Nowadays, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) can demand access to a company’s premises to investigate claims of misconduct or to verify that the appropriate records are handled properly.
According to the article, Nucor Steel Gallatin Inc. had an employee that had an interview with the company for hot rolling department shift manager, which meant that the position would require only “hands off” work. The applicant was not selected for the position. Then he filed a charged of employment discrimination with the EECO, Edward Bennett was under the impression that he was not hired due the company finding out about his disability.
The EEOC issued a requested for information