Dollar General fired N.J. worker with learning disability for being ‘too slow,’ lawsuit says

An Ocean County guy with a mastering incapacity and overall health problems has submitted go well with from the Greenback Common Corporation, proclaiming he was fired from the Issue Enjoyable keep for becoming “too slow” at his work as a stocking clerk.

Eric Sica, 38, of Brick, claimed in court docket papers he disclosed during his occupation interview that he was born with spinal meningitis, a serious health-related problem induced by an infection of the fluid membranes bordering the mind and spinal wire.

The condition led to lifelong finding out disabilities, listening to loss and eyesight impairment, according to the lawsuit filed April 14 in Excellent Court in Ocean County.

Sica reported he wrote on his position application that he receives Social Safety benefits owing to his disabilities, could work confined hours every single week and was unable to work shifts that expected him to generate at night since of his eyesight troubles.

Soon after he was employed on Oct. 30, 2020, Sica statements his supervisor began discriminating versus him primarily based on his documented disabilities.

“You’re also gradual,” the supervisor allegedly instructed him repeatedly as he stocked shelves. “You’re taking also extended. It should not choose that very long.”

Sica told the supervisor “he was doing the very best he could” and that he constantly accomplished his responsibilities, in accordance to the lawsuit.

But the supervisor allegedly retained yelling at Sica and falsely accused him of “not accomplishing nearly anything in the retail outlet,” the suit states.

Soon after repeated belittling, some of which occurred within just earshot of other shoppers and co-employees, Sica complained to higher administration, the lawsuit claimed.

Dollar Standard administration unsuccessful to reply to his complaints and as a substitute fired Sica on Dec. 11, 2021, the suit alleges.

A spokesperson for Dollar Basic Company declined Friday to comment on the allegations in the go well with, expressing in an e-mail the business does not remark on pending litigation.

The grievance alleges Sica was discriminated towards about his disabilities, retaliated versus for complaining about his supervisor, and that Dollar Standard Corporation violated New Jersey’s legal guidelines in opposition to discrimination.

In addition to seeking damages, Sica desires to be reinstated to his job and get the back spend and added benefits he misplaced when he was fired, the lawsuit claimed.

Sica is also trying to find to have supervisors and administrators at Greenback Basic bear anti-harassment and anti-discrimination coaching, according to the accommodate.

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