A lawsuit has been filed against an Alexandria, Va., cybersecurity provider and federal contractor for allegedly firing an employee with a disability.
An investigation revealed the employee requested a reasonable accommodation and was subsequently fired, according to an Oct. 5 U.S. Department of Labor news release.
“When the administrative assistant questioned the termination, Resource Metrix’s owner told them not to use disability as an excuse, which is discriminatory and unacceptable,” Samuel Maiden, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Mid-Atlantic regional director in Philadelphia, said, according to the release.
Maiden said the Labor Department will not allow companies to benefit from federal contracts if they unlawfully discriminate in their employment process based on one’s disability, the release reported.
The lawsuit seeks back pay, front pay, position reinstatement, interest, retroactive seniority and other employment benefits for the employee, according to the release. The employee was fired eight days after starting a job as an executive administrative assistant in September 2019.
“This lawsuit sends a clear message to federal contractors that the U.S. Department of Labor will vigorously enforce the law to ensure equality and compliance with anti-discrimination regulations,” the Department of Labor's Regional Solicitor Oscar L. Hampton III in Philadelphia said, the release reported.
