Federal Lawsuit Alleges Fluent Servicing Fired Employee Instead of Providing Reasonable Accommodation
TAMPA, Fla. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a federal lawsuit against Fluent Servicing, LLC, a Tampa-based medical marijuana company, for alleged disability discrimination.
The lawsuit claims the company failed to provide a reasonable accommodation for an employee with a disability and subsequently fired her, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
According to the EEOC’s complaint, the employee experienced a seizure at work and called out sick for a few days. She was then instructed by Fluent to provide a doctor’s note before returning to her job…