Schoensiegel

BACKGROUND

I. Schoensiegel’s Medical Condition and Employment

with Abbott Years before joining Abbott, Schoensiegel was diagnosed with polyostotic fibrous dysplasia with McCune-Albright syndrome. Individuals with this genetic condition are born with the disease in certain bones and are subject to developing lesions in those bones that render the bones more likely to fracture. Schoensiegel was hired by Abbott as a medical sales representative on June 5, 2017 by Vashti Major-Bliss (Major- Bliss), who was then the regional sales director. Abbott hired Robbins in July 2017, at which time she became Schoensiegel’s manager. Schoensiegel’s position required her to call on target accounts, which were pediatric and obstetrician offices, in order to get the doctors to recommend Abbott’s products. Representatives were also supposed to manage gratis, or samples, and distribute them to their accounts. A large part of Schoensiegel’s job was ensuring that the sample cabinets at the account offices were stocked with Abbott products and organized. Additionally, “developing rapport with everyone in the office” was a “huge aspect of the position.” Representatives were also required to be able…