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Jackie is a cook with a disability requiring accommodations. She is a single mother with two young children. Manager fired her with a groundless accusation of theft Jackie was reinstated by the restaurant owner In 2 months, Jackie tells the owner of several discriminatory practice gotten much much worse following her return to the restaurant. Owner talks to the manager that evening. On the following day, the same manager fires Jackie for showing up late. Jackie was never late before. It turned out it was Jackie’s day off. The cook who showed up late was Barbara (another cook without disability) Manager says “Jackie still needs to get fired because her performance was not good anyway. Barbara is fine because otherwise she has been perfect. I am not going to discipline Barbara.” Jackie can’t work for other five star restaurants because the manager badmouths her to the prospective employers. Jackie ends…


  1. Jackie is a cook with a disability requiring accommodations. She is a single mother with two young children.
  2. Manager fired her with a groundless accusation of theft
  3. Jackie was reinstated by the restaurant owner
  4. In 2 months, Jackie tells the owner of several discriminatory practice gotten much much worse following her return to the restaurant.
  5. Owner talks to the manager that evening.
  6. On the following day, the same manager fires Jackie for showing up late. Jackie was never late before.
  7. It turned out it was Jackie’s day off. The cook who showed up late was Barbara (another cook without disability)
  8. Manager says “Jackie still needs to get fired because her performance was not good anyway. Barbara is fine because otherwise she has been perfect. I am not going to discipline Barbara.”
  9. Jackie can’t work for other five star restaurants because the manager badmouths her to the prospective employers. Jackie ends up working as a cook at a much less prestigious restaurant with a lower salary and benefits. She is now struggling to get the bills paid, especially for daycare.
  10. EEOC and NY Human Right Law investigation made no progress last one year.

Your advice for Jackie?

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