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Chalk one up for the people!
A Dollar General cashier in Tennessee, Linda Atkins, who has diabetes, was fired after drinking a bottle of orange juice during a low blood sugar emergency.
Atkins had previously asked her manager for permission to keep orange juice at her register in case of hypoglycemia, but the request was denied.
While working alone, she began experiencing symptoms of dangerously low blood sugar and drank a $1.69 bottle of orange juice from the store cooler to stabilize herself.
She paid for it immediately afterward and informed her supervisor.
Despite this, she was terminated for violating the company’s “grazing” policy, which prohibits employees from consuming merchandise before purchase.
Atkins filed a lawsuit under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), arguing that the company failed to provide reasonable accommodation for her medical condition.
A federal jury agreed and awarded her $277,565 in damages, recognizing that her dismissal was unlawful.

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