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EEOC Sues Valley Tool for Disability Discrimination and Retaliation

A tool company operating in Water Valley, Miss., violated federal civil rights laws when it denied an employee a reasonable accommodation for her disability, fired her and then punished her for complaining about it, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. The company also denied another employee wage increases in retaliation for the filing of a charge of discrimination. Valley Tool manufactures custom tooling, including repair and part replacement.
July 1, 2019

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EEOC Sues Rogers Behavioral Health for Disability Discrimination

An Oconomowoc, Wis., inpatient residential health facility violated federal law when it rescinded an applicant's job offer because she tested positive for a prescribed medication, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. Rogers Behavioral Health provides treatment for various conditions including addiction, anxiety, depression, mood disorders and general mental health.
June 27, 2019

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EEOC Sues M&M Limousine for Disability Discrimination

Des Plaines, Ill.-based M&M Limousine Service violated federal law when it refused to hire or consider potential accommodations for a qualified deaf job applicant, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
June 24, 2019

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Value Village to Pay $45,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Atlanta-based Georgia Retail Company and Georgia Thrift Stores, Inc., operating as Value Village retail stores, will pay $45,000 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. The EEOC had charged that the company violated federal law when it denied an employee's requests for accommodation due to her disabling medical conditions and forced her to quit her job.
June 20, 2019

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Time Warner Cable and Charter Communications to Pay $99,500 to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit

Time Warner Cable, Inc. and Charter Communications, Inc. agreed to pay $99,500 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California has approved the consent decree filed by the EEOC.
May 30, 2019

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EEOC Sues Houma Sandblasting, Painting, and Coating Service Provider for Disability Discrimination

Tamco Professional Coating Services, Inc. violated federal law when it discriminated against an employee because of his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed here today. Tamco Professional Coating Services, Inc., (Tamco) which is based in Houma, La., performs sandblasting, painting, soda blasting, pressure washing, water blasting, cleaning, coating, and minor fabrication and repair services.
May 28, 2019

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Kaydon Corporation to Pay $38,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit

Kaydon Corporation, a Muskegon, Mich.-based company that manufactures ball bearings for use in medical systems, industrial machinery, semiconductors and aerospace/defense markets, will pay $38,000 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. The EEOC had charged that an employee at the company's Sumter, S.C., plant who suffered a heart attack was denied a reasonable accom­moda­tion and then unlawfully fired because of his disability.
May 22, 2019

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Arizona Health Companies to Pay $545,000 to Settle EEOC Disability and Pregnancy Discrimination Suit

Carondelet Health Network and Ascension Health, which owned and operated three southern Arizona hospitals, will pay $545,000 to six individuals and provide other significant relief to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC's lawsuit alleged that the health care companies discriminated against employees with disabilities and pregnant women with pregnancy-related medical conditions.
May 17, 2019

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Corizon Health / Corizon LLC to Pay $950,000 to Settle Nationwide EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Corizon Health Inc. and Corizon LLC have agreed to pay $950,000 and provide other significant relief in a public consent decree to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employ­ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The Corizon companies provide health care in jails and corrections facilities across the nation, including Arizona.
May 16, 2019

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Ashley Distribution Services to Pay $75,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Ashley Distribution Services, Ltd.., a Wisconsin corporation doing business in Advance, N.C., will pay $75,000 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. The EEOC had charged that Ashley Distribution refused to hire a qualified individual because it perceived him as having a disability.
May 9, 2019

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EEOC Sues Brock Services for Disability Discrimination

Houston specialty maintenance company Brock Services, LLC violated federal law when it terminated an employee after wrongfully concluding that glaucoma in his right eye was an impairment that prevented him from working, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today.
May 9, 2019

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Club Demonstration Services Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Club Demonstration Services, Inc. violated federal law when it refused to accommodate an employee in Juneau who required additional bathroom breaks due to a bladder condition and effectively terminated her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. Club Demonstration Services' sales advisors demonstrate products in Costco warehouses throughout Asia, Australia, Europe and North America
May 8, 2019

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Remedy Intelligent Staffing and Lornamead to Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Remedy Intelligent Staffing, LLC, a California-based staffing firm, and Lornamead, Inc., a manufacturer headquartered in New York City, will pay $50,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC charged that Remedy and Lornamead violated federal law when they refused to provide a reasonable accommodation to a long-term temporary employee that would have enabled him to continue to work after his kidney condition worsened, and instead ended his employment.
April 29, 2019

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Cooper Machine Company to Pay $20,000 to Settle Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Cooper Machine Company, Inc., a Wadley, Ga., company that sells and manufactures equipment used in the sawmill industry, will pay $20,000 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.
April 25, 2019

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Universal Diversified to Pay $30,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Universal Diversified Enterprises, Inc. and Universal Diversified Solutions LLC, Miami-based sheet metal fabrication and installation companies, have agreed to pay $30,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
April 25, 2019