Disability discrimination | SHRM revoked job offer after candidate's service dog request, lawsuit claims

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has been sued by a woman who claims the organization rescinded a job offer after she requested to bring a medical service dog into the workplace.

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Virginia by Fiona Torres, alleges that SHRM violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by withdrawing an offer for a senior specialist role in its product management department at its Alexandria, Virginia office.

The complaint comes less than two weeks after SHRM was ordered to pay a massive $11.5million in damages in a separate race discrimination and retaliation case.

Job offer and accommodation dispute

According to the lawsuit, SHRM offered Torres the position in June 2024 and revoked the offer the following month after learning that she planned to bring her medical service dog to the office.