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AT&T Sued By EEOC In Puerto Rico Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

A company in Puerto Rico now owned by telecommunications giant AT&T violated federal law when it refused to reasonably accommodate a longtime employee after he went blind from a disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed last week.
October 6, 2011

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EEOC Sues Capital Healthcare Solutions for Disability Discrimination

A leading national health care staffing firm violated federal law by withdrawing an offer of employment to a certified nursing assistant because she was HIV-positive, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
October 5, 2011

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EEOC Alleges Beehive Homes Harassed, Demoted, and Discharged Pregnant Managers

Beehive of Vernal, Inc., operating as BeeHive Homes, discriminated against pregnant employees by subjecting them to harassment, discriminatory treatment, demotion, and discharge, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today in federal court.
October 4, 2011

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Roadrunner Redi-Mix Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Roadrunner Redi-Mix Inc., violated federal law by subjecting a cement driver with a neck impairment to disability discrimination when it failed to provide him with a reasonable accommodation, and terminated him from his employment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed on September 29, 2011.
October 3, 2011

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Adams Jeep of Maryland, Inc. Sued for Disability Discrimination and Harassment

An Aberdeen, Md., auto dealership violated federal law when it fired an office worker soon after she disclosed that she had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today against Adams Jeep of Maryland, Inc.
October 3, 2011

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Safeway Sued for Disability Discrimination

Grocery retail chain Safeway, Inc. violated federal law when it repeatedly denied promotion to an employee with cerebral palsy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged in a lawsuit filed today under the Americans With Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA).
September 30, 2011

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Dole Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Dole Fresh Vegetable, Inc. violated federal law by unreasonably suspending a long-time employee from work due to his epilepsy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.
September 30, 2011

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All Star Marketing Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Fremont, Calif.-based vacuum distributor All Star Marketing violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by rejecting an employee because his left hand is deformed, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.
September 30, 2011

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EEOC Sues EDSI for Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination, Retaliation

Engineering Documentation Systems, Inc. (EDSI) violated federal law when it subjected a pregnant administrative assistant with disabilities to discrimination and retaliation at the Hawthorne Army Depot in Nevada, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today against the government support services contractor.
September 30, 2011

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EEOC Files Suit Against Garney Construction and Georgia Power for Disability Discrimination

Garney Construction Co. and Georgia Power Company violated federal law when Garney withdrew a job offer of heavy equipment operator previously made to an applicant with controlled epilepsy because of Georgia Power's physical examination requirement that excluded people taking the applicant's epilepsy medication, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today in federal court. 
September 30, 2011

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Savory Fare Bakery and Café Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

JAAZUBIN, LLC, doing business as Savory Fare Bakery and Café, violated federal law by subjecting a hearing impaired woman to disability discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed on September 28, 2011.
September 29, 2011

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Hawaiian Electric Company Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (HECO) violated federal law when it failed to hire a job applicant into a meter reader position due to his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today against the electric distribution company, a primary energy provider in Hawaii.
September 29, 2011

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Probat / Bauermeister Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

A German-based company with a facility in Memphis that grinds food products as well as other chemicals and minerals violated federal law by discriminating against an employee because of his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
September 29, 2011

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Stevens Transport Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

A refrigerated transport carrier that services major companies in need of over-the-road trucking violated federal law by discriminating against an applicant based on his disability, paraplegia, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
September 29, 2011

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Alpharetta Apartment Management Company Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Oxford Glenn of Wrightsboro, LLC, Stansberry & Co., LLC, Stansberry Development, LLC and Stansberry Management, LLC, doing business as Fox Den Apartments, which manages several large residential apartment complexes in Augusta, Ga., unlawfully discriminated against an employee due to her heart condition, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it recently filed.
September 28, 2011

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EEOC Charges LHC Group / Gulf Coast Homecare with Disability Discrimination

LHC Group, a national health care company, violated federal law by discriminating against a field nurse because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.  The EEOC alleged that LHC Group, doing business as Gulf Coast Homecare in Picayune, Miss., denied Kristy M. Sones a reasonable accommodation and then fired her because of her epilepsy.  LHC provides home care, hospice, telehealth, private duty and long-term acute care through home and facility-based services.
September 28, 2011

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EEOC Sues Alabama Thrift Stores for Disability Discrimination

America's Thrift Stores of Alabama, Inc. (also known as Alabama Thrift Stores) violated federal law by refusing to provide an employee with a reasonable accommodation and subsequently firing her because of her disability, degenerative joint disease, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.  Alabama Thrift Stores buys new and used items from local charities and department stores to sell to the public, and operates 15 stores in five states.
September 28, 2011

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DXP Enterprises Sued By EEOC For Disability And Age Discrimination

DXP Enterprises, Inc., doing business as DXP Safety Alliance, Inc., violated federal law by subjecting a Farmington, New Mexico woman to disability and age discrimination. In its lawsuit, filed on Sept. 22, 2011, the EEOC said the company fired Connie Brooks because it regarded her as disabled because of a prior back injury, and references were also made to Ms. Brooks' age, 52.
September 27, 2011