A McDonald’s restaurant owned and operated by Mathews Management Company and Peach Orchard Inc. in Bentonville, Ark., violated federal law when it fired an employee because of his HIV-positive status, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has charged in a lawsuit.
EEOC’s suit alleges the companies violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when they terminated the employee within days of learning of his HIV status. The suit also alleges the companies maintain a policy of requiring all employees to report the use of prescription medication, also in violation of the ADA.
EEOC filed suit in Civil Action No. 5:16-cv-05166 -PKH, in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, Fayetteville Division, after first attempting to reach a settlement through its pre-litigation conciliation process. The suit seeks monetary relief in the form of back pay and compensatory and punitive damages, compensation for lost benefits, removal of the prescription medication policy, and an injunction against future discrimination.
Mathews Management Company owns and operates 34 McDonald’s restaurants, including all of the restaurants in Northwest Arkansas and adjacent areas in Missouri and Oklahoma.
Source: EEOC
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