Large Arizona Bottling Company Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
PRESS RELEASE 3-12-10 Kalil Unlawfully Fired Employee Because of Diabetes, Federal Agency Charged TUCSON, Ariz. -- Kalil Bottling Co., a large Arizona soft drink bottling and distribution company, has agreed to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment O ...
- Federal Court Enters $50,000 Consent Decree Ending EEOC Suit Against Abbotsford Egg Processor
PRESS RELEASE 3-18-10 Company Unlawfully Fired Employee Because of Epilepsy, Agency Charged MILWAUKEE – U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker of the federal district court in Madison yesterday entered a consent decree resolving a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opport ...
- Olsten Staffing Services to Pay $75,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
PRESS RELEASE 3-18-10 Nationwide Temp Agency Refused to Refer Deaf Worker in Wisconsin For Food Production Job Because of His Disability, Agency Charged MADISON, Wis. – Olsten Staffing Services Corp., a nationwide temporary employment agency, will pay $75,000 to settle a disability d ...
- Tyson Foods Sued by EEOC for Disability Bias
PRESS RELEASE 4-6-10 Meat Processor Violated Federal Law by Refusing to Rehire Epileptic Employee Because of His Disability, Federal Agency Charges KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that it has filed a disability discrimination ...
- Celestica Corporation Settles EEOC Disability Accommodation Lawsuit
PRESS RELEASE 4-8-10 Employee With Lupus, Breathing Problems and Enlarged Heart Denied Any Accommodation, Federal Agency Charged NASHVILLE – Celestica Inc., a Canadian electronics manufacturer service company doing business in the United States as Celestica Corporation, will pay $1 ...
- Sonic Drive-In Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit
PRESS RELEASE 4-8-10 General Manager Subjected Teenage Carhop to Sexual Touching, Federal Agency Charged DALLAS, Texas – A Sonic Drive-In in Grapevine, Texas, has agreed to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), for $31,000 ...
- Pinnacle Airlines Settles Disability Bias Suit
PRESS RELEASE 4-12-10 EEOC Said Airline Unlawfully Terminated Clerk Because of Arthritis DETROIT -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a disability discrimination lawsuit against Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. for $20,000 and significant i ...
- EEOC Sues Haven Manor For Refusing To Accept Hearing-Impaired Certified Nursing Assistant
PRESS RELEASE 6-3-10 Lincoln Assisted Living Facility Violated Federal Law, Agency Charged LINCOLN, Neb. – Haven Manor, Inc. violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it refused to accept temporary placement of Amanda Huff, a hearing-impaired certified nursing assistant ( ...
- Court Issues Key Decision in EEOC’S Lawsuit Against Hibbing Taconite Company
PRESS RELEASE 6-4-10 Ruling Clears Way for Trial in Federal Agency’s Suit Contending That Deaf Applicant Was Denied Employment in Violation of ADA MINNEAPOLIS – Judge Richard Kyle of U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota issued an order on June 2 denying in part the ...
- $428,500 Decree Ends Suit Against Eagle Wings for Sexual Harassment, Retaliation and Disability Bias
PRESS RELEASE 1-27-10 EEOC Case Challenged Treatment of Women at Rantoul Facility URBANA, Ill. – The federal district court in Urbana, Ill., today entered a consent decree under which Eagle Wings Industries, Inc. will pay $428,500 to a class of female employees who, the U.S. Equal Employ ...
- Wal-Mart Sued for Disability Discrimination
PRESS RELEASE 1-27-10 EEOC Says Retail Giant Violated ADA by Refusing to Accommodate Deaf Worker ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a disability discrimination lawsuit against global retail giant Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. for refusin ...
- ADVANCE AUTO PARTS SETTLES DISABILITY BIAS SUIT WITH EEOC FOR $50,000 AND REMEDIAL RELIEF
PRESS RELEASE 3-9-09 Company Refused to Hire Man with Cerebral Palsy for Sales Job, Federal Agency Charged BIG STONE GAP, Va. —Advance Stores Company, Inc., doing business as Advance Auto Parts, will pay $50,000 and provide other affirmative relief to settle a disability discrimination la ...
- U.S. STEEL SUED BY EEOC FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION
PRESS RELEASE 4-15-09 Gary Plant Rescinded Job Offer Because of Disability, Federal Agency Charges HAMMOND, Ind. – United States Steel Corporation, a Pittsburgh-headquartered steel manufacturing company, violated federal law by denying a job to an applicant because of his disability, the ...
- FLORIDA INSTITUTE FOR NEUROLOGIC REHABILITATION SUED BY EEOC FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION
PRESS RELEASE 4-16-09 Company Failed to Provide Interpreter for Hearing-Impaired Employee, Federal Agency Charges MIAMI -- The Florida Institute for Neurologic Rehabilitation, Inc. (FINR) violated federal law when it denied a job to a hearing-impaired person because of her disability, the U.S. ...
- LIFECARE HOSPITALS OF PITTSBURGH WILL PAY $100,000 FOR FIRING EMPLOYEE BECAUSE OF CANCER
PRESS RELEASE 5-12-09 Hospital Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit PITTSBURGH — A Pittsburgh hospital has agreed to pay $100,000 and furnish other equitable relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the ...
- EEOC ADDRESSES PERFORMANCE AND CONDUCT ISSUES UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
PRESS RELEASE 9-3-08 New Publication Focuses on Frequently Asked Questions from Employers and Employees WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a comprehensive question-and-answer guide addressing how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) appl ...
- MEDICAL WEIGHT LOSS CLINIC TO PAY $68,000 TO SETTLE EEOC DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION SUIT
PRESS RELEASE 4-29-09 Weight Loss Chain Fired Employee Over Bipolar Disorder, Federal Agency Charged DETROIT – A Southfield, Mich.-based chain of weight loss clinics will pay $68,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEO ...
- NEW EEOC PUBLICATION AIMED AT INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT
PRESS RELEASE 8-26-08 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a new question-and-answer guide aimed at promoting the hiring and advancement of individuals with disabilities in federal government employment. The new publication is available on the ...
- EEOC ISSUES REPORT ON FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH TARGETED DISABILITIES
PRESS RELEASE 1-15-08 New Report Provides Sobering Statistics and Roadmap for Agencies to Improve Hiring and Advancement WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a comprehensive report addressing strategies to reverse the declining participation ...
- EEOC AND NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC., ANNOUNCE SETTLEMENT OF DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION SUIT
PRESS RELEASE 12-30-04 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Northwest Airlines, Inc. (Northwest) today announced the settlement of a lawsuit under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). EEOC's lawsuit, filed on April 25, 2001, alleged that Northw ...
