Multiple Sclerosis Discrimination Claim

In a September 3, 2009 Press Release at http://www.eeoc.gov/press/9-3-09.html , the U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (”EEOC”) announced that it filed a federal disability discrimination lawsuit against an international coffee company in which EEOC attorneys allege that the company refused to hire an applicant for a barista position because of his multiple sclerosis or MS.  According to the EEOC Press Release, the coffee company advertised six openings at an Arkansas store, and an applicant with multiple sclerosis was not contacted for an interview but showed up at the store for an interview anyway and was allegedly treated differently from other interviewees because of his multiple sclerosis.  In this regard, the EEOC is a federal agency which enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination, including disability discrimination that violates the Americans with Disabilities Act or ADA.  Further information about the EEOC is available at www.eeoc.gov .