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Concession Manager Fired for HIV Condition, Federal Agency Charges

BALTIMORE – Innershore Enterprises, Inc. doing business as Marlow 6 Theatre, violated federal law when it fired a concession manager because of her disability, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.

In its suit (Civil Action No. 8:09-cv-02481-DKC) filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Southern Division, the agency charged that the

Learning-Disabled Worker at Lakewood Store Was Harassed and Fired Because of His Disability, Federal Agency Charges

DENVER – Dillon Companies, Inc., owners of the King Soopers supermarket chain in Colorado, intentionally and unlawfully discriminated against one of its learning-disabled employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

According to the EEOC's suit, Justin Stringer, who served as a courtesy clerk at a King Soopers

Lumberton Garage Fired Employee Because It Perceived Him as Being Disabled, Agency Charges

WILMINGTON, N.C. – Smith International Truck Center, a North Carolina trucking garage,  unlawfully fired an employee because it perceived him as being disabled, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a disability discrimination lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC's suit (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Smith Bros. Truck Garage, Inc.  d/b/a

Discrimination Complaint Filings and Agency Processing Times Rise Slightly

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released the Annual Report on the Federal Work Force for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008, which shows small increases in discrimination complaint filings against federal agencies and in average complaint processing time government-wide.

The annual report informs and advises the President and the Congress

New Regulations Conform to Changes Made by ADA Amendments Act of 2008

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today approved a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) revising its regulations to provide that an individual seeking protection under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) establish that he or she has a disability consistent with the original, expansive intent of Congress when it enacted the ADA in 1990.  The NPRM, approved

Agency Charges That Community Hospital Denied Accommodations and Fired Clerk for Genetic Disorder and Stroke-Related Impairments

BALTIMORE – A Towson, Md., regional community hospital violated federal law when it fired a clerk because he had neurofibromatosis, a genetic disorder, and stroke-related impairments, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

In its suit, the EEOC said that since at least May 2006 and continuing to the present, the Greater Baltimore

Federal Agency Charges Company Made Medical Inquires and Conducted Medical Exams Prohibited by the ADA

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A  Michigan-based automotive parts company violated federal law when it conducted  blanket drug tests of all of its production employees at its Lawrenceburg, Tenn.,  manufacturing facility, including testing for lawfully prescribed drugs, the  U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charges in a lawsuit  announced today.

According to the EEOC’s suit (Civil

Federal Agency Says 'One Year and You're Out' and 'No Accommodation, No Restrictions' Rules Violate Americans With Disabilities Act

CHICAGO – Jewel-Osco, an operating unit of  national grocery giant Supervalu, Inc., has been violating federal  anti-discrimination law by its leave and disability policies, the U.S. Equal  Employ­ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed  today.

According to the EEOC’s suit,  Jewel-Osco is alleged to have refused to allow qualified employees with  disabilities who

Company Denied Job Accommodation to Disabled Employee And Required Improper Medical Examinations of All New Hires, Federal Agency Says

MILWAUKEE – The largest  metal food can supplier in North America, Silgan Containers Manufacturing  Corporation, violated federal law by discriminating against a disabled employee  at its plant in Oconomowoc,  Wis., the U.S. Equal Employment  Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

The  agency’s administrative investigation which preceded the lawsuit revealed that since  early

CHICAGO – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed a disability discrimination lawsuit in federal court here charging that Jewel-Osco, an operating unit of national grocery giant Supevalu, Inc., refused to accommodate a pharmacy worker with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, known as COPD, and severe allergic reactions to cosmetic fragrances.

The suit, filed under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), alleges

EEOC Said Applicant Denied Employment as Truck Driver Because of Prosthetic Leg

JACKSON, Miss. -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a disability discrimination lawsuit against KLLM Transport Services, Inc. (KLLM) for $56,500 and remedial relief on behalf of a qualified truck driver who was rejected for a job due to his prosthetic leg.

KLLM is a trucking company headquartered in Jackson, Miss

Russellville Store Refused to Hire Applicant Because of MS, EEOC Charges

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A Starbucks store in Russellville, Ark., violated federal law when it refused to hire an applicant for a barista position because of his multiple sclerosis (MS), the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC's suit, Starbucks advertised six openings at its Russellville store.  Chuck Hannay applied but

Federal Agency Said Type-1 Diabetic Nurse Fired After Seizures; Wisconsin Hospital Employees Subjected to Prohibited Inquiries and Medical Exams

MILWAUKEE  – St. Joseph’s Community  Hospital of West Bend, Wis., will pay $70,000 and furnish other relief under a  consent decree to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S.  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced  today.

The EEOC had charged that the hospital disciplined  and terminated an emergency room nurse because seizures

Agency Says Pine City Company Fired Employee for Taking Legally Prescribed Medication; Other Employees Subjected to Illegal Inquiries About Medication Use

MINNEAPOLIS  – Product  Fabricators, Inc., a Pine City, Minn., contract manufacturer, has violated  federal disability discrimination law by its policies requiring employees to  report their use of legal prescription drugs, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity  Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed late yesterday.

According to the EEOC’s complaint, Product Fabricators fired  long-time employee

EEOC Says Class of Disabled Employees Fired After Taking Medical Leaves of Absence

CHICAGO – In a major class lawsuit filed here in federal court, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged that Atlanta-based United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS), the world's largest package delivery company, violated federal law by rejecting an extension of medical leave as a reasonable accommodation for its employees with disabilities.

The EEOC's administrative investigation, conducted prior to filing the lawsuit

Company Failed to Stop Abuse of Female Employees at Raleigh KFC, Agency Charges

RALEIGH, N.C. – The company that owns and operates a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Raleigh, N.C., violated federal law by allowing a male employee to sexually harass female employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC's suit against Luihn Food Systems, Inc., Tina Underwood, Sheila Mungin, Sabih Sheridan and Barbara

Secretary in Wheelchair Fired for Projecting Wrong Image, EEOC Charges

PORTLAND, Ore. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed a discrimination lawsuit under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) against Newberg, Ore.-based funeral services company S.C.C. Inc. for refusing to provide a reasonable accommodation to a secretary with a prosthetic leg and instead firing her because she needed to use a wheelchair.

According to the EEOC's suit, Barbara Jackson successfully worked at

Lucedale Sonic Fired Employee Because She'd Had Seizure at Home, Federal Agency Charged

LUCEDALE, Miss. – The franchisee of the Sonic Drive-In Restaurant in Lucedale, Miss., will pay $22,000 in compensatory damages and furnish remedial 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 Ted Riley Corporation unlawfully fired an employee after learning she had experienced an epileptic seizure

Airline Fired Arthritic Clerk for Walking Too Slowly, Federal Agency Charged

DETROIT -- A Memphis, Tenn., airline operating out of Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport violated federal law by firing a flight operations clerk on the basis of her disability, left knee arthritis, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. 

According to the EEOC's suit (Case No. 2:09-CV-13300) filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District

EEOC Says Retail Giant Failed to Reasonably Accommodate Employee With Intellectual Disability and Cerebral Palsy

LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Equal  Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed a discrimination lawsuit  against national retailer Target Stores, Inc. for unlawfully denying a reasonable  accommodation to an employee with multiple disability-based impairments and  substantially reducing his work hours due to the medical conditions. The disabled worker could not effectively  communicate with others without the assistance of a job

SEATTLE — Payday lending chain Cottonwood Financial, Ltd.,  which does business as The Cash Store, refused to accommodate a manager with  bipolar disorder at its store in Walla    Walla, Wash., and  unlawfully fired him due to his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment  Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

The EEOC’s suit  (EEOC v. Cottonwood Financial, Ltd., CV-09-5073-EFS)  charged that the company refused to accommodate store manager Sean Reilly’s need

EEOC Settles Suit for Long-Time NFL Trainer Fired Because of Epilepsy

ST. LOUIS  -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the  settlement of a disability discrimination lawsuit against the St. Louis Rams,  the city’s National Football League (NFL) team, for $134,000 and important remedial  relief on behalf of Ron DuBuque, a long-term employee with a seizure disorder.

Under the terms of the consent decree, filed today  for approval in the U.S. District

Go-Kart Company Refused to Discuss Accommodation for Employee's Cystic Fibrosis, Federal Agency Charged

SEATTLE – K1 Speed, Inc., a Carlsbad, Calif.-based go-kart racing operation, will provide $50,000 and other relief to settle a federal lawsuit charging that the company refused to accommodate an employee with cystic fibrosis and fired him from its facility in Redmond, Wash., the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today. 

Utah Duplication Company Fired Employee Because of His Parkinson's Disease, Federal Agency Charged

DENVER – A Salt Lake City-based media duplication company will pay $65,000 to a former employee and furnish other injunctive relief in a consent decree to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

According to the EEOC's lawsuit, EEOC v. CDI Media, Inc., No. 2-07-CV-00695-DS, CDI Media failed to provide