Butterball Fired Worker Over Cancer Absences, EEOC Says

By Grace Elletson · March 31, 2026, 5:17 PM EDT

Turkey producer Butterball fired an employee for missing shifts to attend chemotherapy appointments even though she requested medical leave to do so, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claimed in a...

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Case Information

Case Title

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Butterball, LLC

Case Number

5:26-cv-00202

Court

North Carolina Eastern

Nature of Suit

Civil Rights: Jobs

Date Filed

March 31, 2026