EEOC Sues Mannatech

  • The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued Mannatech Inc., alleging in recently filed court documents that the local multilevel marketing firm violated federal law by firing an employee who had a disability.

    The suit, filed last week in federal district court in Dallas, alleges that Mannatech engaged in ?unlawful employment practices? by firing the worker, Jill Roberts, from her job in a call center because Roberts is ?disabled, regarded as disabled or because she has a record of a disability.?

    According to the EEOC?s complaint, Roberts also asked for a ?reasonable accommodation to use the restroom on an as-needed basis.? That request was denied, the EEOC?s court records allege.