Thread regarding Nike Inc. layoffs

https://footwearnews.com/2020/business/legal-news/nike-class-action-suit-face-mask-policy-1203033678/

Potentially precedent setting case? Is this the first of potentially many Covid lawsuits to land?

God I wish Nike would quit advertising with the disabled community as they really do so little for it. A zipper closure for a shoe has gotten how many years of self celebration now? Throwing money at a few non profits does not give Nike the credibility to use the community while pandering their great delusional contributions to mankind in global advertising. And simultaneously doing very little for more than a small handful of disabled athletes that are compensated nothing like their athletic colleagues. Every time one of these W&K ads comes out I can’t help but remember that Equality was originally going to be a BHM campaign, then someone realized the miss and stuck in a white female to check the LGBTQ box. Nike does not get Equality and was glad to hear they removed that slogan from the market as they can not continue to ride the coattails of civil rights and minorities.

This is the NIKE way of doing things: if the issue doesn't get a lot of PR or get somebody promoted then they will just muddle along until people get used to it. It s—s but is the consequence of bad leadership and a large matrix company. There should be one person responsible for the campus design and architecture to solve these accessibility issues.

FlyEase being dusted off and advertised by a basketball player with a disabled sibling... pitiful Nike, whomever spent any money on that waste of time campaign did ZERO for the community Matthew designed this for years ago. Quit pandering to the disabled and pay your Paralympians equally!!

Nike’s treatment of their disabled employees is disgraceful. There have been a handful of deaf employees with obvious needs like closed captioning on zero and translators at all hands meetings who’s needs have been getting cast aside for well over a decade. For whatever reason Nike refuses to accommodate these employees as the norm and makes them request translators rather than following the pretty straight forward ada laws. Saw this ongoing from the Ability network for far too long!

A guy in a building I worked in was confined to a wheelchair but the doorways to get into our space after the turnstiles were not automatic. He had to ask people to open the door for him when he wanted to come in or out. Must have gone on for the better part of a year until his team moved. I asked him one time if that wasn't some kind of violation and he just kinda shrugged like it wouldn't have made a difference. If you've been around WHQ long enough you know that the whole place is pretty dicey to navigate if you have a disability. I'm thinking about the narrow sidewalks that end but don't pick up where they should, uneven cobblestones, blind/sharp turns, etc.

We have to ask ourselves why are these obvious issues so taboo at a company that so obviously needs drastic cultural change?

raised accomodation for a non-visible disability in an in-person meeting with hr and was told "you'll have to call aetna". no further discussion.

didn't know it then but that response is illegal/discriminatory under ADA. the employer is required to enter into a formal "interactive process".

get your hands on as much ADA info as you can (nike policy too).

I’m so sorry this happened to you. It sounds like, under your circumstances, you had to leave your career sooner than planned, due to lack of accommodation. Wishing you all the best in your future endeavors.