EEOC Delivers Lawsuit Over UPS Medical Leave Policy

In what the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is calling a "major class lawsuit," United Parcel Service has been sued in federal court in Chicago for allegedly denying sufficient medical leave to disabled employees. The suit claims UPS sets arbitrary deadlines for returning to work after medical treatment -- in one case firing an employee who would have exceeded its 12-month leave policy by mere weeks -- in violation of federal law. A UPS spokeswoman said she was baffled by the EEOC allegations.