Employer Refused to Allow Employee Return to Work with Crutches and Fired Her Because of Her Disability, Federal Agency Charges
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Georgia-based Community Loans of America, Inc. and its subsidiary, Carolina Title Loans, Inc., violated federal law by subjecting an employee to a racially hostile work environment, by failing to accommodate her disability, and by firing her because of that disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
According to the EEOC’s complaint, from approximately August 2019 through September 2019, the branch manager of the employer’s operations in Greenville, South Carolina subjected Shaneka Jenkins to unwelcome severe and pervasive comments based on Jenkins’ race, African American. Specifically, the branch manager made derogatory comments about Black customers in Jenkins’ presence. She routinely used the word n----r and said things such as she “hated working with n----rs” and “they never pay their bills.” Jenkins reported the racially offensive comments directly to two different managers, but no action was taken to stop the harassment. Jenkins also attempted to report the hostile working conditions through the employer’s employee hotline, but the company did not return her calls.
Also, according to the EEOC’s complaint, the employer refused to allow Jenkins to return to work following unpaid leave for a disability-related surgery because she needed to return with the use of...
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