An amazon employee is suing the retail giant on the grounds that she was fired for having a health condition.
Maria Iris Jennitte Olivero claims she was sacked for taking too many bathroom breaks due to suffering from irritable bowel syndrome.
The former employee, who joined a US warehouse in July 2020, filed the case in June in New Jersey Superior Court.
Ms Olivero alleges that in November 2020, she told her manager that she had a medical condition and needed to use the bathroom up to six times a day.
The manager told her to get a doctor's note, however she lost her job before this materialised.
In court documents seen by Business Insider, Olivero said that in January, her manager said she was going to be written up and that she needed to supply a doctor's note within five days.
But the complainant said the first available appointment at her doctor was six days later.
On the fifth day, Ms Olivero was fired.
The complaint said Olivero's manager told her it was "'too late' to provide a doctor's note and that she was being terminated by defendants."
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Her complaint accuses the company of discriminating against someone with a disability and failing to accommodate under New Jersey's Law Against Discrimination.
But Amazon said she was expected to be seeking more than $75,000 and has now escalated the case to the federal court.
As part of its argument as to why the case should be moved to federal court, the company also detailed Olivero's wages.
"Plaintiff earned $15.25 per hour, or $31,720.00 annualized, and received a $0.60 per hour shift differential, or $1,248.00 annualized. Therefore, at the time of this filing, plaintiff's purported gross.
Amazon has been approached for comment.
