Suit claims HR stripped duties, denied FMLA leave, and pressured employee to resign
Rocket Mortgage faces a federal lawsuit alleging its HR team mishandled disability accommodations, FMLA leave, and return-to-work protocols from start to finish.
The suit, filed on March 10, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (Isberg v. Rocket Mortgage, LLC, Case No. 2:26-cv-10806), was brought by Ashley Isberg, a former Senior Applications Analyst who had been with the company since 2016. She alleges discrimination, retaliation, failure to accommodate, hostile work environment, and constructive discharge under the ADA, the FMLA, and Michigan's disability rights law. No final determination has been made, and the allegations remain unproven.
What makes this case worth watching is the alleged sequence of events, which reads like a case study in how HR processes can unravel when accommodation requests go unaddressed.
According to the suit, Isberg had disclosed four medically diagnosed conditions — POTS, Hashimoto's disease, anxiety, and depression — and had been granted remote-work accommodations. She had also earned four promotions, was invited into the company's Aspiring Leaders development program, and was recognized by both management and peers for exceptional performance.
That trajectory allegedly shifted after Isberg began requesting accommodations and taking medical leave. When she returned from leave in October 2024, the suit claims most of her duties...
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