“We appreciate Nature’s Herbs’ efforts toward resolving this case in a way that will require it to improve its trainings, policies and procedures,” said Mary Jo O’Neill, an EEOC regional attorney, in an October 17 announcement of the deal. “Employees are not required to disclose their disabilities when they are hired by an employer, but when an employee does disclose and requests an accommodation, employers are required to engage in the interactive process with the employee and are prohibited from taking adverse action against them for this.”
John Rotherham, the owner of Nature’s Herbs & Wellness, complained to a company human resources manager that Myrant never mentioned her disability before she was hired, but the EEOC points out that employees don’t have to do that. A human resources manager called Mryant a
Denver Dispensary Agrees to Pay $95,000 for Disability Discrimination
