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GGNSC Administrative Services to Pay $75,000 in EEOC Disability Bias Suit
A federal judge in Milwaukee has entered a consent decree resolving a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against GGNSC Administrative Services, LLC.
September 25, 2013
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Camden Place Health & Rehab Pays $51,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Camden Place Health & Rehab, LLC, a Greensboro health and rehab facility, will pay $51,000 and furnish other relief to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
September 25, 2013
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EEOC Sues Bank of America for Disability Discrimination Against Deaf Worker
Bank of America Corporation, one of the country's largest financial institutions, violated federal law when it denied a deaf worker's repeated reasonable accommodation requests for a sign language interpreter and then fired her due to her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
September 25, 2013
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EEOC Sues Angel Medical Center for Disability Discrimination
Angel Medical Center, Inc., a full-service critical access hospital located in Franklin, N.C., unlawfully refused to accommodate a nurse's need for cancer treatments and subsequently fired her because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 25, 2013
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Abercrombie & Fitch Settles Two Pending EEOC Religious Discrimination Suits
Clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch has agreed to pay $71,000 and to change its policies to settle two separate religious discrimination lawsuits on behalf of Muslim teens wearing hijabs (religious headscarves), the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today. This settlement follows last week's ruling finding Abercrombie liable for religious discrimination in one case, and an April 2013 ruling dismissing its undue hardship claims in the other suit.
September 23, 2013
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Creative Networks to Pay $57,500 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
Creative Networks, LLC, will pay $57,500 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. Creative Networks provides services to disabled clients and is a Phoenix-based subsidiary of ResCare, Inc.
September 23, 2013
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EEOC Sues Scottish Food Systems / Laurinburg KFC Take Home for Religious Discrimination
Scottish Food Systems, Inc. and Laurinburg KFC Take Home, Inc., two North Carolina corporations that operate a chain of Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants in eastern North Carolina, violated federal law by failing to accommodate an employee's religious beliefs and firing her because of her religion, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in an employment discrimination lawsuit filed today.
September 19, 2013
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Caddell Construction to Pay $125,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
Montgomery-based Caddell Construction Company, a major national general construction contractor, has agreed to pay $125,000 and be subject to a consent decree to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
September 19, 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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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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EEOC Sues JetStream Ground Services at Denver Airport for Religious Discrimination
A Florida-based airline ground services company violated federal law by refusing to accommodate or hire Muslim female applicants and employees over hair and dress issues, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed in federal court in Denver. The agency also alleged that women were retaliated against after they requested religious accommodations and/or complained about discrimination.
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 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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EEOC Sues United Cellular for Religious Discrimination
United Cellular, Inc., an Alabama corporation, violated federal law by subjecting an employee to religious discrimination by refusing to accommodate his religious belief as a practicing Seventh Day Adventist, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed on June 27, 2013.
July 18, 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 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
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Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination
RockTenn CP, LLC formerly known as Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation, discriminated against an employee with a disability at Smurfit-Stone's Latta, S.C., facility and then unlawfully fired him, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed yesterday. RockTenn CP, LLC acquired Smurfit-Stone in May 2011.
June 28, 2013
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EEOC Sues Detroit Community Health Connection for Disability Discrimination
Detroit Community Health Connection, a medical services provider serving the Detroit metropolitan region, violated federal law by both denying a disabled employee a reasonable accommodation and firing her because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today.
June 26, 2013
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Americold Logistics to Pay $46,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit
Americold Logistics, LLC, an Atlanta-based global provider of temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics to the food industry, will pay $46,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
June 20, 2013