Telecommunications Company Denied Manager a Reasonable Accommodation, Federal Agency Charges
BALTIMORE – Verizon Maryland, LLC, a leading telecommunications company, violated federal law when it refused to allow a disabled employee to compete for vacant positions within the company to find work compatible with his disability, forcing him to quit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, a management employee who suffered from hypertension asked his manager to permit a move to a field position or to an alternate management position to accommodate his disability. There was an opening for a field position which the employee had previously held, but Verizon disallowed him to compete for that position, telling him he would have to resign and reapply for the position in six months. No other accommodation was offered, and the employee was forced to resign due to medical necessity. He was not offered an opportunity to compete for vacant management positions.
Such alleged conduct violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which prohibits discrimination based on disability. The EEOC filed suit (EEOC v. Verizon Maryland, LLC., Civil Action No.8:23-cv-02428-AAQ in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Greenbelt Division, after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process.
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