Trucking Company Refused to Hire Applicant After Learning He Had Taken Medical Leave at a Previous Job, Federal Agency Charged
DALLAS – Stevens Transport, the largest refrigerated trucking company in Texas, will pay $75,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, an applicant applied to work for Stevens Transport in the Mesquite, Texas facility in August 2019. He was contacted by a recruiter and brought in for interview. During his interview, the applicant was asked whether a gap in his employment reflected on his resume was related to a medical reason. The applicant disclosed that he had been diagnosed with hypertension for which he was required to use some medical leave while working at a previous job. The EEOC’s suit alleged that the recruiter later told the applicant that he would not be hired by Stevens Transport because he utilized medical leave with his prior employer.
The EEOC alleged that Stevens Transport’s conduct violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which protects employees from discrimination based on their disabilities and limits an employer’s ability to make disability-related inquiries. The EEOC filed suit, Civil Action No. 3:21-CV- 2272, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its...
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