She got one week on a slower packing line. Then came the meeting that ended it all
She asked Amazon for a disability accommodation. Twelve days later, the complaint alleges, she was out.
A former packer at an Amazon fulfillment center in Easton, Pennsylvania, has filed a federal lawsuit alleging the company discriminated against her because of her cerebral palsy, refused to accommodate her disability, and retaliated when she asked for help.
The complaint, filed October 27, 2026, in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, names Amazon.com Services LLC as the sole defendant. It brings claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA).
The worker joined Amazon in September 2021, starting at a facility in West Deptford, New Jersey. She transferred to the Easton fulfillment center in October 2023, where she packed heavy products for shipping.
According to the complaint, her cerebral palsy affected her gross motor function and fine motor dexterity, making it hard to hit the required packing speed.
Then came the write-ups.
Between November 2023 and March 2024, her supervisor issued four written warnings - each for not working fast enough. The complaint alleges none were warranted, and that every one was driven by her disability.
By the fourth, she broke down. The filing says she told her supervisor she could not keep up because of her cerebral palsy. He told her she could request an accommodation.
On March 29, 2024, she did. Through Amazon's internal portal, the worker asked for a reduced packing rate, a 40-pound lifting limit, and no work on Power Industrial Trucks. She submitted medical documentation to back up the request, according to the complaint.
Two days later, she handed the same paperwork to her supervisor in person. The filing says he told her he would look into it.
For one week, the worker was placed on a slower packing line.
Then, on April 7, she was moved back to her original line. The complaint says she asked her supervisor why. He said he did not know.
Three days later came the meeting that changed everything.
On April 10, 2024, an HR representative told the worker that "because Plaintiff was not pregnant, Defendant would not accommodate her," according to the complaint.
That same day, in a meeting with her supervisor, the HR representative, and a manager, the worker was terminated. The reasons given, according to the filing, were her consecutive write-ups and her failure to increase her packing rate.
The complaint alleges she was the only employee, to her knowledge, let go that day. Amazon did not offer her a reduced role, lower pay, or any other path to staying on, the filing states. Her duties went to non-disabled workers who had not requested accommodations.
The filing also alleges Amazon never properly engaged in what the ADA calls the "interactive process" - essentially, working with the employee to figure out what accommodations might work. The worker says she was treated "differently and worse, and in a more hostile and dismissive manner" than colleagues without disabilities after she disclosed her condition and asked for help.
Before filing suit, the worker lodged a complaint with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission in October 2024, which was cross-filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The EEOC issued a determination and notice of rights in July 2026, according to the complaint.
For HR teams, the timeline is the takeaway: twelve days from a formal accommodation request to a termination is the kind of sequence that draws scrutiny - from regulators first, and then from a jury.
The allegations in this complaint have not been tested in court, and no court has made any findings or rulings on the claims.
