NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk-based Virginia International Terminals, LLC (VIT) will pay $20,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced Wednesday.
The lawsuit alleged that a VIT employee who drove a hustler truck at Norfolk International Terminals was barred from returning to his position after a cardiac event and the implantation of a defibrillator, despite receiving a medical release. Instead, the company offered him lower-paying work.
According to the EEOC, VIT violated federal law by assuming the employee posed a safety risk without conducting an individualized analysis to determine whether he could safely perform the job…