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Ex- casino employee alleges discrimination
A former employee of Imperial Pacific International (CNMI) LLC is suing the company in federal court for allegedly not acting on his complaint that he finds it difficult to stand and walk for long periods of time.
Dennis Campbell, through Jeanne H. Rayphand of the Northern Marianas Protection & Advocacy Systems Inc., is suing Imperial Pacific for violation of the American with Disabilities Act.
Campbell is suing for back pay plus interest, damages, attorney’s fees, and court costs.
He alleged that Imperial Pacific discriminated against him by failing to provide reasonable accommodation and failing to engage in an interactive process as required by ADA, forcing his constructive termination from his job.
As of press time yesterday, Imperial Pacific had yet to comment on the lawsuit.
Campbell was a casino table dealer at Imperial Pacific and was later promoted to table games administrator, and then table games supervisor.
In April 2016, Rayphand said, when Campbell told his supervisor that he was having difficulty standing and walking for long periods of time, the casino management informed him that, if he were having medical issues, the Family and Medical Leave Act would be his best course of action.
On May 27, 2016, Rayphand said, Campbell asked Imperial Pacific’s human resources department for reasonable accommodations. On June 1, 2016, Rayphand said, the department asked Campbell for a doctor’s recommendation.
Campbell, however, did not receive that email because he had been blocked from and no longer had access to the company’s email address, Rayphand said.
On June 3, 2016, Rayphand said, Campbell was forced to resign, and his resignation took effect on June 17, 2016.
