2017), arguing that the company had no obligation to accommodate Lake's leave request under the ADA.
Heartland Woodcraft, Inc., 872 F.3d 476 (7th Cir. Rivers Casino sought to dismiss this case under Severson v. Instead of providing the additional time, Rivers fired Lake as a slot technician. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.Īccording to the EEOC's lawsuit, Rivers Casino wrongfully denied Donnan Lake's request for a reasonable accommodation of a few additional weeks of leave to have surgery for treatment of sarcoma, a type of cancer he had fought since childhood. Casino Fired Employee for Asking for Medical Leave for Cancer Treatment, Federal Agency ChargedĬHICAGO - Midwest Gaming, LLC (operating as Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, Ill.) will pay $60,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S.
