Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. According to the lawsuit, American failed to provide a reasonable accommodation to an employee after she developed cortical blindness. The ADA also prohibits employers from terminating employees of the basis of their disabilities, including when their terminations are caused by the employers’ failure to provide reasonable accommodation. The EEOC filed suit (U.S. EEOC v. American Airlines, Inc., Case No. The EEOC is the sole federal agency authorized to investigate and litigate against businesses and other private sector employers for violations of federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination.