The employer's own phone screening questions caught the EEOC's attention
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued an Indiana nonprofit, alleging it rejected a deaf applicant for a housekeeping job because of his disability.
The lawsuit, filed on March 24 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, accuses Damar Services, Inc. of turning away Corey Garner after learning during a phone interview that he is deaf. According to the case filing, Damar told Garner the organization could not accommodate his disability — then rejected him, citing a lack of experience.
But the experience explanation does not hold up under scrutiny, the EEOC contends. Garner had stated in his application that he had one to two years of housekeeping experience, and Damar selected him for the interview despite that. During the call on March 1, 2023, Garner described his background, including work at a nursing home where he cleaned patient rooms and handled laundry. It was only after the interview revealed his deafness, the agency alleges, that Damar said it could not accommodate him and turned him down.
The hiring record raises further questions. The EEOC alleges that within three months of Garner's February 2023 application, Damar hired at least two other people for the same role — one with less than three years of housekeeping experience, another with less than two months. Damar's Indeed posting did not even list an experience requirement, though its internal job...
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