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Christus St. Vincent Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Christus Health, doing business as Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe, N.M., violated federal law by subjecting a deaf laboratory technician to disability discrimination, including harassment, and retaliation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Com­mission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
August 21, 2019

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SoftPro to Pay $80,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

SoftPro, LLC, a Delaware software company headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., will pay $80,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
August 16, 2019

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Oakland After-School Program Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Educational after-school camp Cooking Round the World (CRW) will pay $3,000 to a former employee and make substantial workplace changes to settle a disa­bility discrim­ination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
August 7, 2019

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Northwest Wireless Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Northwest Wireless Enterprises, LLC, a Bremerton, WA headquartered, independent retailer of T-Mobile products and services, violated federal law when it stopped accommodating a sales associate with a severe hearing impairment and instead fired her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today. 
August 7, 2019

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Tamco Professional Coating Services to Pay $90,000 to Resolve EEOC Disability Lawsuit

Tamco Professional Coating Services, Inc. (Tamco) has agreed to pay a foreperson $90,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. Tamco, which is based in Houma, Louisiana, performs sandblasting, painting, soda blasting, pressure washing, water blasting, cleaning, coating, and minor fabrication and repair services. The lawsuit was resolved through a consent decree, which U.S. District Judge Greg Guidry approved on July 26, 2019.
August 7, 2019

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EEOC Sues Brookdale Senior Living for Disability Discrimination

Senior living solutions giant, Brookdale Senior Living, Inc., violated federal law by refusing to hire an Indianapolis applicant because of a disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
August 7, 2019

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EEOC Sues Groendyke Transport / McKenzie Tank Lines for Disability Discrimination

Groendyke Transport, a trucking company formerly known as McKenzie Tank Lines, violated federal law when it applied its inflexible leave policy to fire two long-term employees with disabilities who had exhausted all medical leave, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
July 29, 2019

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EEOC Sues Medtronic for Disability Discrimination

Medtronic, Inc., a Minneapolis-based company that develops and manufactures medical devices, violated federal law when it terminated April Jackson, a temporary employee, from its Greenwood, S.C., facility because of her disability-related absences, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. The EEOC further charged that the company failed to provide a reasonable accommodation to Jackson and refused to directly hire Jackson because of her disability.
July 29, 2019

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EEOC Sues American Security Insurance Company for Disability Discrimination

American Security Insurance Company, a for-profit insurance company and subsidiary of Assurant, Inc., violated federal disability discrimination law when it terminated an employee because of her diabetes, the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor­tunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it recently filed.
July 29, 2019

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EEOC Sues KTF Enterprises and Kirker Enterprises for Disability Discrimination

KTF Enterprises, Inc. and Kirker Enterprises, Inc., which operate a nail polish factory in Newburgh, New York, violated federal law when they denied reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
July 22, 2019

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Party City to Pay $39,000 To Settle EEOC Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination Suit

Party City Corporation has agreed to pay $39,000 in lost wages and damages and to provide other significant relief in order to settle a pregnancy and disability lawsuit filed earlier this year by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. Party City a party supply retailer based in Rockaway, N.J., and operates in the greater Houston area.
July 12, 2019

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EEOC Sues Powerlink for Disability Discrimination

Powerlink Facilities Management Services, a Michigan-based management and maintenance services company, has been sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for failing to accommodate a hearing-impaired employee and firing her because of her disability, the federal agency announced today.
July 11, 2019

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EEOC Sues Citizens Bank for Disability Bias

Citizens Bank, N.A. violated federal law by failing to reassign a long-term employee to one of several vacant positions after he became disabled and sought a reasonable accommodation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
July 2, 2019

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MedStar Health / Medstar Ambulatory Services Agree to Conciliate EEOC Disability Bias Charge

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), MedStar Health, Inc. and MedStar Ambulatory Services, Inc. announced today the successful conciliation and settlement of a charge filed with the agency under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The EEOC reached a voluntary resolution with both employers through the agency's conciliation process following its investigation findings. Neither employer admitted to any wrongdoing or fault in violation of the statute.
July 1, 2019