"Coca-Cola to pay $2.25M, update return-to-work policy to settle ADA charge", 31 Aug 2018

Coca-Cola Refreshments USA has entered into a settlement agreement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), promising to pay $2.25 million to settle nine disability discrimination charges alleging that the company failed to properly accommodate employees with disabilities.  Coca-Cola also agreed...to update its policies and procedures to improve accommodations provided to employees returning to work after disability-related absences, EEOC said...[T]he company will establish a dedicated accommodation and leave management team and provide "annual financial support to selected non-profits dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities find and keep employment."  While EEOC didn't detail its allegations against Coca-Cola, the agency has been on the lookout for "100% healed" policies in recent years.  These rules require that employees returning from medical leave demonstrate that they are able to perform all the function of their job, but EEOC says such policies ignore the ADA's requirement that employers provide accommodations that allow employees to work...