Shipbuilder Axes Worker Over Prescribed Meds, EEOC Says

By Patrick Hoff · September 26, 2025, 1:23 PM EDT

A shipbuilder violated federal disability law when it refused to let a woman work after she disclosed her use of medication to manage opioid dependence, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

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Case Information

Case Title

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Bollinger Shipyards, LLC

Case Number

1:25-cv-00288

Court

Mississippi Southern

Nature of Suit

Civil Rights: Americans with Disabilities - Employment

Date Filed

September 25, 2025