RV Manufacturer Refused to Grant Less Than a Week of Unpaid Leave to Disabled Employee And Terminated Him Instead, Federal Agency Charges
INDIANAPOLIS – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it filed suit against Keystone RV Company, headquartered in Goshen, Indiana, for failing to accommodate and firing an employee with a disability at its Wakarusa, Indiana factory.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Keystone refused to give less than a week of unpaid leave to accommodate an employee with a disability who needed surgery. Keystone rigidly adhered to its attendance policy, which required employees with seven unexcused attendance occurrences to be fired. Keystone refused to excuse the employee’s absences for medical appointments leading up to his surgery and then counted the day of his surgery as a seventh unexcused absence, resulting in his termination.
Such alleged conduct violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which prohibits employment discrimination based on disability. The EEOC asserts that the company’s actions were intentional and demonstrated a reckless indifference to the applicant’s federally protected rights.
The EEOC filed suit (EEOC v. Keystone RV Company, Case No. 3:22-cv-00831) in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, South Bend Division) after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through the agency’s conciliation process. The agency is seeking back pay, compensatory and punitive...
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