisee alleging it discriminated against a pregnant employee by denying her a reasonable accommodation and terminating her employment in violation of Title VII and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota, alleges that the defendants violated Title VII’s prohibition on sex discrimination based on pregnancy and the ADA’s requirement to provide reasonable accommodations for disabilities, including pregnancy-related conditions. Specifically, the EEOC claims the defendants terminated Kali Tornow after she requested to temporarily work from home due ...