Dollar General rescinded job offers to applicants with high blood pressure or poor eyesight, an EEOC lawsuit claims.
AdvertisementAdvertisementDollar General violated disability-discrimination laws by rescinding job offers to some applicants with high blood pressure or poor eyesight, a federal agency said in a lawsuit.
AdvertisementAdvertisementThe retailer rescinded job offers for some qualified individuals with disabilities, even when these wouldn't affect their ability to safely carry out the job, the EEOC's suit claimed.
"Any alleged discriminatory or otherwise unlawful behavior imputed to Dollar General was neither intentional, knowing, reckless, nor malicious," the retailer said.
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Persons:
—, EEOC, GINA, Madeline Hughes Haikala, Bradley Anderson
Organizations:
Service, Commission, Dollar, Court, Northern, Northern District of, Disabilities
Locations:
Bessemer , Alabama, Bessemer, Alabama, Northern District, Northern District of Alabama, Birmingham , Alabama