HOUSTON — A former Amazon worker who suffers from Multiple Sclerosis alleges she was denied reasonable accommodations and fired due to her disability.
Lajamiek Mims filed a complaint Nov. 2 in Harris County District Court against AMAZON.COM Services LLC alleging disability discrimination.
According to her complaint, Mims suffers from Multiple Sclerosis and was hired as a shopper for Amazon on Oct. 15, 2019. She alleges that she was denied requests for reasonable accommodations and faced discrimination due to her disability. Specifically, Mims claims that in May of 2020, she was wearing a dress that enabled her mobility when she was approached by a manager who told her that her bra straps were showing. Instead of being allowed to find a jacket to wear, she was dismissed from her post and sent home.
She also claims that she was denied being able to return to work after suffering a relapse and being medically cleared and was also denied being allowed to sit down. Mims claims she was fired on March 1, 2021 because of her disability in violation of the Texas Labor Code and the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act.
The plaintiff seeks monetary relief between $200,00 and $1 million, interest, trial by jury and all other just relief. She is represented by Alfonso Kenndard, Jr., of Kenndard Law PC in Houston.
Harris County District Court case number 2021-72045