A Fairfield woman alleges her Stamford employer eliminated her job after learning that genetic tests showed she was predisposed to developing breast cancer, The Associated Press reports.
Pamela Fink says in discrimination complaints filed this week that MXenergy of Stamford hired someone else for her duties while she was recovering from a preventative double mastectomy, then fired her shortly after she returned.
The Fairfield woman filed her complaint Tuesday with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities. She cites a federal law that went into effect last fall barring discrimination based on genetic test results.
A message seeking comment was left Wednesday for an MXenergy spokeswoman.
