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Didlake, Inc. Pays More Than $1 Million in EEOC Disability Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit

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Nonprofit Denied Accommodations to Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Employees and Fired Employees Who Requested Medical Leave, Federal Agency Charged - WASHINGTON – Didlake, Inc., a government contractor that provides janitorial...more

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Groendyke Transport / McKenzie Property Management to Pay $65,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit

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Trucking Company Terminated Two Long-Term Employees Because They Exhausted FMLA Medical Leave, Federal Agency Charged - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A trucking company and a property management company will pay $65,000 and furnish...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Be Careful When Submitting FLSA Settlement Documents To The Court: Confidentiality And General Release Clauses Are Taboo!

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I have settled numerous FLSA cases and note that there are many elements that management-side lawyers always want to see in such a document. One is a confidentiality provision as we do not want the employee “shooting his...more

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American Woodmark to Pay $25,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

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Employee With Disabilities Denied a Reasonable Accommodation and Discharged After Seeking Two Days of Unpaid Leave, Federal Agency Charges - ATLANTA - American Woodmark Corporation, a wood cabinetry manufacturer, will pay...more

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Blood Bank of Hawaii to Pay $175,000 to Settle EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit

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Blood Collection Company Fired Employees with Disabilities for Needing Additional Time Off, Federal Agency Charges - HONOLULU, Hawaii - Blood Bank of Hawaii, a non-profit blood collection company, will pay $175,000 to...more

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EEOC Consent Decree A Reminder That Attendance Policies Must Have An ADA Escape Valve

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In July the EEOC announced the terms of a consent decree settling claims of systemic disability discrimination against a global metal products manufacturer. Pursuant to the terms of the decree, the employer will pay $1...more

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Nevada Employer Pays $3.5 Million To Settle “100-Percent Healed” Claim

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Nevada Employer Pays $3.5 Million To Settle “100-Percent Healed” Claim - Slots chain employer Dotty’s recently agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle litigation alleging its “100-percent-healed” policy discriminates against...more

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Faulty Issues With No Fault Attendance Policies

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Many of our clients have no fault attendance policies by which the employees are assessed a point or half of a point for each tardy, absence or for leaving their shift early. Once the employee meets the required number of...more

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