DETROIT — A federal agency is suing Family Stores of Michigan LLC, alleging the company refused to employ a person due to his partial paralysis.
According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Family Dollar offered a position to an applicant who has left-sided paralysis that requires wearing a brace on his left arm. However, after telling the applicant he could start work in a few weeks, he was never placed on the schedule or actually worked for Dollar General, the EEOC said. During this time period, Dollar General hired other individuals who did not have a disability to work at the same store, the EEOC alleges.
"There is no excuse for disability discrimination, and that includes Family Dollar's excuse that it had budget constraints -- especially given that it continued to hire customer service representatives," EEOC trial attorney Nedra Campbell said in a statement.
In its suit filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District Court of Michigan, the EEOC seeks monetary relief as well as an injunction to prohibit Family Dollar from future violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act.