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Adecco USA to Pay $49,500 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Adecco USA, Inc., a staffing agency based in Jacksonville, Fla., will pay $49,500 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
November 15, 2019

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Family Dollar to Resolve EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Family Dollar Stores of Michigan, LLC, a retailer with discount stores throughout Michigan, will pay $25,000 and provide other relief to settle a federal disability-discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. According to the lawsuit, Family Dollar violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by refusing to employ a job applicant who suffers from left-sided paralysis and wears a brace on his left arm. After being interviewed at the company's Detroit location, the applicant was offered the position but was told that he could not start work until a few weeks later. Despite his requests for a start date, he was never placed on the schedule and never performed any services for the company. During this same time, the company continued to hire other non-disabled individuals to work as customer service representatives at the same store.
November 6, 2019

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Guidewire Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Foster City-based technology company Guidewire Software, Inc., violated federal law when it failed to accommodate and interview a qualified job applicant due to her hearing impairment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Com­mission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed recently.
October 24, 2019

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ASICS America Corporation Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

ASICS America Corporation (ASICS), a manufacturer of athletic footwear and accessories, violated federal law by firing a temporary worker because of her disabilities, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
October 18, 2019

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EEOC Sues Tennova Healthcare for Disability Discrimination

Clarksville Health System, G.P. d/b/a Tennova Healthcare - Clarksville (Tennova), operating a hospital in Clarksville, Tenn., violated federal civil rights laws when it denied a registered nurse a reasonable accommodation for her disability and fired her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. 
October 15, 2019

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Fourteen Foods, LLC d/b/a Dairy Queen Brazier Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Fourteen Foods, LLC d/b/a Dairy Queen Brazier, a limited liability company operating a Dairy Queen Brazier franchise in Savannah, TN, violated federal law by failing to provide a hearing-impaired crew member applicant a reasonable accommodation and denying him employment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
October 15, 2019

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Effex Management Solutions Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Effex Management Solutions, LLC, doing business as Effex, a staffing company headquartered in Kingwood, Texas, violated federal law by firing an employee because of her cancer and because she took leave for chemotherapy and other cancer treatment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed on September 26, 2019.
October 10, 2019

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EEOC Sues T&T Subsea for Disability Discrimination

T&T Subsea, LLC, a Galveston marine services company, violated federal law when it fired an employee after he recovered from cancer surgery, the U.S. Equal Employ­ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed on September 30, 2019.
October 10, 2019

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G&A Partners Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

G&A OutSourcing, Inc. doing business as G&A Partners, a Houston-based professional employer organization that provides human resources services, violated federal law by firing a new employee the day after she disclosed that she had mental health impairments, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed on Sept. 27.
October 10, 2019

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EEOC Sues Conduent for Refusing to Hire Deaf Applicant

Conduent Business Services, LLC ("Conduent"), a technology-based business services company in Florham Park, New Jersey, violated federal anti-discrimination law when it refused to interview and hire an applicant because of his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed on 9/30/19.
October 2, 2019

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EEOC Sues Enlivant / Assisted Living Concepts  For Disability Discrimination

Assisted Living Concepts, LLC d/b/a Enlivant and North Brook Place, a national owner and operator of senior living facilities, violated federal law by failing or refusing to make a reasonable accommodation to an employee with a disability resulting in her termination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
September 27, 2019

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EEOC Sues Pirtek USA for Disability Discrimination

Pirtek USA LLC, a fluid power system company based in Rockledge, Fla., violated federal law by firing an employee because of a perceived disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced in a lawsuit filed today.
September 26, 2019

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EEOC Sues Black Forest Décor for Disability Discrimination

Black Forest Décor, LLC violated federal law when it forced a worker with a disability at its Enid, Okla., warehouse to take unpaid leave, despite her ability and willingness to work, and then fired her for exercising the very leave it forced her to take, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 26, 2019

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EEOC Sues Convenience Store for Refusing to Hire Clerk with Tourette's Syndrome

Home Service Oil Company, doing business as Express Mart, violated federal law when its Cedar Hill, Mo., convenience store manager refused to hire an applicant for a part-time store clerk position due to his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit today.
September 26, 2019