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Mid South Extrusion to Pay $70,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Mid South Extrusion, Inc., a flexible packaging company based in Monroe, La., has agreed to pay $70,000 in lost wages and damages and provide other significant relief to settle a disability lawsuit filed last year by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
March 26, 2019

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EEOC Sues Goodwill Industries for Failure to Provide Disability Accommodations

Goodwill Industries of New York and New Jersey, which provides job opportunities to people with disabilities, violated federal law when it failed to provide reasonable accommodations that would have allowed an employee to continue working as a janitor in New York City-owned buildings, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
March 25, 2019

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Asurion to Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Asurion, LLC, an international customer service support provider for electronic devices based in Nashville, Tenn., has agreed to pay $50,000 and furnish significant relief to settle a federal lawsuit charging disability discrimination brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
March 11, 2019

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EEOC Sues Party City Corporation for Sex and Disability Discrimination

Party supply retail chain Party City Corporation violated federal law when a Texas store fired a pregnant employee after she presented the company with physical job restrictions from her doctor, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today.
March 7, 2019

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CRST to Pay $47,500 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit

CRST Expedited, Inc. / CRST International, Inc. will pay $47,500 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.  Both entities are part of the CRST national trucking conglomerate and are headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
March 6, 2019

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Herbruck Poultry Ranch Sued by EEOC for Disability Harassment

A Saranac, Mich., egg producer violated federal law by subjecting a worker to a hostile work environment because of her disability and by retaliating against her for complaining about the discrim­inatory work environment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
March 4, 2019

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EEOC Sues Erickson Living Management for Retaliation

Erickson Living Management, LLC, a Catonsville, Md.-based company which builds and manages retirement communities in 11 states, violated federal law when it fired a director because she opposed perceived disability-based discrimination against her subordinate, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.
March 1, 2019

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East Coast Labor Solutions and Related Staffing Firms to Pay $475,000 to Settle EEOC National Origin and Disability Discrimination Suit

East Coast Labor Solutions, East Coast Labor Solutions of West Virginia, Labor Solutions, and Labor Solutions of Alabama ("East Coast Labor"), four related staffing agencies under common ownership, have agreed to pay $475,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle a federal lawsuit alleging national origin discrimination and failure to accommodate disabilities brought by the U.S.  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
February 19, 2019

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EEOC Sues Massey Services for Disability Discrimination and Retaliation

Massey Services, Inc., a pest control and landscaping company which operates service centers in seven states, violated federal law when it denied an employee's request for medical leave, fired her after learning of her medical condition and subsequently failed to rehire her for the vacant position, the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor­tunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it recently filed.
January 31, 2019

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EEOC and MJHS Reach Agreement MJHS to Pay $132,500 to Resolve Discrimination Charge

The U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Metropolitan Jewish Health System (MJHS) have reached a voluntary conciliation agreement to resolve allegations of disability discrimination raised by a former employee who filed a charge with the EEOC alleging she was denied a reasonable accommodation and discharged in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended (ADA).
December 21, 2018

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Wilmington Trust Corporation to Pay $700,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Wilmington Trust Corporation, a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of M&T Bank Corporation, which is based in Buffalo, N.Y., has agreed to pay $700,000 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 lawsuit concerned alleged vio­lations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by Hudson City Savings Bank (HCSB), which merged into Wilmington Trust in 2015.
December 19, 2018

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Harborview Senior Care Properties to Pay $21,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Suit

Senior Care Properties, Inc., doing business as Harborview Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, will pay $21,000 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 a certified nursing assistant with rheumatoid arthritis was denied a reasonable accommodation and then unlawfully fired by the residential rehabilitation facility because of her disability.
December 17, 2018

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The Cato Corporation Pays $3.5 Million to Settle EEOC Systemic Investigation

The Cato Corporation, a leading retailer of women's fashion and accessories, has agreed to pay $3.5 million to resolve a nationwide, systemic investigation conducted jointly out of the Chicago and Philadelphia Offices of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The Cato Corporation, based in Charlotte, N.C., has also agreed to update its reasonable accommodation policies to ensure there is no discrimination against pregnant employees or those with disabilities.
December 10, 2018

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Merritt Hospitality to Pay $125,000 to Settle EEOC Lawsuit

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today the settlement of a disability discrimination lawsuit against Merritt Hospitality, LLC and HEI Hotels and Resorts, LLC, which have agreed to pay $125,000 and provide other injunctive relief. This settlement was approved by the U.S. District Court of Southern California.
November 29, 2018

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Exide Technologies Sued by EEOC For Disability Discrimination

Exide Technologies, a global corporation headquartered in Milton, Ga., that manufactures, distributes and sells stored energy components, violated federal law when it rescinded its job offer to an applicant after it learned that he suffered from a medical condition, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
November 15, 2018