Crain Automotive Holdings Inc., headquartered in Sherwood, Arkansas, will pay $27,100 to a former employee as part of the settlement of a federal disability discrimination lawsuit.
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s lawsuit alleged the company refused to provide a medical leave of absence as an accommodation to an employee who suffered from anxiety and depression and then fired her because of her disability.
The EEOC filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, Western Division, Civil Action No. 4:17-cv-627 JLH, after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process. While denying any wrongdoing, Crain chose to resolve this matter prior to trial.
In addition to paying the former employee $2,100 in back pay, Crain will also pay $25,000 in compensatory damages.
Further, Crain agreed to:
- review and revise its written policy prohibiting disability discrimination, to ensure that the policy specifically explains the process by which an employee requests a reasonable accommodation;
- disseminate a copy of the policy to all employees;
- within 90 days of entry of the decree, have all employees sign and acknowledge receipt of the revised policy; and
- train all managers at its corporate office and at its dealerships on disability discrimination and reasonable accommodation.
Crain Automotive is comprised of 16 automotive dealerships whose primary business is selling and trading new and used vehicles, selling retail and wholesale parts, and repairing vehicles.
Source: EEOC
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