A former disability accessibility manager for The New York Times claims the newspaper threatened her with a poor performance review for continuing to sound the alarm over the company’s disability access problems before ultimately firing her shortly after she informed the Times she needed time off for brain surgery. She is suing the Times for retaliation and disability discrimination. Her boss, according to the complaint, then “rebuffed her efforts to address accessibility throughout the company” and attempted to limit Carney’s duties. “Instead, the manager tried to confine the plan to only certain areas of THE TIMES to reduce the cost and timeline,” the lawsuit states. “Plaintiff explained to her manager, that, among other things, failing to provide access across the company created legal risk.

Source: New York Times March 07, 2024 13:40 UTC