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Eagle Marine Services to Pay $45,000 in EEOC Disability Lawsuit

NEW ORLEANS – Eagle Marine Services Electrical and Refrigeration, LLC, a marine services company based in Berwick, Louisiana, has agreed to pay a former job applicant $45,000 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 company withdrew a job offer after a company-ordered medical examination revealed the candidate had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and took prescribed

April 16, 2024

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Gregg Orr Auto to Pay $325,000 to Resolve Disability and Age Discrimination Lawsuit

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Gregg Orr Auto Collection, Inc., a group of car dealerships, has agreed to pay $325,000 and provide other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) lawsuit alleging that the Texarkana, Texas-based company fired a senior sales executive to avoid medical costs related to his cancer diagnosis, the federal agency announced today.

According to the lawsuit, Greg Orr Auto fired the 65-year-old employee in February 2020 without prior warning and

April 16, 2024

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Olive Garden/GMRI Inc. To Pay $30,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination SuiT

PITTSBURGH – GMRI, Inc., doing business as Olive Garden, will pay $30,000 and agreed to significant non-monetary remedies under a consent decree settling 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 general manager of GMRI’s Olive Garden restaurant in Tarentum, Pennsylvania interviewed an applicant with a disability for a busser position. During the interview, the general manager asked the

April 9, 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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EEOC Releases Two Reports on the Federal Workforce and Disabilities

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released two reports on people with disabilities in the federal workforce.

Promising Practices for Using Schedule A to Recruit, Hire, Advance, and Retain Persons with Disabilities” examined how agencies use Schedule A hiring authority to appoint job applicants with certain disabilities to federal positions outside the competitive hiring process. In addition, “The Impact of Telework on Personal Assistance Services,” highlighted the

March 20, 2024

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Charter Communications to Pay $60,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

MILWAUKEE – Charter Communications, LLC, a broadband connectivity company and cable operator also known as Spectrum, will pay $60,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability accommodation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the lawsuit, Charter violated federal law when it refused to provide an ongoing schedule accommodation for an employee with a disability. The employee, who could not drive at night due

March 13, 2024

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Mead Johnson to Make $15,000 Charitable Donation to Resolve EEOC Disability Lawsuit After Death of Charging Party

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Mead Johnson & Company, a manufacturer of baby formula, will make a $15,000 donation to the American Cancer Society and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The settlement was reached after the employee who the EEOC alleged was denied a reasonable accommodation, Nancy Driesenga, passed away unexpectedly due to reasons unrelated to the claims

March 12, 2024

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Walmart Agrees to Pay $70,000 and Offer Job to Employee in EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Walmart will pay $70,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

The EEOC charged that Walmart violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it revoked permission from an employee with a disability to use a store electric cart as a reasonable accommodation for a disability, forcing him to take unpaid leave. According to the

March 7, 2024

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EEOC and Army Sustainment Resolve Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reached a settlement with Army Sustainment, LLC, a government contractor providing aviation maintenance support.

In 2020, the EEOC filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Army Sustainment, LLC (formerly known as L-3 Army Sustainment, LLC f/k/a Army Fleet Support, LLC), Civil Action No. 1:20-cv-00234-RAH-CWB) and alleged that the company violated the Americans with Disabilities Act

February 28, 2024

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ADT Pizza to Pay $15,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination and Harassment Charge

ZANESVILLE, Ohio – ADT Pizza, doing business as Pizza Hut, has agreed to pay $13,083.75 in damages and $1,916.25 in backpay to resolve a charge of disability discrimination and harassment filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

The EEOC investigation found that ADT Pizza discriminated against an employee by subjecting her to unwelcome and derogatory comments by a member of management based on her disability and that she

February 28, 2024
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