Lonette Hall has filed a lawsuit against Maywood Park District in the United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. The case, numbered 1:24-cv-03696, was filed on May 7, 2024. The suit alleges violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), accusing the defendant of disability-based discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.
Hall, represented by her counsel, was employed as an Executive Director by Maywood Park District. She suffers from cancer which significantly limits her normal life activities. In Fall 2023, after a concerning growth was found by her doctors, she underwent chemotherapy and eventually surgery in February 2024.
While on medical leave for her surgery in March 2024, Hall claims that Maywood Park District began stripping her of job duties and locked her out of its systems. At this time, Ms. Hall believed that she was being targeted for termination.
On March 11th, 2024 the defendant place her on administrative leave pending an investigation which she alleges was used as an unwarranted way to remove her from her position. The plaintiff believes this action was discriminatory and retaliatory due to her disability and needed time off.
Hall is seeking redress for these alleged violations through this lawsuit. She demands compensation for damages including back pay, front pay, compensatory and punitive damages and all necessary fees caused by the defendant's alleged failure to accommodate her disability and retaliation against her for exercising her rights under ADA and FMLA.