Lowe’s Cos. will pay $8.6 million to resolve an EEOC lawsuit alleging the company unlawfully fired a class of workers whose disability-related medical leave needs exceeded the company’s maximum leave policy (EEOC v. Lowe’s Cos., C.D. Cal., No. 2:16-CV-03041, consent decree signed 5/12/16).
In addition to establishing an $8.6 million class settlement fund, the company also will revise its employee leave and other policies, including adding a provision requiring the consideration of extended leave as a reasonable accommodation for disabled workers who have exhausted the maximum leave otherwise allowed by Lowe’s.
That provision mirrors guidance issued May 9 ...
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