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EEOC hits FedEx with federal lawsuit over alleged discrimination against blind workers

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has launched a federal lawsuit against Federal Express Corporation, alleging the delivery giant violated federal law by discriminating against blind employees at a North Carolina facility.The federal agency claims that FedEx, formerly known as FedEx Ground Package Systems, Inc., failed to provide reasonable accommodations to four package handlers and a larger class of blind workers at its Kernersville location. According to the lawsuit, denying the accommodations prevented the employees from performing their essential job functions and en...