Last week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against Starbucks for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to provide reasonable accommodation to a woman with a dwarfism that was in training to work as a barista at a cafe in El Paso, Texas.  According to the lawsuit, the woman asked to work using a stool or step ladder and was subsequently terminated from her position after only three days of training.

The woman's employer claimed that by working with some form of accommodation, like a stool, the woman would be putting the safety of her coworkers and Starbucks customers at risk.  Title 1 of the ADA states that employers are obligated to provide reasonable accommodation to employees with disabilities or employee applicants unless providing such accommodation would cause undue hardship.

If you or someone you love has been the victim of disability discrimination, contact the Houston disability discrimination attorneys of Ross Law Group at 800-634-8042 to learn more about your rights.