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EEOC Celebrates 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act July 23

Tomorrow, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) jointly with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) at an event at DOJ headquarters. During the event, the two agencies will announce a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) designed to strengthen EEOC and DOJ's Civil Rights Division's enforcement of the ADA and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA).
July 22, 2015

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EEOC Sues Vita Plus for Disability Discrimination

Vita Plus Corporation, an agricultural company with a facility in Gagetown, Mich., violated federal law by discriminating against a truck driver because of his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed on July 16.
July 22, 2015

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Rehabilitation Facility Agrees to Pay $55,000 to Settle EEOC Discrimination Suit

Alden Estates of Naperville, Inc. will pay $55,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  EEOC's suit had alleged that Alden fired its admissions director while she was out on a medical leave of absence, one week before she was able to return to work.  Alden Estates of Naperville, Inc. provides transitional care and rehabilitation services to patients in the western suburbs of Chicago.
July 13, 2015

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EEOC Sues Amtrak for Disability Discrimination

The Washington, D.C.-based National Passenger Railroad Corporation, better known as Amtrak, violated federal law when it withdrew a job offer to a qualified applicant because he has epilepsy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
July 11, 2015

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EEOC Sues Crothall Services Group to Enforce Federal Record-Keeping Requirements

Crothall Services Group, Inc., a nationwide provider of janitorial and facilities management services based in Wayne, Pa., is in violation of federal law requiring it to maintain records or other information that will disclose the impact its employee selection procedures have on equal employment opportunities, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed yesterday.
July 10, 2015

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Roto Rooter to Pay $100,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Charge

In a conciliation agreement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Roto Rooter Services Company will pay $100,000 to resolve a disability discrimination charge filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
July 10, 2015

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Nursing Center Sued by EEOC for  Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination

NHC Healthcare/Clinton, LLC, a licensed nursing center that provides a wide array of skilled nursing, therapeutic and rehabilitative services, violated federal law when it failed to accommodate a pregnant employee and subsequently fired her because of her pregnancy and her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed last week.
July 7, 2015

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EEOC Sues Dunkin' Donuts for Disability Discrimination

OHM Concessions Group, LLC, which operates Dunkin' Donuts stores at  Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI), violated federal law when it refused to provide a regional manager with medical leave and instead fired her because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
July 6, 2015

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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