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Save Edge Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commis­sion (EEOC) announced today it has filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against Save Edge, Inc., formerly known as File Sharpening Company, Inc., a Xenia, Ohio-based industrial file sharpening company.
June 25, 2014

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EEOC Sues Baldwin Supply of Minneapolis for Disability Discrimination

A Minneapolis-based distributor violated federal civil rights law by not allowing an employee to return to work after he had a heart attack, and instead firing him because of his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed here today.
June 24, 2014

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Jamison Shaw Hairdressers Sued By EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Jamison Shaw Hairdressers, which operates a salon in the Buckhead section of Atlanta, violated federal law by subjecting a disabled employee to discrimination after she requested a reasonable accommodation for her scoliosis and herniated disc, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
June 24, 2014

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Bobby Dodd Institute to Pay $40,000 to Settle  EEOC Age Discrimination Suit 

Bobby Dodd Institute, Inc. of Atlanta, an organization that provides employment opportunities to disabled individuals, will pay $40,000 and furnish other relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
June 17, 2014

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House of Raeford Farms to Pay $52,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

House of Raeford Farms, Inc., a poultry processor, will pay $52,000 and provide other 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 House of Raeford violated federal law by discriminating against an employee because of her disability.
June 10, 2014

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Disability Network Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

A Detroit nonprofit formed to assist people with disabilities violated federal law by discriminating against a deaf employee, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it recently filed.
June 5, 2014

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Lifecare Medical Services to Pay $72,500 to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit

Lifecare Medical Services, Inc., an Ohio medical transportation services company, will pay $72,500 and provide other relief in order to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
May 29, 2014

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EEOC Sues Orion Energy for Disability Discrimination

Manitowoc, Wis.-based Orion Energy Systems, Inc. violated federal law by firing an employee because of his disability, a mobility impairment, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
May 29, 2014

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Court Enters Permanent Injunction Against American Tool & Mold in EEOC Disability Case

In an order issued yesterday, a federal judge entered a final judgment against American Tool & Mold, LLC (ATM), in a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.  The judge awarded $150,000 in damages and provided for extensive injunctive relief to remedy the discrimination.
May 20, 2014

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EEOC Sues AutoZone for Fourth Time for Violating Americans with Disabilities Act

AutoZone, Inc. violated federal law when it implemented a nationwide attendance policy that failed to accommodate certain disability-related absences, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in its fourth disability lawsuit in recent years against the giant auto parts retailer which the agency filed here today.
May 9, 2014

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Sneakers Corp / Just Sneakers to Pay $18,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit

The Sneakers Corporation, doing business as Just Sneakers, Inc., will pay $18,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged the athletic specialty store with violating federal law by discriminating against a legally blind sales clerk because of his disability.  Just Sneakers is a Georgia corporation operating athletic specialty retail stores in Georgia and Alabama.
May 7, 2014

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Hoeganaes Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Hoeganaes Corporation, an atomized steel and iron powder producer, unlawfully refused to hire an applicant because the company regarded him as disabled, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
May 7, 2014

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EEOC Sues Turner Machine Company for Retaliation

Turner Machine Company retaliated against an employee by firing him  because he filed a discrimination charge, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged  in a lawsuit it announced today.
May 7, 2014

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EEOC Sues McPhee Electric and Bond Bros.  For Disability Discrimination

McPhee Electric Ltd., an electrical construction company with offices in Connecticut, and Bond Bros., Inc., a construction management and design company with an office in Connecticut, unlawfully refused to hire an applicant as a carpenter because of his dyslexia, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
May 1, 2014

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Federal Appeals Court Rules for EEOC in its Disability Discrimination Case Against Ford Motor

The majority of a panel of judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit decided on April 22 that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) had created issues sufficient for trial in its disability discrimination lawsuit against the Ford Motor Company.  The EEOC had charged that Ford violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by denying a former employee the opportunity to telework and by firing her after she filed an EEOC charge.
April 23, 2014

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EEOC Sues EZEFLOW USA for Disability Discrimination

EZEFLOW USA, a pipe fittings manufacturer, violated federal law when it refused to give unpaid leave to a veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and fired him as a result of his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
April 23, 2014

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Professional Freezing Services to Pay $80k under Consent Decree Ending Disability Discrimination Suit

The federal district court in Chicago has entered a consent decree requiring Professional Freezing Services, LLC, a Southwest Side Chicago provider of logistical services to the refrigerated and frozen food markets, to pay $80,000 and provide other relief in order to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. 
April 21, 2014

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EEOC Wins Summary Judgment in American Tool & Mold Disability Case

In an order issued late Wednesday afternoon, a federal judge ruled in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that a Clearwater, Fla.-based company, American Tool & Mold, Inc. (ATM), violated federal disability discrimination law by withdrawing a job offer because of the applicant's old back injury.  ATM designs and manufactures injection molds for plastics.
April 21, 2014