Baby Formula Manufacturer Refused to Reasonably Accommodate 32-Year Employee, Federal Agency Charges
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Mead Johnson & Company, a manufacturer of baby formula, violated federal law at its Zeeland, Michigan facility by failing to provide a reasonable accommodation to an employee with a disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, a 32-year employee of Mead Johnson underwent major foot and ankle surgery in July 2020 that was complicated by a post-operative infection. She submitted a letter from her physician on Sept. 16, 2020, indicating that she needed a six-week work-hardening program in which her hours would gradually increase.
The employer denied this request but led the employee to believe that her job would be held for her during her approved, short-term disability leave until she was cleared to return to work without restrictions on Nov. 2, 2020. Then, without any advance notice, the company posted the employee’s job as vacant, told her that her position was filled, and that she had 30 days to bid on and be selected for another job or she would be terminated. Eventually, the employee accepted a more physically demanding and less desirable job in December of 2020, which led to her early retirement in May of 2022, the EEOC said.
Such alleged conduct violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which prohibits discrimination based on disability. The...
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