LensCrafters Terminates Long Island Employee For Having Breast Cancer
Lynda Sabatelli claims she was discriminated against by LensCrafters after being terminated from her position in a Long Island store. Sabatelli began working at the store in September 2008, only to be diagnosed with breast cancer sometime thereafter.
Sabatelli alleges that once she returned from her double mastectomy surgery, her hours were drastically reduced and she was reassigned to another location. More so, her job title was changed and she received a pay cut. Even more alarming, once Sabatelli’s hair began to change as a result of her medical treatment, she was removed from a position in the public eye and forced to work in a back corner of the store.
LensCrafters fired Sabatelli in March for “unspecified customer complaints,” leaving Sabatelli without any medical benefits. Sabatelli has since filed a lawsuit against LensCrafters, alleging that LensCrafters discriminated against when they changed her job roles and eventually terminated her, in which she hopes to be justly compensated as a result.
