COVID-19 DISABILITY & RETALIATION LAWSUIT
The EEOC filed two COVID-19 lawsuits alleging that a pharmacy discriminated against employees with disabilities that rendered them vulnerable to serious illness if they contracted COVID-19. The two employers took different approaches to the virus, but both ran afoul of... Read More →
ADA, Americans With Disabilities Act Suit Resolved
CROTHALL HEALTHCARE TO PAY $37,500 TO SETTLE ADA DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT Linen Services Provider Refused to Hire Individual Because of His Disabilities – Violating the ADA, Americans With Disabilities Act Crothall Healthcare, Inc., a medical laundry and linen service, will... Read More →
FEDEX $3.3 Million ADA Settlement
FEDEX GROUND TO PAY $3.3 MILLION TO SETTLE EEOC DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT Consent Decree Requires Accommodations for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Package Handlers FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. will pay $3.3 million and provide programmatic relief to resolve a... Read More →
$5.2M ADA Verdict Against Walmart
Jury Awards $5.2 Million Against Walmart in EEOC ADA Disability Discrimination Case Jury Finds Retail Giant Suspended and Failed to Accommodate Longtime Deaf Employee With Visual Impairment MADISON, Wis. – Late yesterday, a jury determined that Walmart violated federal law... Read More →
Disability Suit Settled
PROTOCALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. TO PAY $31,000 TO SETTLE DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AT THE EEOC LEVEL Energy Company Fired Employee Because She Has Dyslexia, Federal Agency Charged Protocall Communications, Inc., a company that markets energy price protection in eight states, will... Read More →
Disability Discrimination & Retaliation Suit Filed
ERICKSON LIVING MANAGEMENT SUED FOR RETALIATION Retirement Community Company Fired Director Who Opposed Disability Discrimination, Federal Agency Charges Erickson Living Management, LLC, a Catonsville, Md.-based company which builds and manages retirement communities in 11 states, violated federal law when it... Read More →
ADA Failure to Accommodate
STANLEY BLACK & DECKER WILL PAY $140,000 TO SETTLE DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION (ADA) SUIT Tool Manufacturer Fired Employee Who Needed Leave for Medical Treatment Stanley Black & Decker Inc., a global diversified industrial company, will pay $140,000 and furnish significant equitable... Read More →
Pregnancy Discrimination / ADA Settlement
THE CATO CORPORATION PAYS $3.5 MILLION TO SETTLE PREGNANCY / ADA DISCRIMINATION ACTION Pregnant Employees and Those With Disabilities Were Denied Reasonable Accommodations And Discharged The Cato Corporation, a leading retailer of women’s fashion and accessories, has agreed to pay... Read More →
City & Philadelphia Police Settle ADA Suit
The United States of America settles their ADA Action against the City of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Police Department. A full copy of the settlement agreement can be viewed here: USA and City Settlement Agreement. The U.S. Department of Justice... Read More →
Disability and Sex Harassment Suit Settled with Golden Corral
GOLDEN CORRAL FRANCHISEE TO PAY $85,000 TO SETTLE DISABILITY AND SEX HARASSMENT LAWSUIT Restaurant Assistant Manager Physically and Verbally Abused Autistic Employee and Forced Him to Quit to Escape Harassment, Federal Agency Charged Charlotte, N.C. – Jax, LLC, which operates... Read More →
ADA Violation Exists on the Belief an Employee has a Disability
BALTIMORE – M&R Consulting, LLC, a Towson, Md,-based home care agency doing business as Home Instead Senior Care, violated federal law when it rescinded a job offer because it regarded an applicant as having tuberculosis, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity... Read More →
ADA – Failure to Provide Reasonable Accommodation Suit Resolved
ST. VINCENT HOSPITAL TO PAY $15,000 TO SETTLE EEOC DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT Company Refused Transfer as a Reasonable Accommodation, Federal Agency Charged INDIANAPOLIS – St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center, Inc. will pay $15,000 and furnish other relief to... Read More →
ADA Disability Discrimination Suit Resolved
HERITAGE HOME GROUP TO PAY $50,000 TO SETTLE EEOC DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT Home Furnishings Company Denied Accommodation to and Fired Employee, Federal Agency Charged CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Heritage Home Group, LLC, a North Carolina corporation that designs, manufactures, sources and... Read More →
Failure to Hire Disabled Applicant
CAPSTONE LOGISTICS TO PAY $50,000 TO SETTLE EEOC DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION SUIT Company Refused to Hire Qualified Applicant Because He Is Deaf, Federal Agency Said BALTIMORE — Capstone Logistics LLC, a Norcross, Ga.-based manufacturing and distribution company, will pay $50,000 and... Read More →
ADA Discrimination Settlement
INSIDEUP TO SETTLE EEOC DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT Small Marketing Business Fired Employee Because of His COPD, Asthma and Emphysema, Federal Agency Charges SAN DIEGO — InsideUp Inc., a San Diego-based marketing company, will pay $10,500 and provide other significant relief... Read More →
Lowe’s Settles ADA Lawsuit
LOWE’S HOME CENTERS TO PAY $55,000 TO SETTLE EEOC DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC, a nationwide chain of home improvement and hardware stores, will pay $55,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by... Read More →
Cheesecake Factory Subject to Disability Discrimination (ADA)
THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY TO PAY $15,000 TO SETTLE EEOC DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION SUIT Federal Agency Says Restaurant Changes That Result From Suit Will Benefit Deaf Employees SEATTLE —The Cheesecake Factory and its wholly owned subsidiary will pay $15,000 and implement... Read More →
Americans With Disability Act (ADA) Violation Settlement
Home Furnishings Company Denied Accommodation to and Fired Employee, Federal Agency Charges CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Heritage Home Group, LLC (Heritage Home), a North Carolina corporation that designs, manufactures, sources and retails home furnishings, violated federal law when it denied a... Read More →