8 years ago
A diabetic gets fired over a $1.69 (plus tax) drink and Dollar General must now pay her $277,656
For God’s sake, if your employee needs a drink, especially if she’s diabetic, just let her have it already. That’s what Dollar General learned after a federal jury sided with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in a case against the retail giant. The story goes like this. Back in September 2014, an insulin-dependent diabetic cashier in Dollar General’s Maryville, Tenn. store told her supervisor she needed to keep juice near the cash register in case of a hypoglycemic attack.
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