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EEOC Sues the Scooter Store for Disability Discrimination

The Scooter Store, a nationwide, Texas-based retailer, violated federal law when it refused to accommodate an employee's request for a temporary leave of absence due to a knee injury and then fired him from its store in Farmingdale, N.Y., the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed this week.
September 2, 2011

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EEOC to Hold Two Workshops in Washington, DC for EEO, Civil Rights and HR Professionals

The EEOC Training Institute and the Washington Field Office (WFO) of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold two Equal Employment Opportunity seminars on Monday, September 12, 2011.  They will be held at the Center for Association Leadership Eye Street Conference Center, 1575 I Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005 (ASAE).
September 1, 2011

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EEOC Sues Lexington Staffing Agency For Religious Discrimination

A Lexington staffing agency, The Patty Tipton Company, violated federal law by refusing to hire a job applicant because she insisted on wearing a long skirt instead of pants due to her religious beliefs, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
August 30, 2011

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Ford Motor Company Sued By EEOC For Disability Discrimination

Ford Motor Company, Inc. has been sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for failing to provide a reasonable accommodation to a disabled employee at its Dearborn, Mich., facility. Instead of accommodating her, Ford retaliated against her by subjecting her to progressive discipline and ultimately firing her, the EEOC charged in a lawsuit it filed on August 26, 2011.
August 29, 2011

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EEOC Sues Kohl's Department Stores For Disability Discrimination

Kohl's Department Stores, a nationwide, Wisconsin-based retailer, violated federal law when it refused to accommodate a diabetic employee's request for a regular schedule and forced her to quit her job at a Westbrook, Maine, Kohl's store, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
August 23, 2011

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Starbucks To Pay $75,000 To Settle  EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Starbucks Coffee Company has agreed to pay $75,000 and provide other significant 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 Starbucks Coffee Company with unlawfully denying a reasonable accommodation to a barista with dwarfism at one of its El Paso stores and firing her because of her disability.
August 18, 2011

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EEOC Sues Jackson / Gannett, Inc. for Disability Discrimination

The Jackson Sun, a Gannett daily newspaper in Jackson, Tenn., and its affiliated companies violated federal law by terminating a disabled manager because of his back injury and neurological impairments, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed on August 15, 2011.
August 16, 2011

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Jewish Community Center Of Greater Washington Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

One of the largest metropolitan Jewish community centers in the country will pay $100,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington (JCCGW) in Rockville, Md., violated the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) when it demoted and fired an assistant teacher because of her hearing impairment.
August 3, 2011

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Pepsi Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. (NYSE: PBG) agreed to pay $120,000 and implement preventive measures to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
August 2, 2011

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Taco Bell Owner Sued by EEOC for Religious Discrimination

Family Foods, Inc., a North Carolina corporation that operates a chain of Taco Bell restaurants in eastern North Carolina, violated federal law by failing to accommodate an employee's religious beliefs and by firing him because of his religion, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
July 28, 2011

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EEOC Sues Product Fabricators Again For Disability Discrimination, Retaliation

Product Fabricators, Inc., a Pine City, Minn., contract manufacturer, violated federal disability discrimination law by firing an employee because he inquired about taking time off for shoulder surgery and for participating in an interview with an investigator from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in a prior case, the EEOC charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
July 27, 2011

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Menorah House Sued By EEOC For Religious Discrimination

A Baca Raton nursing and rehabilitation facility violated federal law by firing an employee over Sabbath-keeping issues, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
July 19, 2011

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Court Finds for EEOC in Religious Discrimination Suit Against Abercrombie & Fitch

A federal court has agreed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that national clothing retail giant Abercrombie & Fitch, doing business as Abercrombie Kids, committed religious discrimination against a 17-year-old Muslim girl, the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that Abercrombie Kids failed to hire Samantha Elauf for a sales position because she wore a hijab, or head scarf, in observance of her sincerely held religious beliefs. 
July 15, 2011

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EEOC Files Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Against Johns Hopkins Home Care Group

Johns Hopkins Home Care Group, Inc. (JHHCG), a full-service home health care provider, violated federal law when it fired an employee because of her disability and because she challenged the company's failure to accommodate her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
July 14, 2011

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Verizon to Pay $20 Million to Settle Nationwide EEOC Disability Suit

Telecommunications giant Verizon Communications will pay $20 million and provide significant equitable relief to resolve a nationwide class disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The suit, filed against 24 named subsidiaries of Verizon Communications, said the company unlawfully denied reasonable accommodations to hundreds of employees and disciplined and/or fired them pursuant to Verizon's "no fault" attendance plans. 
July 6, 2011

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Target to Pay $160,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Retail giant Target Corporation will pay $160,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that Target refused to provide a reasonable accommodation for a cart attendant with cerebral palsy at its Foothill Ranch store in Orange County, Calif.
July 5, 2011

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Rent-A-Center Sued By EEOC For Religious Discrimination

The Rent-A-Center store on Alabama Avenue in Washington, D.C. violated federal law when it failed to accommodate a store manager's religious beliefs and then fired him because of his religion, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
June 27, 2011

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EEOC Sues Tideland EMC For Disability Discrimination

The Tideland Electric Membership Corporation (Tideland EMC), a Pantego, N.C.-based utility company, unlawfully failed to accommodate a disabled employee and then fired him because of his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a disability discrimination lawsuit it filed today.
June 23, 2011