Department store chain Dillard's Inc. DDS is
paying $2 million to settle charges it violated federal
disability law by requiring workers who took sick leave to
reveal their medical conditions.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says thousands
of current and former Dillard employees who sought sick leave
were forced to submit a doctor's note explaining not just that
they were being treated, but the exact nature of their medical
condition.
The commission says workers who didn't feel comfortable
disclosing details of their treatment were fired, even when
doctors advised them not to reveal private medical information.
EEOC officials say other employees were improperly fired for
taking more sick leave than the company allowed.
The settlement resolves a four-year-old class action
lawsuit that charged Dillard's with violating the Americans with
Disabilities Act.
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