A Wampum woman is suing her employer, MSA Safety Inc., a company based in Cranberry Township, in federal court over accusations it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and other laws related to her protection as an employee with disabilities.

MSA Safety Inc. produces safety equipment and the plaintiff, Abigail Mullen, began working there in 2015 as a production technician, according to the suit, filed in the Western District Dec. 29.

Mullen claims in the suit she was a dutiful employee who “excelled in her position.”

During her time as an employee she notified the company she has several “documented disabilities” including an anxiety disorder, panic disorder and a disorder that causes severe abdominal pain.

This is an excerpt from a story that appears in Monday's Butler Eagle.