Whether Tyson Fresh Meats' termination of an employee with an excellent performance record constitutes workplace discrimination under EEOC guidelines

1. The petitioner, Eddie Mekasha, was terminated by Tyson Fresh Meats on June 1, 2021, for a misdemeanor related to COVID-19 complications, despite having a history of excellent performance and no prior offenses. Meanwhile, a coworker with a felony record was rehired. This raises the question of whether Tyson Fresh Meats' actions violated the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) rule against workplace discrimination under Article 915.002, which prohibits such disparate treatment based on similar circumstances.