Disabled Sears Employees Recieve Million Dollar Settlement over Firings
In what was described as one of the largest Americans with Disabilities settlements in a single Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit, Sears, Roebuck and Co., announced a record $6.2 million dollar award in response to a national class action suit.
The suit itself alleged that Sears, Roebuck and Co., had a history of firing employees who sustained injuries on the job and took leave. One employee named John Bava tried repeatedly to return the work despite continuing problems from a knee, wrist and back injury he suffered on the job. Countless other Sears employees received the same kind of treatment, with many being fired after acquiring workman’s compensation benefits or needing an extension on their leave.
There are a number of ex Sears employees that sustained personal injuries and were subsequently let go that are eligible for compensation under the settlement. At press time, the EEOC was not able to estimate how many former Sears employees this entailed.
A February court hearing will evaluate the sum and divide payments to workers out of the $6.2 million fund.
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