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Heart of Texas Goodwill Industries to Pay $75,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

WACO, Texas – Heart of Texas Goodwill Industries, Inc., a Texas-based non-profit retailer, will pay $75,000 and provide other equitable relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

The EEOC’s lawsuit charged that Heart of Texas Goodwill refused to consider an applicant who is deaf for a production team member position at its store in Killeen, Texas. The EEOC’s complaint alleged that

April 9, 2025

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EEOC Sues Criswell Chevrolet for Refusing to Accommodate Disabled Veteran

BALTIMORE – Criswell Chevrolet, Inc., one of Maryland’s largest independent car dealership groups, violated federal law by refusing to allow a parts department worker to have a service dog at work as a reasonable accommodation for his post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) resulting from combat duty in the Iraq War, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Criswell Chevrolet summarily denied the parts department worker’s

May 21, 2025

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Ned NoMad to Pay $100,000 in EEOC Disability Lawsuit

NEW YORK – Entities that own or operate The Ned NoMad hotel and members’ club in Manhattan will pay $100,000 to one former employee to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, The Ned NoMad refused to accommodate an employee who provided a medical note stating that her knee condition limited her standing or walking to 30 minutes

May 21, 2025

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Morton Salt to Pay $75,000 in EEOC Retaliation and Discrimination Lawsuit

CLEVELAND – Morton Salt, Inc. will pay $75,000 and provide other relief to settle a race, disability and retaliation discrimination case filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, the affected employee worked for Morton Salt in a labor position in Rittman, Ohio. He was fired and subjected to other unfavorable treatment because of his race (Black), disability, and because he reported alleged discrimination

May 13, 2025

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EEOC Wins $405,083 Jury Verdict Against St. Petersburg Senior Living Facility

TAMPA, Fla. – A federal jury awarded $405,083 to a veteran in a disability discrimination case against a St. Petersburg, Fla. senior living facility and its operating companies, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.

According to the EEOC’s suit, The Princess Martha, the senior living facility managed by TJM Property Management and TJM Properties Inc., violated federal law when they denied a reasonable accommodation and refused to hire a veteran who applied

May 12, 2025

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EEOC Sues RI International for Hostile Work Environment and Disability Discrimination

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. – Recovery Innovations, Inc., doing business as RI International, an international non-profit behavioral health care provider headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, and doing business in Jacksonville, North Carolina, violated federal law when it allowed a male supervisor to sexually harass and intimidate female employees and when it fired an employee because of her disability, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, in 2021, the

May 12, 2025

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Triple-S Vida and Triple-S Management to Pay $100,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

SAN JUAN, P.R. – Triple-S Vida, Inc. and Triple-S Management, Corp. (together, “Triple S”) have agreed to pay $100,000 and provide other equitable relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, a traveling sales agent requested reassignment to an in-office position as a reasonable accommodation because her fibromyalgia symptoms limited her ability to drive for extended periods

May 12, 2025

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Homes Direct to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination and Retaliation Charge

SEATTLE – Homes Direct of Oregon, LLC, a manufactured and modular homes dealer with thirteen locations in Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona and New Mexico, has signed a conciliation agreement resolving a charge of disability discrimination and retaliation filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

According to the EEOC, a housing consultant for Homes Direct in Albany, Oregon, alleged that three days after a request for a schedule change related

May 6, 2025

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Ralphie’s Sports Eatery to Pay $125,000 in EEOC Race, Disability and Retaliation Discrimination Suit

CLEVELAND – Bennett Enterprises Inc., doing business as Ralphie’s Sports Eatery Company, will pay $125,000 and provide other relief to settle a race, disability and retaliation discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, a biracial woman with a diagnosis of depression and anxiety worked for Bennett Enterprises as a server at its Ralphie’s Sports Eatery location in Kenton, Ohio. The former

April 29, 2025

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Mail Hauler Trucking to Pay $45,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

WEST FARGO, N.D. – Mail Hauler Trucking, LLC., which delivers mail for the United States Postal Service in North Dakota and South Dakota, will pay $45,000 and provide other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) disability discrimination lawsuit, the federal agency announced today.

The EEOC’s suit charged that Mail Hauler Trucking fired an employee because of his disability and/or because the company regarded him as disabled. The employee has a physical

April 24, 2025
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