Along with a new wave of post-COVID-19 litigation surfacing across the country, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed its first lawsuit against an employer for allegedly failing to accommodate and unlawfully terminating a disabled employee who had asked to work remotely because of the pandemic.
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Ronisha Moncrief was a health, safety, and environmental (HSE) quality manager for ISS Facility Services, which provides office maintenance and management help. She worked at a pharmaceuticals manufacturing facility in Newton County, Georgia.