Jacksons Fined For Denying Deaf Man Job In Sammamish

SAMMAMISH, WA - The Idaho-based Jacksons convenience store chain has been fined $88,000 by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for allegedly denying a deaf man a job. On top of the fine, Jacksons will give the deaf man a job.

According to the commission, Nathaniel Pugh applied for a job at the Southeast 29th Street Jacksons online and was granted an in-person interview. But Pugh was allegedly met with resistance by the store manager.

"[O]nce he explained that he was deaf and would need an interpreter, the store manager balked and refused to give him that opportunity," the EEOC said in a press release.

In addition to the fine and giving Pugh a job, Jacksons will modify its Americans with Disabilities Act policy and alert employees about the Pugh settlement.

Jacksons operates over 200 convenience store-gas stations across the West.

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