His supervisor had already approved every accommodation he requested
A legally blind engineer with a PhD alleges he was let go on his first day of work.
The EEOC filed a federal lawsuit on September 25 against Houston-area real estate developer Majestic Developers, alleging the company terminated a drainage engineer - or refused to complete his hire - within hours of learning he was legally blind.
The engineer holds a Bachelor of Science degree, a master's degree, and a PhD in engineering, according to the complaint filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas. In mid-November 2024, a job recruiter identified him as qualified for Majestic's Drainage Engineer II role and referred him to the company.
A senior drainage engineer at Majestic interviewed him remotely on or about November 12, 2024, the complaint states. Six days later, the company offered him the job by letter. He signed and returned it the next day.
The role was based in Houston. It was exclusively an office job - occasional visits to other offices for meetings, but no field work.
At the time, the engineer was living in Atlanta and working in an academic research position at Spelman College that was winding down and set to expire at the end of March 2025. He disclosed that position to Majestic before his start date, the complaint alleges.
He relocated his family from Atlanta to Houston for the job.
On January 2, 2025 - his first day - the engineer arrived at Majestic's Stafford, Texas office...
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