EEOC Sues Dunkin' Donuts Franchisees for Disability Discrimination
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a lawsuit against The Daley/Kenney Group, LLC and 15 associated companies, which operate Dunkin' Donuts restaurants in Massachusetts. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, alleges that since March 2013, these franchisees implemented a '100 percent healed' policy. This policy reportedly placed employees with actual or perceived medical restrictions on unpaid, indefinite leave, even when their restrictions did not prevent them from performing the essential functions of their jobs. The EEOC claims this often led to employees being forced to resign or being discharged if they could not provide a physician's note verifying they had no restrictions. The defendants have agreed to pay $250,000 to resolve the allegations. 
