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EEOC Sues Conduent for Refusing to Hire Deaf Applicant

Conduent Business Services, LLC ("Conduent"), a technology-based business services company in Florham Park, New Jersey, violated federal anti-discrimination law when it refused to interview and hire an applicant because of his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed on 9/30/19.
October 2, 2019

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EEOC Sues Enlivant / Assisted Living Concepts  For Disability Discrimination

Assisted Living Concepts, LLC d/b/a Enlivant and North Brook Place, a national owner and operator of senior living facilities, violated federal law by failing or refusing to make a reasonable accommodation to an employee with a disability resulting in her termination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
September 27, 2019

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EEOC Sues Pirtek USA for Disability Discrimination

Pirtek USA LLC, a fluid power system company based in Rockledge, Fla., violated federal law by firing an employee because of a perceived disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced in a lawsuit filed today.
September 26, 2019

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EEOC Sues Black Forest Décor for Disability Discrimination

Black Forest Décor, LLC violated federal law when it forced a worker with a disability at its Enid, Okla., warehouse to take unpaid leave, despite her ability and willingness to work, and then fired her for exercising the very leave it forced her to take, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 26, 2019

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EEOC Sues Convenience Store for Refusing to Hire Clerk with Tourette's Syndrome

Home Service Oil Company, doing business as Express Mart, violated federal law when its Cedar Hill, Mo., convenience store manager refused to hire an applicant for a part-time store clerk position due to his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit today.
September 26, 2019

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Oatridge Security Group Sued by EEOC for Sex Discrimination and Retaliation

Tacoma-based security company Oatridge Security Group, Inc. violated federal law when it fired a pregnant security officer and retaliated against her for filing a discrimination charge with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 24, 2019

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Entertainment Benefits Group Settles Two EEOC Lawsuits for $925,000

The Miami-based travel and entertainment company Entertainment Benefits Group (EBG) has settled sexual harassment and disability lawsuits for $925,000 and injunctive relief with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
September 23, 2019

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Logic Staffing to Pay $170,000 to Settle EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit

Western Washington staffing and recruiting company Logic Staffing LLC has agreed to pay $170,000 and implement hiring policy and procedure changes to settle a federal disability lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
September 23, 2019

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American Woodmark Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

American Woodmark Corporation, a wood cabinetry manufacturer, violated federal law when it denied a quality auditor in its Jackson, Georgia manufacturing plant a reasonable accommodation for her epilepsy, migraines, and heart condition, then fired her because of her disabilities and in retaliation for requesting two days of unpaid leave, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit.
September 20, 2019

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Pacific Sunwear of California to Pay $85,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Pacific Sunwear of California, LLC (PacSun), an Anaheim, Calif.-based specialty retailer that sells casual apparel, accessories and footwear for teens and young adults, will pay $85,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
September 20, 2019

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EEOC Sues DoodyCalls For Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination

Charlottesville, Va.-based DoodyCalls, a leading pet waste removal company, violated federal law when it fired a pregnant worker because of her pregnancy and disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
September 19, 2019

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Exide Technologies to Pay $45,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Exide Technologies, a global corporation headquartered in Milton, Ga., that manufactures, distributes and sells stored energy components, will pay $45,000 and provide other relief to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor­tunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC charged that the company violated federal law when it rescinded its job offer to an applicant after it learned that he suffered from a medical condition.
September 18, 2019

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Marquez Brothers to Pay $2 Million to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Suit

Marquez Brothers International, Inc. and its affiliates will pay $2 million and furnish other relief to settle a race discrimination suit filed by the U.S. Equal Employ­ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC had charged the company refused to hire non-Hispanic applicants for unskilled positions.
September 18, 2019

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UPS  to Pay $2.25 Million to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Charge

United Parcel Service, Inc., the world's largest package delivery company, will pay $2.25 million and clarify its pregnancy accommodation policies to resolve a pregnancy discrimination charge that was investigated by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
September 17, 2019

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McLeod Health to Pay $133,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit

McLeod Health, Inc., a Florence, S.C.-based regional health care organization that operates several medical facilities throughout South Carolina, will pay $133,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability dis­crimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
September 16, 2019

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EEOC Sues CACI International and CACI Secured Transformations for Disability Discrimination

Arlington, Va.-based information technology company CACI International and its wholly owned Maryland subsidiary, CACI Secured Transform­ations, violated federal law when they refused to provide a reasonable accommodation to a systems administrator and fired her because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commis­sion (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
September 13, 2019

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EEOC Sues Colorado Excavating for Disability Discrimination

Gollnick Construction, Inc., which does business as Colorado Excavating, violated federal law when it fired an employee because she had a seizure, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed yesterday.
September 12, 2019

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EEOC Sues Waterway Gas & Wash Company for Disability Discrimination

Waterway Gas and Wash Company, a national provider of car wash services, violated federal law when it fired an employee because he had a seizure, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed yesterday.
September 12, 2019

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EEOC Files Two Lawsuits for Employees with Epilepsy

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed two lawsuits yesterday charging two separate employers with disability discrimination after they fired employees who had seizures at work. Such alleged conduct violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which prohibits employers from making employment decisions based on disability and from retaliating against individuals who request accommodation or oppose disability-based discrimination. These cases demonstrate the agency's commitment to using its enforcement powers, as necessary, to address discrimination against individuals with disabilities.
September 12, 2019