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EEOC Settles Claim That Worker Suffering From Depression Was Fired Over Safety Concerns

As we have previously covered in EmployNews, companies are facing an increasing number of accommodation requests and claims from employees who allege they were discriminated against based on mental issues. Many of these...more

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ADA May Require Employer to Provide ASL Interpreter for Routine Meetings

Earlier this month, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced settlement of a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the agency against a Florida fast-food restaurant franchisee. The lawsuit alleged that the...more

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Applebee’s to Pay $100,000 to Settle EEOC Lawsuit Over Sexual Orientation and Race Discrimination, Retaliation for Complaining

Plant City Restaurant Subjected Black Employee to Racial and Homophobic Epithets, Then Forced Him to Quit, Federal Agency Charged - TAMPA, Fla. – Neighborhood Restaurant Partners Florida, LLC (NRP), which operates an...more

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Court Approves EEOC’s $18 Million Settlement with Activision Blizzard

Current and Former Employees Encouraged to Make a Claim of Sexual Harassment, Pregnancy Discrimination, or Retaliation with the EEOC - LOS ANGELES – U.S. District Court for the Central District of California has approved...more

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County Fair Farm Settles EEOC Class Sex Harassment and Retaliation Suit

Maine Farm Subjected Farmworkers to Abuse Since 2003, Federal Agency Charged - BOSTON - The federal district court in Portland, Maine has approved a consent decree resolving discrimination litigation brought by U.S....more

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EEOC Settles GINA Lawsuit Against Employer Using Outdated Medical Forms

The Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA) prohibits employers from asking employees questions about their family medical histories in most circumstances. However, doctors’ medical questionnaires have for decades...more

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Indianapolis Hampton Inn Operators Held in Contempt for Breaching EEOC Consent Decree Settling Earlier Class Race Bias Suit

Federal Court Also Rules That EEOC Is Entitled to Submit a Petition for Fees and Costs. INDIANAPOLIS - A federal judge has held that the operators of the Hampton Inn on Shadeland Avenue in Indianapolis in contempt for...more

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Failure to Comply with Terms of EEOC Consent Order Costs Employer $400,000 in Agency's Costs

Under federal civil rights laws, one major difference between suits brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and private parties involves liability for attorney’s fees. Losing employers must pay the prevailing...more

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Consent Decree Ends EEOC Race Discrimination Lawsuit Against Battaglia Distributing

Grocery Wholesaler Allegedly Tolerated Harassment on Ashland Avenue Docks - CHICAGO - A federal district judge has entered a $735,000 consent decree resolving a race harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal...more

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