PepsiCo Settles Disability Discrimination Case with Blind Employee in Winston-Salem

PepsiCo Beverage Sales LLC agrees to settle lawsuit filed by the EEOC

When the company concluded that it couldn’t provide an accommodation for a blind employee, it fired him, the lawsuit said.

PepsiCo settles disability discrimination case with blind employee in Winston-Salem

Under the settlement, the company must improve its systems, train workers, and follow disability laws moving forward.

PepsiCo settles Winston-Salem ADA complaint for $270,000

PepsiCo Beverage Sales agreed to pay $270,000 and work with an accessibility consultant to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit arising out of an incident at its Winston-Salem facility. The lawsuit was filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of a blind employee who was fired after requesting an accommodation for his disability to allow him to access information on company computers he needed to do his job, accor…