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Just months after issuing its final rule implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has initiated multiple actions against employers for allegedly violating...more
HOUSTON – VibraLife of Katy, LLC, a rehabilitation and assisted living facility in Katy, Texas, will pay $80,000 and furnish other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) disability...more
A recent Consent Decree between the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Lago Mar Properties stands as an important reminder that the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) is broad in scope and encompasses all...more
Manager Refused to Hire Job Applicant Because of Disability and Asked Unlawful Questions During Interview, Federal Agency Charged - PITTSBURGH – GMRI, Inc., doing business as Olive Garden, will pay $30,000 and agreed to...more
Federal Agency Charged That Technology Company Refused to Hire Qualified Applicant When It Learned He is Deaf - NEW YORK - Tech Mahindra, Inc., a New York-based IT services company, will pay $255,000 to a job applicant to...more
Settles Federal Agency Charges That Company Fired Employees Who Failed Functions Test, Despite Their Ability to Perform Their Jobs - FORT SMITH, Ark. - Hospital Housekeeping Systems, LLC (HHS), a provider of housekeeping,...more
Remote Technology Company Settles EEOC Lawsuit Alleging it Refused to Accommodate and Hire a Deaf Applicant - BOSTON – Remote-first global technology company Digital Arbitrage, Inc., doing business as Cloudbeds, will pay...more
Settles Federal Agency Charges Pizza Chain Failed to Accommodate and Fired Blind Employee Because of Disability - ATLANTA – Papa John’s Pizza, an international chain of pizza restaurants based in Louisville, Kentucky, will...more
Retailer Settled Lawsuit Alleging It Fired Sales Associate Because of Her Pregnancy - ATLANTA – Nationwide retailer Dolgencorp, LLC, which does business as Dollar General, will pay $42,500 and provide other relief to...more
Settles Federal Charges PNM’s Policies and Practices Discriminated Against Its Employees With Disabilities - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Public Service Company of New Mexico and PNMR Services Co. will pay $750,000 to settle an...more
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is everywhere and is being used in virtually all industries. A survey by the Society for Human Resource Management last year found that almost 25% of employers use AI to make employment-related...more
Wasco State Prison Failed to Provide a Reasonable Accommodation, Federal Agency Charges - FRESNO, Calif. – The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has settled a federal charge of disability filed with...more
Settles Federal Charges Employer Refused to Provide Accommodation to Employee With Cluster Headache and Migraine Condition and Instead Fired Him - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Sanderson Farms, LLC and Sanderson Farms, LLC...more
Business Services Provider and Staffing Agency Failed to Accommodate Customer Care Representative and Fired Her Based on Hearing Condition, Federal Agency Charged - NEW YORK – Conduent State and Local Solutions, Inc., a...more
Arts and Crafts Retailer Refused to Allow Service Dog as Reasonable Accommodation, Federal Agency Charges - ST. LOUIS – Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., a national arts and crafts retailer, will pay $50,000 to resolve a...more
Settles Federal Agency Charges Supervisors Provided Pregnant Hostess a Stool Then Took It Away and Then Fired Her - ST. LOUIS – A.V.I. Sea Bar & Chophouse restaurant, a Wichita steakhouse with an attached catering service...more
Company Terminated Financial Analyst Due to Pregnancy, Federal Agency Charged - MIAMI – Arubaanse Luchtvaart Maatschhappij Nv, Inc., doing business as Aruba Airlines, will pay $75,000 to settle a pregnancy discrimination...more
Health Care Provider Failed to Hire and Provide Reasonable Accommodation to Qualified Deaf Applicant for Hospital Greeter Position, Federal Agency Charged - MINNEAPOLIS – North Memorial Health, a health care provider that...more
Employee Told Not to Waste Time Applying for Promotional Opportunity Because of His Visual Impairment, Federal Agency Charged - Red Roof Inns, Inc. (Red Roof) will pay $43,188.00 to settle a disability discrimination...more
Facility Management Services Provider Denied Employee’s Reasonable Request to Work from Home, Then Terminated Her Because of Her Disability, Federal Agency Charged - ATLANTA – ISS Facility Services, Inc. (ISS), a workplace...more
Manufacturer Refused to Hire Steel Worker Based on Possible Side Effects From His Prescription Medication, Federal Agency Charges - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC agreed to pay $49,000 to settle a...more
McDonald’s Worker Fired Because of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Federal Agency Charges - PHILADELPHIA -- JDKD Enterprises, L.P., a Sewell, New Jersey limited partnership that owns and operates numerous McDonald’s franchises...more
Atlanta Hospital Failed to Accommodate Its Employee’s Disability And Then Fired Her, Federal Agency Charged - ATLANTA – Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation, a public hospital in Atlanta, Ga., will pay $55,000 and furnish...more
Staffing Company Rescinded Job Offer For Applicant With One Hand, Federal Agency Charges - OREM, Utah – An Orem, Utah branch of Elwood Staffing Services, a nationwide staffing company, will pay $77,500 and furnish other...more
Company Fired 15-Year Employee Because of Cancer History, Federal Agency Charged - PHILADELPHIA – Gas Field Specialists, Inc. (GFS), a Potter County, Pennsylvania-based natural gas well service company, will pay $184,000...more