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Whole Foods Market Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

"America's Healthiest Grocery Store," Whole Foods Market Group, Inc. dba Whole Foods Market, headquartered in Austin, Texas, denied a reasonable accommodation to a cashier with polycystic kidney disease and then fired her because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 28, 2017

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EEOC Sues Optimal Solutions & Technologies for Disability Discrimination

Optimal Solutions & Technologies (OST, Inc.), a provider of cyber, engineering, logistics, and managed services, violated federal law when it fired an employee because he had a benign brain tumor, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
September 27, 2017

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Mid-South Extrusion Sued for Disability Discrimination by EEOC

A plastics manufacturer doing business in Monroe, La., violated federal law by firing an employee because of his actual and/or perceived disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged in a lawsuit filed today in New Orleans federal district court.
September 27, 2017

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EEOC Sues Norfolk Southern Corporation For Company-Wide Disability Discrimination

Norfolk Southern Corporation and subsidiary Norfolk Southern Railway Company, a provider of rail-based transportation services in 22 states, violated federal law by disqualifying a class of job applicants and employees from positions at Norfolk Southern based on disabilities, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit the agency filed today.
September 27, 2017

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Kessinger Hunter Management Sued By EEOC For Disability Discrimination

Kessinger Hunter Management (KHM), a national commercial property management company with its primary corporate offices in Kansas City, Mo., violated the law when it declined to grant a one-week extension of an employee's medical leave and refused to him a reasonable accommodation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 27, 2017

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Camber Corporation Sued by EEOC for Disability and Age Discrimination

Defense contractor Camber Corporation violated federal law when it denied an employee a transfer based on his son's medical condition and then fired him, replacing him with someone more than 20 years younger, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a suit filed today.
September 27, 2017

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EEOC Sues San Diego Company Insideup for Disability Discrimination

InsideUp, Inc., a San Diego-based company, violated federal law when its managers refused to provide an accommodation for an employee with a disability and then fired him shortly after his requests, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), announced in a lawsuit filed today.
September 27, 2017

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Aldonsa / Oilfield Instrumentation USA To Pay $25,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit

Aldonsa, Inc., dba Oilfield Instrumentation, USA, Inc., a Broussard, La.-based offshore equipment supplier, has agreed to pay $25,000 in lost wages and damages and provide other significant relief to settle a disability lawsuit filed last year by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
September 26, 2017

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EEOC Sues Walmart for Disability Discrimination

Wal-Mart violated federal law when it failed to accommodate a longtime employee because of his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 26, 2017

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EEOC Sues Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Texas for Disability Discrimination

BlueCross/Blue Shield of Texas, a Dallas health care company, violated federal law by failing to provide a reasonable accommodation to a hearing-impaired applicant during the application process, resulting in her denial of hire, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
September 26, 2017

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EEOC Sues St. Vincent Hospital for Disability Discrimination

St. Vincent Hospital violated federal law when it failed to transfer an employee to a vacant position for which she was qualified, despite knowing that her restrictions were indefinite, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a suit filed today.
September 26, 2017

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EEOC Sues Otto Candies for Disability Discrimination

Otto Candies, LLC 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. Otto Candies, which is based in Des Allemands, La., provides marine transportation services in the Gulf of Mexico. The employee, Shawn McLamb, had been working as a deckhand on one of Otto Candies' many supply vessels.
September 25, 2017

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EEOC Sues Dollar General for Disability And  Genetic Information Discrimination

Dolgencorp, LLC, dba Dollar General Stores, Inc., violated federal law when it rescinded job offers to applicants whose post-offer medical examinations revealed they had disabilities, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. These post-offer medical examinations also unlawfully solicited family medical history from such job applicants, a form of genetic information, the EEOC further charged.
September 25, 2017

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EEOC Sues Trinity Health for Pregnancy Discrimination

Trinity Health, an integrated healthcare provider with 2,500 employees headquartered in Minot, N.D., violated federal law when it fired an employee rather than accommodate her pregnancy and disability-related medical restrictions, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
September 25, 2017

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EEOC Sues Heart's Desire for Disability Discrimination

Heart's Desire, LLC, a Monroe, La., home-based care provider, violated federal law when it discriminated against an employee because of disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed here on September 21, 2017.
September 22, 2017

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Lowe's Companies Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Lowe's Companies, Inc., a chain of home improvement and hardware stores with locations across the United States, violated federal law when it refused to accommodate a department manager with a disability at its store in Cleburne, Texas, and instead demoted him to a lower-paying position, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 22, 2017

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EEOC Sues Hertz for Disability Discrimination

The Hertz Corporation unlawfully refused to hire a job applicant due to his mobility impairment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit it filed today.
September 22, 2017

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Gulf Logistics Operating Sued For Disability Discrimination By EEOC

An oil and gas vessel company doing business in the Larose, La., area violated federal law by firing an employee because it perceived him to be disabled, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed yesterday.
September 21, 2017

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All Star Priority Staffing Sued by EEOC For Disability Discrimination

All Star Priority Staffing, LLC, a Phoenix staffing agency, violated federal law by forcing applicants seeking temporary employment to fill out an invasive medical questionnaire and answer medical questions before job offers, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed last week.  The federal agency also charged the company with denying job opportunities to applicants based on their answers.
September 19, 2017