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Dura Automotive Systems to Pay $750,000  To Settle EEOC ADA Lawsuit

A Michigan-based automotive parts company will pay $750,000 and furnish other relief to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the agency announced today.
September 5, 2012

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EEOC Seeks Input on Strategic Enforcement Plan

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released for public comment a draft of its Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP).  Comments must be submitted by 5:00 pm ET on September 18, 2012 at strategic.plan@eeoc.gov or received by mail at Executive Officer, Office of the Executive Secretariat, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 131 M Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20507.  The Commission plans to vote on the draft plan at the end of this fiscal year.
September 4, 2012

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EEOC Commissioners Launch Disability Discrimination Series in Seattle

Two Commissioners of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) begin a cross-country tour in September to explain and discuss the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) with a session in Seattle on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at the Doubletree Seattle Airport.  The training seminar is aimed at employment law practitioners, human resource and equal employment opportunity/diversity specialists, and managers dealing with issues of reasonable accommodation.
August 28, 2012

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EEOC Commissioners to Explain Disability Discrimination Law in Coast-To-Coast Tour

Two Commissioners of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will go on a cross-country tour in September to explain and discuss the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA).  The series of training seminars is aimed at employment law practitioners, human resource and equal employment opportunity/diversity specialists, and managers dealing with issues of reasonable accommodation.
August 28, 2012

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Mercy Hospice Sued By EEOC for Disability Bias

Mercy Hospice, a member of the Trinity Home Health System, violated federal law by refusing to provide a reasonable accommodation to a disabled nurse and then firing her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
August 28, 2012

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EEOC Sues Help at Home for  Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Help at Home, Inc., a company that provides home health care to elderly and disabled individuals in their homes, violated federal law by allowing the company's regional director to sexually harass employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a discrimination lawsuit filed today.  The company also unlawfully fired the victims and their supervisor for complaining, the EEOC said.
August 22, 2012

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Wal-Mart Settles EEOC Lawsuit for $50,000

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P. will pay $50,000 in back pay and damages in settlement of a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).  The EEOC had charged that a Carlsbad, N.M., Walmart store unlawfully fired a part-time sales clerk because of her cerebral palsy. 
August 21, 2012

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Hawaii Electric Company to Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (HECO) 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 agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that HECO denied an employee a meter reader position due to an eye condition.  HECO, an electric distribution company, is the primary energy provider for the Hawaiian islands.
August 14, 2012

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JES/Genie Temps to Pay $80,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

JES Personnel Consultants, Inc., doing business as Genie Temporary Service, will pay $80,000 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 JES unlawfully refused to allow an employee to return to work because of his epilepsy.  Genie is a temporary service agency with an office in LaSalle, Ill., that supplies employees to various client employers.
August 13, 2012

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Maximus Will Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Maximus, Inc., a Reston, Va.-based business management and logistic consulting services firm, has agreed to pay $50,000 and furnish other significant relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. 
August 13, 2012

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Banner Health Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit for $255,000

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has settled a disability discrimination lawsuit against Banner Health, headquartered in Phoenix. The EEOC had charged the company with breaching a mediation agreement it entered into, and firing and failing to accommodate an employee because he had a disability. Banner Health operates in Colorado, Nebraska, Arizona, California, Nevada, Wyoming, and Alaska. It is one of the largest non-profit health care systems in the country.
July 30, 2012

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Howard University Failed to Hire Applicant Due to His Disability, EEOC Says

Howard University in the District of Columbia violated federal law when it refused to hire an applicant for a security position at its hospital because of his disability, diabetes, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.  Howard University, founded in 1862, is a private, historically black university.  Howard University Hospital is a division of the University at large and is subject to its employment policies and procedures.
July 19, 2012

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EEOC Holds Unprecedented Public Meeting to Hear Views on Strategic Enforcement Plan

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission today held an unprecedented public meeting at which academics, representatives of the civil rights, business and federal sector communities, as well as former EEOC leaders and current employees presented their views about the agency's proposed Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP).
July 18, 2012

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Next Commission Meeting Wednesday, July 18

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a meeting on Wednesday, July 18, at 9:30 a.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 131 M Street, N.E. In accordance with the Sunshine Act, the open session of the meeting will be open to public observation of the Commission's deliberations and voting.  For scheduling purposes, the meeting is anticipated to conclude at 4:30 pm.
July 12, 2012

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EEOC Sues Pace Solano for Disability Discrimination

Solano County disability services provider Pace Solano violated federal law when it withdrew a job offer because of the applicant's disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
July 11, 2012

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RCC Consultants Will Pay $45,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

RCC Consultants, Inc., a New Jersey-based telecommunications engineering and consulting company that has offices throughout the United States, has agreed to pay $45,000 and furnish other significant relief to settle a disability lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
July 10, 2012

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United Road Towing to Pay $380,000 to Resolve EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

United Road Towing, Inc., a Mokena, Ill.-based towing company, will pay $380,000 to 13 claimants and provide other relief resolving a disability discrimination lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced.  A federal district court judge in Chicago entered a consent decree ending the litigation on Wednesday, June 20, 2012. 
June 25, 2012

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Albuquerque Bakery & Café Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Jaazrubin, LLC, doing business as Savory Fare Bakery and Café in Albuquerque, has agreed to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for $20,000 and other relief, the agency announced today.
June 20, 2012

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Johns Hopkins Home Health Care to Pay $160,000 to Settle Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Johns Hopkins Home Care Group, Inc. (JHHCG), a full-service home health care provider, will pay $160,000 and provide other relief to settle an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).  In its lawsuit, the EEOC alleged that JHHCG violated the ADA when it discriminated against an employee because of her disability, failed to provide her with a reasonable accommodation for her disability, and retaliated against her for bringing her claims to the EEOC. 
June 19, 2012