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Paloma Blanca in Albuquerque Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit for $145,000

Paloma Blanca Health Care Associates, LLC, d/b/a Paloma Blanca Health and Rehabilitation, which owns and operates a health and rehabilitation center in Albuquerque, has agreed to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for $145,000 and other relief, the agency announced today. 
December 2, 2014

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Angel Medical Center to Pay $85,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Angel Medical Center, Inc., a full-service critical access hospital located in Franklin, N.C., will pay $85,000 and furnish other 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 the hospital unlawfully refused to accommodate a nurse undergoing cancer treatments and subsequently fired her because of her disability.
November 24, 2014

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Vamco Sheet Metals to Pay $215,000 to Settle  EEOC Sex Discrimination Suit

Construction contractor Vamco Sheet Metals, Inc., will pay $215,000 as part of the settlement of a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  Legal Momentum, a women's rights nonprofit organization (formerly NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund), joined the EEOC's suit on behalf of four discrimination victims.
October 29, 2014

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EEOC Chair Yang Calls for Renewed Effort to Hire People with Disabilities

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEOC) Chair Jenny Yang spoke on Tuesday at a White House event celebrating "Champions of Change" who are doing extraordinary work to hire, retain, and promote people with disabilities in their local communities and throughout the nation.  The event was held in conjunction with National Disability Employment Awareness Month, which is held each October to renew the nation's commitment to an American workforce that extends opportunities to all, including people with disabilities.  The Champions of Change program was created as an opportunity for the White House to feature individuals who are nominated by their communities for making a difference on a particular issue.
October 15, 2014

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EEOC Sues The Lash Group for Disability Discrimination

The Lash Group, a Charlotte, N.C.-based consulting company, refused to provide a reasonable accommodation to an employee with post-partum depression and instead fired her because of her disability in violation of federal law, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
October 8, 2014

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EEOC Sues First Title & Escrowand Related Companies for Disability Discrimination 

Rockville, Md.-based First Title & Escrow, Inc. and its related companies that operate as a single employer violated federal law when they revoked a title examiner's reasonable accommodation of a part-time schedule and then fired her because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
October 6, 2014

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Kroger Sued by EEOC for Violating ADA

The Kroger Company of Michigan violated federal law by failing to provide a reasonable accommodation to an employee with a disability and then firing her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
September 30, 2014

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Papa John's Discriminated Against Employee with Down Syndrome, EEOC Charges in Suit

PJ Utah LLC, PJ Cheese, Inc., and PJ United, Inc., collectively doing business as Papa John's, violated federal law by firing an employee because of his intellectual disability, Down Syndrome, after refusing to allow him the reasonable accommodation of a job coach, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
September 29, 2014

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Harrison Poultry Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Harrison Poultry, Inc. a poultry hatchery located in Bethlehem, Ga., unlawfully terminated an employee with a disability who was on approved leave, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
September 29, 2014

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Brookdale Senior Living Communities Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination and Retaliation

Brookdale Senior Living Communities, Inc., a Delaware corporation based in Brentwood, Tenn., violated the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) in 2012 by failing to provide reasonable accommodations to Bernadine Adams, then the Health & Wellness Director of Brookdale's Heritage Club Mountain View facility in Denver, Colo., the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed September 24. The EEOC also alleged Brookdale further violated the ADA by retaliating against Adams by firing her for requesting a reasonable accommodation for her disability and for filing a charge of discrimination with the agency.
September 25, 2014

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EEOC Sues Mims Distributing Company for Religious Discrimination

Mims Distributing Company, Inc., a North Carolina corporation that operates a beer distribution business in Raleigh, N.C., violated federal law by failing to accommodate an employee's religious beliefs and by refusing to hire him because of his religion, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 25, 2014

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EEOC Sues Dunkin' Donuts Franchisee for  Religious Discrimination

Citi Brands, LLC, a franchisee of Dunkin' Donuts, violated federal law by refusing to hire a job applicant who is a Seventh-day Adventist because of his religion, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
September 11, 2014

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Food Lion Sued by EEOC for Religious Discrimination

Supermarket chain Food Lion, LLC violated federal law when it refused to provide a religious accommodation for and then fired an employee who is a Jehovah's Witness, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a workplace discrimination lawsuit it filed today. 
August 20, 2014