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Motel 6 to Pay $50,000 to Resolve EEOC Disability Discrimination Charge

TAMPA – Hare Krishna Lakeland, LLC, operating as a Motel 6 in Lakeland, Florida, resolved a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the charge filed with the agency, the Lakeland Motel 6 discriminated against an employee of the basis of disability, ultimately forcing her to quit her job in approximately July 2023.

“The hotel industry often faces persistent labor shortages,” said EEOC Miami District

January 13, 2026

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Elon Property Management to Pay $200,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

TAMPA – Elon Property Management LLC, a residential property management company operating in several states, including Florida, agreed to pay $200,000 to settle a disability discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

In its lawsuit, the EEOC charged that Elon retaliated against a district manager for taking a medical leave of absence when it placed her on a performance improvement plan the day she

September 30, 2025

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EEOC Sues Fluent Servicing for Disability Discrimination

TAMPA, Fla. – Fluent Servicing, LLC, a Tampa-based medical marijuana treatment center, violated federal law when it failed to provide a reasonable accommodation for and then fired an employee with a disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEOC) charged in a federal lawsuit announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, the employee had a seizure at work and called out sick for a handful of days. Fluent then instructed the employee to obtain a doctor’s

September 19, 2025

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Elaine’s Pet Resorts Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

FRESNO, Calif. – Elaine’s Pet Resorts, et. al., which operates pet resorts in Fresno and Madera, California, will pay $35,000 and provide other relief to resolve a disability lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, since at least 2021, Elaine’s Pet Resorts failed to hire or terminated employees who failed the company’s post-offer drug screening, despite the medications being lawfully prescribed.

Such

June 12, 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 Elon Property Management for Disability Discrimination in Florida

TAMPA, Fla. – Elon Property Management LLC (Elon), a property management company based in Lakewood, New Jersey, violated federal law by retaliating against an employee for utilizing disability leave and maintaining a policy that screened out and discriminated against a class of employees with disabilities, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the lawsuit, Elon retaliated against a district manager for taking a medical leave of absence

December 20, 2024

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BaronHR to Pay $2.2 Million in EEOC Hiring Discrimination Lawsuit

LOS ANGELES – Nationwide staffing agency BaronHR, LLC will pay $2.2 million and enter a consent decree requiring extensive injunctive relief to settle a hiring discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) the federal agency announced today. The EEOC brought the lawsuit on behalf of a class of Black, Asian, white and other non-Hispanic workers, male and female workers, and workers with disabilities who were discriminated against in hiring.

The EEOC’s

April 9, 2024

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Job Seekers Who Applied to National Staffing Agency BaronHR May Have Suffered Discrimination, EEOC Says

LOS ANGELES -- On Sept. 13, 2022, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit in federal court against BaronHR for discriminatory employment practices based on race (Black, Asian, and white), national origin (non-Hispanic), sex (male and female), and disability. The lawsuit alleges that since at least 2015, BaronHR has failed to recruit and refer Black, Asian, and white, non-Hispanic workers for low-skill positions and has denied male and female workers certain placement

August 3, 2023

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EEOC Sues Downtown Grand Hotel & Casino for Disability Discrimination and Retaliation

LAS VEGAS – DTG Las Vegas, LLC; Fifth Street Gaming, LLC; and DTG Las Vegas Manager, LLC (collectively doing business as “Downtown Grand Hotel & Casino”) violated federal law by failing to provide reasonable accommodations to a class of employees with disabilities, interfering with employees’ rights, and retaliating against those who exercised their rights, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC, since at least 2018

April 6, 2023

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