In the case of the EEOC v. AutoZone the plaintiff, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, filed an employment discrimination case on behalf of John Shepherd against Shepherd’s former employer AutoZone. The case alleged that AutoZone failed to provide reasonable accommodations for Shepherd’s disability and was therefore in violation of the American’s with Disabilities Act enacted in 1990.
Shepherd started as a sales clerk with AutoZone in 1998 as a sales clerk and was promoted to parts sales manager in 1999. He was awarded a prestigious award for his salesmanship and was asked to train new employees. 80% of Shepherd’s responsibilities were sales and customer related and the others involved store level tasks which included mopping the
Shepherd started as a sales clerk with AutoZone in 1998 as a sales clerk and was promoted to parts sales manager in 1999. He was awarded a prestigious award for his salesmanship and was asked to train new employees. 80% of Shepherd’s responsibilities were sales and customer related and the others involved store level tasks which included mopping the