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EEOC Announces Final Bipartisan Regulations for the ADA Amendments Act

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) final regulations to implement the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) are now available for public view on the Federal Register website at www.ofr.gov.  The regulations will be published Friday.  Like the law they implement, the regulations are designed to simplify the determination of who has a "disability" and make it easier for people to establish that they are protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
March 24, 2011

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John Muir Health Settles EEOC Disability Lawsuit

John Muir Health, a health care system with hospitals and other medical facilities throughout Contra Costa County, agreed to pay $340,000 to eight health care workers and to implement preventative measures to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
March 16, 2011

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Myths and Stereotypes About Mental Disabilities Greatest Barrier to Employment

The greatest barrier to employment for people with intellectual and psychiatric disabilities are employers' myths and fears about their condition, not the disabilities themselves, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) learned at a hearing held today.  The hearing focused on a group whose rate of unemployment and underemployment far exceeds the national average.
March 15, 2011

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Commission to Meet Tuesday on Employment of  People with Mental Disabilities

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a public meeting on employment of people with mental disabilities on Tuesday, March 15, at 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 131 M Street, N.E. In accordance with the Sunshine Act, the meeting is open for public observation of the Commission's deliberations.
March 10, 2011

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Out of Work? Out of Luck

In a public meeting held today, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) examined the impact of employers considering only those currently employed for job vacancies.
February 16, 2011

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Hussey Copper To Pay $85,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

A major copper parts manufacturer will pay $85,000 and furnish significant remedial relief to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today. The EEOC had charged that Hussey Copper, Ltd. unlawfully refused to hire a job applicant because of his record of a disability and because they regarded him as disabled.
February 11, 2011

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EEOC Sues State Contractor and Staffing Firm for Disability Discrimination

Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (ACS), the company under contract with the State of Indiana to operate many of Indiana's public benefits programs, and the staffing firm that supports the company unlawfully discriminated against an employee and fired her because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed Monday.
January 11, 2011

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Supervalu / Jewel-Osco to Pay $3.2 Million under Consent Decree for Disability Bias

A federal judge today signed a consent decree for $3,200,000 and extensive remedial relief resolving the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) disability discrimination lawsuit against supermarket giants SUPERVALU INC., American Drug Stores LLC, and Jewel Food Stores, Inc. (collectively referred to as "Jewel-Osco"). 
January 5, 2011

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U.S. Senate Confirms EEOC Chair, Two Commissioners and General Counsel

In one of its last acts of the current session, on December 22, 2010, the U.S. Senate confirmed the nominations of Jacqueline A. Berrien to be Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Chai R. Feldblum and Victoria A. Lipnic to be Commissioners; and P. David Lopez to be the General Counsel.  All four were nominated to their positions by President Barack Obama and had been serving under recess appointments since April, 2010.
December 23, 2010

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United Airlines Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

United Airlines has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit alleging that the company violated the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) when it refused to allow employees with disabilities to work reduced hourly schedules as a reasonable accommodation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.
December 21, 2010

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National Waste Removal Firm Admits Discrimination, Settles With EEOC For $95,000

IESI LA Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of IESI Corpora­tion, a national waste removal firm, will pay $95,000 to settle a disability discrimination suit filed in June 2009 by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The court-approved settlement resolves the charge of a former truck driver, Ronald Harper, who worked for IESI at its facility in Shreveport, La. In its suit, the EEOC charged that IESI violated the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) when it fired Harper because of his disability, dyslexia, even though Harper was able to perform the essential functions of his job.
November 24, 2010

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Innershore Enterprises / Marlow 6 Theater To Pay $20,000 For Disability Discrimination

Innershore Enterprises, Inc., doing business as Marlow 6 Theater, will pay $20,000 and significant remedial relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that the company unlawfully fired a concession manager because of her disability, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
November 22, 2010

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EEOC Chair Statement on Death of Paul Miller

I was deeply saddened on Tuesday to learn of the passing of my law school classmate and former EEOC Commissioner Paul Steven Miller. Commissioner Miller was first nominated by President Clinton in May 1994 and served the EEOC -- and ultimately, the nation -- with great distinction until 2004.
October 19, 2010