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SHRM Ordered to Pay $400,000 for Disability Lawsuit
SHRM faces $400,000 penalty after revoking job offer over service dog request.
In brief
SHRM faces $400,000 penalty after revoking job offer over service dog request. SHRM must pay $400,000 for violating disability laws by withdrawing a job offer after an applicant requested to bring her medical service dog to work. Originally reported by Inc.
SHRM ordered to pay $400,000
A jury found SHRM violated disability laws by withdrawing a job offer after an applicant requested to bring her medical service dog to work.
“A jury ordered shrm to pay four hundred thousand dollars after finding that the hr industry group violated disability laws when it withdrew an applicants offer following her request to bring a medical service dog to work”
SHRM revoked job offer in 2024
SHRM took back Fiona Torres' job offer in June 2024 after she requested to bring her medical service dog to work.
“This recent lawsuit was filed back in 2024 when fiona torres alleged that shrm extended her a job offer for a senior specialist in its product management department in june 2024”
Torres' medical service dog
Torres is diabetic and said her service dog detects blood glucose changes faster and more reliably than a glucose monitor.
“Torres is diabetic and told her prospective employer that the dog can detect changes in her blood glucose levels much faster and more reliably than a glucose monitor”
SHRM's response
SHRM claims the verdict could set a precedent that employers must always accept an employee's exact accommodation request.
“This case carries implications well beyond shrm if today's verdict becomes precedent for the principle that an employer must always capitulate to an employees exact preferred accommodation the interactive process the ada was built around ceases to function”
What matters most
SHRM must pay $400,000 for violating disability laws by withdrawing a job offer after an applicant requested to bring her medical service dog to work.
