The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has taken a Houston-area Kroger to federal court after managers at the Clear Lake store allegedly took away a long‑approved mobility aid from a worker and later fired her. According to the complaint filed Monday, the self‑service checkout attendant, who has neuropathy, had used a walker as a reasonable accommodation for about three years.
What the EEOC alleges
In its lawsuit, the EEOC says Kroger Texas L.P. – Houston Division, which operates store #300 in the Clear Lake/NASA area, revoked the worker’s existing accommodation without discussing other options and instead told her to seek leave. The agency says it filed suit (U.S. EEOC v. Kroger Texas L.P. – Houston Division, Civil Action No……