October 10, 2006
Denny’s Medical Leave Policy Under Fire
The Baltimore Sun recently reported the EEOC filed a discrimination lawsuit in a Baltimore federal court against Denny’s on behalf of former workers nationwide who have disabilities. According to this report, the EEOC claims that Denny’s violated the American with Disabilities Act by failing to provide reasonable accommodation for a former restaurant manager who suffered a leg amputation. The EEOC contends that Denny’s medical leave policy does not comply with the ADA because Denny’s limits absences to a maximum of 26 weeks, and in some cases 12 weeks, even when disabled workers are entitled to additional leave under the federal law.
Posted by franchiselawblog at October 10, 2006 02:52 PM