PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit saying Kohl’s Department Stores refused to accommodate a diabetic employee’s schedule request at a store in Maine.
The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in federal court in Portland. It claims Kohl’s violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by refusing to accommodate Pamela Manning’s requests for a set schedule at a store in Westbrook to prevent complications from her diabetes.
The EEOC says Kohl’s ignored her requests while accommodating other employees’ schedule requests for reasons such as day care and transportation needs. It says it unsuccessfully tried to settle with Kohl’s before filing the complaint.
A telephone call to a Kohl’s spokeswoman hasn’t been returned. Kohl’s is based in Menomonee Falls, Wis., and operates more than 1,000 stores in 49 states.
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