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Parker Drilling Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

An Alaska-based oil drilling company refused to hire a worker who is blind in one eye in violation of federal law, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 18, 2013

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EEOC, DOL to Host Twitter Chat on Sept. 25

On Wednesday, Sept. 25 from 1-2 p.m. ET, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (@EEOC_OFO) and the U.S. Department of Labor (@USDOL) will host in a live "Tweet Chat" in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of The Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The Rehabilitation Act makes it illegal to discriminate against a qualified employee or applicant with a disability in the federal government and in federal contracts and subcontracts.
September 18, 2013

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Popeye's Chicken Franchisee Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

A corporation that owns and operates several Popeye's Chicken and Biscuits franchise restaurants violated federal law when it discriminated against a job applicant because he was HIV-positive, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 12, 2013

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Tridev Hospitality Sued by EEOC For Retaliation at Raleigh Rodeway Inn

Tridev Hospitality, Inc., a hotel operator, violated federal law when it retaliated against a disabled employee by firing him because of his complaint about claimed disability discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 12, 2013

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Ranir LLC Settles EEOC Reasonable Accommodation Suit

A Grand Rapids, Mich. dental products manufacturer settled a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that Ranir, LLC unlawfully failed to provide a reasonable accommodation to an employee with severe arthritis in her knee, leading to her discharge.
September 10, 2013

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EEOC Sues Kmart for Disability Discrimination

Kmart Corporation, a leading national retailer, violated federal law by refusing to employ as a store associate an individual with a disability who needed a reasonable accommodation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
September 5, 2013

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Kaiser Permanente Sued by EEOC For Disability Discrimination

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced it has filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against Kaiser Permanente, the largest managed care organization in the United States, on behalf of a former food service worker with a disability.
September 4, 2013

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Randall Ford in Fort Smith Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

A car dealership in Fort Smith, Ark., violated federal law when it failed to accommodate its used car manager and then terminated him because of his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
August 30, 2013

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House of Raeford Farms Sued By EEOC for Disability Discrimination

House of Raeford Farms, Inc., a Rose Hill, N.C., poultry processor, discriminated against an employee with a disability and then unlawfully fired her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.  The complaint further alleges that the company illegally disclosed Sutton's disability.
August 29, 2013

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EEOC And Cooper University Health Care Reach Accord on Reasonable Accommodation Issues

The U.S. Equal Employment Commission (EEOC) announced today that Cooper University Health Care has implemented policy changes that strengthen its processes for addressing reasonable accommodations for employees who must be absent from work due to serious medical conditions. Cooper has also agreed to pay $500,000 to former employees to amicably resolve disputes over the extent of reasonable accommodations previously granted.
August 23, 2013

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EEOC Sues OhioHealth / Riverside Methodist Hospital for Disability Discrimination

OhioHealth Corporation, doing business as Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, violated federal law by failing to accommodate and then firing an employee with narcolepsy, a chronic central nervous system disorder, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit it announced today.
August 7, 2013

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EEOC Sues Weirton Medical Center for Age and Disability Discrimination

Weirton Medical Center, a community hospital in Weirton, W.V., refused to select a long-time employee for a vacant maintenance department position because of his age and perceived disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
August 1, 2013

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EEOC Sues Midwest Regional Medical Center  For Disability Discrimination

Midwest Regional Medical Center, an acute care hospital and for-profit Oklahoma limited liability corporation, violated federal law by firing an employee because of her cancer and cancer treatment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
July 30, 2013

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Fifth Circuit Rules for the EEOC in Age and Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

In a unanimous decision issued on Friday, July 26, 2013, the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed a Beaumont, Texas, trial court judge's grant of summary judgment in favor of DynMcDermott Petroleum Operations Company (DM), a federal contractor, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced.  The EEOC had sued the company, alleging that it discriminated against an applicant on the basis of age and disability.
July 30, 2013

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Ultra Foods Sued by EEOC for Sex Discrimination

A Northern Indiana grocer unlawfully refused to hire a class of women to night shift stocking jobs because of their sex, according to a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
July 22, 2013

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EEOC Sues MPW Industrial Services  For Disability Discrimination

MPW Industrial Services, a provider of industrial cleaning, facility management and labor support services, fired an employee because of his disability in violation of federal law, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
July 16, 2013

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$100,000 Consent Decree Ends Disabilities Act Lawsuit Against Giant Staffing Agency

Staffmark Investment LLC, one of the nation's largest commercial staffing companies, will pay $100,000 under a consent decree entered June 25, 2013 which ended a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).  The EEOC alleged that Staffmark violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it terminated a woman with a prosthetic leg because of her disability.
July 15, 2013

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EEOC's Washington Field Office to Hold Advanced EEO Workshops on July 17 in Washington

The EEOC Training Institute and Washington Field Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) are pleased to announce their 7th annual Advanced EEO Workshops, to be held on Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at ASAE & the Center for Association Leadership Conference Center, 1575 I Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 
July 12, 2013

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MISO to Pay $90,500 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO), a Carmel, Ind.-based power grid operator for much of the Midwest, will pay $90,500 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
July 11, 2013

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EEOC Sues Management Consulting Company for Disability Discrimination

San Jose-based enterprise Riviera Consulting & Management Consulting, LLC, violated federal law when it failed to accommodate an employee with retinitis pigmentosa and then subsequently fired him because of his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
July 3, 2013

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EEOC Sues Lifecare Medical Services for Disability Discrimination

Lifecare Medical Services, Inc., an Ohio medical transportation services company, violated federal law by denying a reasonable accommodation to and subsequently firing an employee because of his multiple sclerosis, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
July 2, 2013