News & Analysis as of September 18, 2024

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Olive Garden/GMRI Inc. to Pay $30,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 4/10/2024

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

Tech Mahindra to Pay $255,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 2/14/2024

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

Hospital Housekeeping Systems to Pay $520,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 2/14/2024

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

Dollar General to Pay $1 Million to Settle EEOC Disability and Gina Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 10/19/2023

Retail Chain Violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act in Hiring Process - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. –Variety store retailer Dolgencorp, LLC, doing business as Dollar General,...more

Using AI to Facilitate Employment-Related Processes Carries Risk

Tonkon Torp LLP on 9/25/2023

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

Sanderson Farms to Pay $62,384 to Settle EEOC Lawsuit for Disability Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 6/15/2023

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

Broadleaf and Conduent to Pay $120,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/11/2023

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

North Memorial Health to Pay $180,000 to Resolve EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 1/13/2023

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

Red Roof Inns, Inc. Will Pay $43,188 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 12/28/2022

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

ISS Facility Services to Pay $47,500 to Settle Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 12/21/2022

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

Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC to Pay $49,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 12/21/2022

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

JDKD Enterprises Will Pay $100,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 12/19/2022

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

Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation to Pay $55,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 11/17/2022

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

Gas Field Specialists to Pay $184,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Case

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 8/5/2022

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

Viewpoint and CampusPoint to Pay $225,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 6/8/2022

Settlement Resolves Federal Suit Charging the Companies Unlawfully Rejected a Job Applicant Because of Deafness - PORTLAND, Ore. — Construction software developer Viewpoint, Inc. and its recruiter CampusPoint Corporation...more

RCC Partners to Pay $30,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/10/2022

Subway Franchise Failed to Accommodate an Autistic Worker and Then Fired Him Because of His Disability, Federal Agency Charges - PHOENIX – RCC Partners, LLC, doing business as sandwich shop Subway 701 in Buckeye, Arizona,...more

151 Coffee to Pay $70,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/10/2022

Coffee Company Fired Two Employees with Disabilities Who Requested Reasonable Accommodation, Federal Agency Charged - DALLAS – North Richland Hills, Texas-based 151 Coffee will pay $70,000 and furnish other relief to...more

S&C Electric Company to Pay $315,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 4/25/2022

Chicago Company Refused to Permit a Qualified Employee With A Disability to Return to His Position Following Medical Leave, Federal Agency Charged - CHICAGO – S&C Electric Company, a designer and manufacturer of switching...more

Stevens Transport Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 3/15/2022

Trucking Company Refused to Hire Applicant After Learning He Had Taken Medical Leave at a Previous Job, Federal Agency Charged - DALLAS – Stevens Transport, the largest refrigerated trucking company in Texas, will pay...more

TrueBlue and PeopleReady to Pay $125,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination and Retaliation Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 2/25/2022

Staffing Companies Fired Employee With Psychiatric Disability Instead of Providing Reasonable Accommodations, Federal Agency Charged - WASHINGTON – TrueBlue, Inc. and PeopleReady, Inc., labor sourcing companies with...more

National Car Dealers to Pay $150,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 1/21/2022

Worker Was Fired After Disclosing Potential Cancer Diagnosis, Federal Agency Charged - SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Car dealers Victory Automotive Group, Inc. and Cappo Management XXIX, Inc. will pay $150,000 and hire a consultant...more

Vantage Oil & Gas Exploration Companies Settle EEOC Disability Claim

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 1/20/2022

Companies Fired Employee Following His Heart Attack and While Out on Short-Term Disability Leave, Federal Agency Charged - HOUSTON – Two oil and gas exploration companies -- Vantage Energy Services, Inc. and Vantage...more

Charter Senior Living to Pay $31,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 1/13/2022

Senior Living Home Discharged Employee Even After She Passed a Physical Examination, Federal Agency Alleged - DETROIT — Charter Senior Living, LLC, a family-owned business based in Naperville, Illinois that operates senior...more

Car Dealer to Pay $100,000 to Resolve EEOC Lawsuit Alleging Disability Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 1/7/2022

Hollingsworth Richards, LLC Discriminated Against a Sales Representative for Using Prescribed Medication, Federal Agency Charges - NEW ORLEANS. – Hollingsworth Richards, LLC, doing business as Honda of Covington, has...more

VHS West Suburban Medical Center to Pay $150,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 11/22/2021

Former Owner of Oak Park Hospital Fired Woman With a Disability Instead of Accommodating Her, Federal Agency Charged - CHICAGO – The former owner of West Suburban Medical Center, an Oak Park, Illinois hospital will pay...more

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