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EEOC Sues Wal-Mart for Disability Discrimination  And Harassment

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. violated federal law by failing to provide reasonable accommodations to an employee at its Hodgkins, Ill., store who was disabled by bone cancer and failing to stop harassment of the employee, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed yesterday.
July 1, 2015

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New Mexico Orthopaedics Associates Sued by EEOC For Disability Discrimination

New Mexico Orthopaedics Associates, P.C., which owns and operates a medical facility in Albuquerque, discriminated against an employee because of her relationship to a person with disabilities – her toddler daughter, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
July 1, 2015

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EEOC Issues Updated Pregnancy Discrimination Guidance

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued an update of its Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination and Related Issues (Guidance), along with a question and answer document and a fact sheet for small businesses.  All are available on the EEOC's website at http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/pregnancy_guidance.cfm.
June 25, 2015

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Erie Strayer Company and Local Union Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Case

Erie Strayer Company, a concrete product and services company, located in Erie, Penn. will pay $15,000 and provide substantial injunctive relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced.  U.S. District Judge Nora Barry Fischer entered a consent order on June 16, 2015, resolving the case.
June 24, 2015

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EEOC Sues Plasma Biological Services for Disability Discrimination

Plasma Biological Services, LLC and Interstate Blood Bank, Inc. d/b/a Plasma Biological Services, which own and operate plasma collection centers throughout the southern United States, violated federal law by discriminating against an employee believed to be HIV-positive, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
June 22, 2015

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EEOC Sues Green Manor Rest Home to Enforce Conciliation Agreement

A Parkton, N.C., nursing home violated a settlement agreement stemming from a disability discrimination charge when it failed to complete the payments that were a condition of the agreement, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. 
June 15, 2015

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United Airlines to Pay over $1 Million  To Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit

In a case that garnered nationwide attention, air transportation giant United Airlines Inc. has agreed to pay more than $1 million and implement changes to settle a federal disability lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
June 11, 2015

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Judge Awards Nearly $75,000 to Victim of Pregnancy Discrimination in EEOC Suit Against United Bible

A federal judge has awarded a pregnancy discrimination victim almost $75,000 in back pay and damages following a decision finding United Bible Fellowship Ministries, Inc. liable for pregnancy discrimination.  The award resulted from a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against the Houston-based non-profit organization which provides housing and residential care to clients with disabilities.
May 27, 2015

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Baker Concrete to Settle EEOC Disability Case

Baker Concrete Construction, a construction company located in Houston, will pay $58,000 and provide substantial injunctive relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) the federal agency announced.
May 14, 2015

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OK Concrete Sued by EEOC for  Disability Discrimination

OK Concrete, a Wichita Falls-based mixed concrete company, violated federal law by discriminating against an employee based on his disability, prostate cancer, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. 
May 12, 2015

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Liberty Chrysler Dealership Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Nevada-based dealership Liberty Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge LLC violated federal law when it fired an employee diagnosed with multiple sclerosis instead of accommodating her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
April 28, 2015

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EEOC Sues McLane Foodservice for Disability Discrimination

McLane Foodservice, Inc., which supplies foodservice deliveries to fast-food chain restaurants, violated federal law by discriminating against an employee it believed to be disabled, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
April 21, 2015

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EEOC Issues Proposed Rule on Application of the ADA to Employer Wellness Programs

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) describing how Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to employer wellness programs that are part of group health plans. The NPRM is available in the Public Inspection portion of the Federal Register, and will be officially published on Monday, April 20, 2015. Members of the public have 60 days from that date (or until Friday, June 19) to submit comments.
April 16, 2015