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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Reasonable Accommodation Enforcement Actions

Stokes Wagner

Under the ADA, Mental Illness is Illness too

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A recent EEOC case involving an executive who was fired after having an episode of depression underlines the importance of accommodating mental disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). In Equal...more

Bailey & Glasser, LLP

Remote Work Accommodation Requests in a Post-COVID World: How “Essential” is the Office Anyway?

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After nearly two years of having the flexibility to work from home, it’s not hard to understand why many employees are reluctant to return to the “old ways” of business casual attire, hour-long commutes, and five days per...more

Epstein Becker & Green

#WorkforceWednesday: EEOC Enforcement Uptick, New York Limits Private Confidential Settlements, Anti-Harassment Training for...

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This week, we focus on what can be learned from the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission’s (EEOC’s) fiscal year (FY) 2021 filings as employers continue to navigate COVID-19 in the months ahead. EEOC: Back in Enforcement...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Event] Dallas Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference - October 22nd, Frisco, TX

Our one-day Regional Compliance and Ethics Conferences provide attendees with a forum to interact with local compliance professionals, share information about your compliance successes and challenges, and create educational...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

EEOC Brings First Pandemic Disability Discrimination Suit Over Denial of Telework Accommodation

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an explosion of remote work, including for positions traditionally not considered eligible for remote work. As employers have returned employees to office work environments, some employees who...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Imperial Trading to Pay $140,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Wholesale Distributor Failed to Reasonably Accommodate Workers with Disabilities, Federal Agency Charged - HOUSTON - A wholesale distributor based in Jefferson Parish, La., has agreed to pay $140,000 and provide other...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Heritage Charity Auctions & Awards Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Memorabilia and Auction Company Fired Employee Because of Mental Disabilities, Federal Agency Charged - ATLANTA - Heritage Charity Auction & Awards, Inc., a manufacturer and seller of display cases for memorabilia and...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Massey Services Will Pay $63,000 to Settle EEOC Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit

Pest Control and Landscaping Company Terminated and Refused to Rehire Employee With Disability After Denying Her Request for Leave as Accommodation, Federal Agency Charged - CHARLESTON, S.C. - Pest control and landscaping...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

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

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

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

EEOC and Lifewell Living Center, LLC Conciliate Disability Charge

ALBUQUERQUE - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and LifeWell Living Center, LLC have reached a voluntary conciliation agreement to resolve allegations of disability discrim­ination raised by a former...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Goodwill Industries to Pay $65,000 to Settle Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Nonprofit Refused to Provide Accommodations for Janitor with Cognitive Disability, Federal Agency Charged - NEW YORK - Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey, Inc., which provides job...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Jury Awards $5.2 Million Against Walmart in EEOC 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 when it refused to...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

EEOC Sues Enlivant / Assisted Living Concepts For Disability Discrimination

Senior Living Center Refused Employee's Request for an Accommodation, Resulting in Her Termination, Federal Agency Charges - DALLAS - Assisted Living Concepts, LLC d/b/a Enlivant and North Brook Place, a national owner...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

McLeod Health to Pay $133,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit

Non-Profit Medical Institution Subjected Employee to Illegal Medical Examinations and Fired Her in Violation of Federal Law, Federal Agency Charged - FLORENCE, S.C. - McLeod Health, Inc., a Florence, S.C.-based regional...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Wal-Mart Stores East, LP Will Pay $100,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Leading Retailer Failed to Reasonably Accommodate Deaf Employees Federal Agency Charged - WASHINGTON - Wal-Mart Stores East, LP will pay $100,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to resolve a federal disability...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Vallen Distribution to Pay $75,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Leading Industrial Supplies Provider Fired Employee After He Requested Leave For Prostate Cancer Recovery, Federal Agency Charged - ATLANTA - Vallen Distribution, Inc. (formerly Hagemeyer North America, Inc.), a national...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

EEOC Sues American Security Insurance Company for Disability Discrimination

Insurance Company Unlawfully Fired Longtime Employee Based on Her Diabetes, Federal Agency Charges - ATLANTA - American Security Insurance Company, a for-profit insurance company and subsidiary of Assurant, Inc., violated...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

EEOC Sues KTF Enterprises and Kirker Enterprises for Disability Discrimination

Employees with Disabilities Denied Reasonable Accommodations, Federal Agency Charges - Newburgh, N.Y. - KTF Enterprises, Inc. and Kirker Enterprises, Inc., which operate a nail polish factory in Newburgh, New York,...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

EEOC Sues Powerlink for Disability Discrimination

Maintenance Company Denied Hearing-Impaired Employee a Reasonable Accommodation and Fired Her, Federal Agency Charges - DETROIT - Powerlink Facilities Management Services, a Michigan-based management and maintenance...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Kroger to Pay $40,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Jonesboro Supermarket Refused to Accommodate Disabled Employee and Unlawfully Fired Him, Federal Agency Charged - ATLANTA - Cincinnati-based national grocery store chain Kroger will pay $40,000 to settle a disability...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

EEOC Sues Valley Tool for Disability Discrimination and Retaliation

Company Punished Employees for Complaining About Mistreatment, Federal Agency Charges - OXFORD, Miss. - A tool company operating in Water Valley, Miss., violated federal civil rights laws when it denied an employee a...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

MedStar Health / Medstar Ambulatory Services Agree to Conciliate EEOC Disability Bias Charge

Agreement to Revise Attendance Policy to Accommodate Employees With Disabilities - BALTIMORE - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), MedStar Health, Inc. and MedStar Ambulatory Services, Inc. announced...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

EEOC Sues M&M Limousine for Disability Discrimination

Des Plaines Limousine Service Refused to Hire Applicant Because He Is Deaf, Federal Agency Charges - CHICAGO - Des Plaines, Ill.-based M&M Limousine Service violated federal law when it refused to hire or consider...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Time Warner Cable and Charter Communications to Pay $99,500 to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit

Telecommunications Company Fired Employee While Out on Leave for Cancer Surgery, Federal Agency Charged - LOS ANGELES - Time Warner Cable, Inc. and Charter Communications, Inc. agreed to pay $99,500 and provide other...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Kaydon Corporation to Pay $38,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit

Ball Bearings Manufacturer Denied Medical Leave to Employee After Heart Surgery, Then Fired Him, Federal Agency Charged - COLUMBIA, S.C. - Kaydon Corporation, a Muskegon, Mich.-based company that manufactures ball bearings...more

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