In September 2004, the Baltimore District Office of the EEOC filed this lawsuit against Federal Express Corporation, doing business as Fedex Express, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland alleging discrimination and retaliation on the basis of a physical disability in violation of Title I and V of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Specifically, the complaint alleged that the defendant failed to make reasonable accommodations for the complainant, and retaliated against the complainant for opposing the activity, filing a charge with the EEOC, and participating in EEOC proceedings related to the charge. Following discovery and denial of defendant's motion for summary judgment in September 2005, the case was tried by a jury in February 2006, and decided in March 2006.

The jury found in favor of the plaintiff for $108,000 in compensatory and punitive damages. The district court judge denied defendant's motions for judgment as a matter of law and judgment notwithstanding the verdict or remittitur, and partially granted the EEOC's motion for equitable relief. The grant of equitable relief required the defendant to provide ADA training to its managers and post notice of employee rights at the Baltimore facility. The defendant appealed the decision to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, which affirmed the District Court's decision in January 2008.

Daisy Manning - 01/27/2008


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