An unusual incident at a hotel in Times Square in New York is now in the US court: a sales representative is suing his former employer after he was fired because of a urination incident. Richard Becker, 66, is seeking $1.5 million, about 1.34 million euros, from the US subsidiary of Chinese computer manufacturer Lenovo. This emerges from court documents published on Friday and available to the AFP news agency. Becker is accusing Lenovo of “disability-based discrimination.”
According to the lawsuit, Becker was returning to his Times Square hotel after a work lunch in February when he was suddenly “overwhelmed” by the call of nature and relieved himself there. the side room in the lobby. A hotel employee reported the incident to human resources “obviously out of malice,” even though Becker’s behavior “did no harm,” according to the lawsuit.
The fired sales representative explained that he was suffering from chronic bladder disease and had been receiving treatment since 2016. His colleagues and senior executives at Lenovo knew about his illness. Instead of showing sympathy, Lenovo fired him a few days after the incident without talking to him first, the lawsuit continues.
2024-08-25 08:35:48
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