The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against FedEx, alleging that the company failed to provide reasonable accommodations to blind employees at a facility in Kernersville in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The case highlights employers’ obligations not only to provide reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities, but also to engage in a meaningful interactive process to identify effective solutions.
According to the EEOC, the lawsuit involves four blind package handlers and a broader class of similarly situated employees working at FedEx’s Kernersville facility…