Diabetic Employee May Have Right to Snack on Employer's Products as Reasonable Accomodation
According to a federal court in California, a jury should decide whether the drugstore giant Walgreens violated federal law by firing a diabetic worker who opened a bag of chips during an alleged hypoglycemic attack without first paying for them. EEOC v. Walgreen Co., No. 3:11-cv-04470 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 11, 2014). Josefina Hernandez (“Hernandez”), a cashier at Walgreens’ South San Francisco store, was on duty when she opened a $1.39 bag of...
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