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

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 7/2/2024

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

What Else Happened During COVID: A Recap of Non-COVID-Related Employment Law Changes in Oregon Since 2020

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 12/7/2022

In early 2020, most businesses found themselves unexpectedly pivoting their focus to unprecedented operational, workforce, supply chain, and legal changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses have had to...more

EEOC Sues Keystone RV for Disability Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/29/2022

RV Manufacturer Refused to Grant Less Than a Week of Unpaid Leave to Disabled Employee And Terminated Him Instead, Federal Agency Charges - INDIANAPOLIS – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced...more

Ninth Circuit Rules That a Temporary Impairment Can Qualify as a “Disability” Under the ADA

Stoel Rives - World of Employment on 5/11/2022

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the federal appellate court with jurisdiction over much of the western United States (including Washington, Oregon, California and Idaho), ruled last week that an employee’s...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

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

EEOC Sues Ranew’s Management Company for Disability Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 12/22/2021

Fabrication, Coating, and Assembly Company Terminated Employee Because of His Depression, Federal Agency Charges - ATLANTA – Headquartered in Milner, Georgia, Ranew’s Management Company, Inc., local, state, and national...more

EEOC Sues Stevens Transport for Disability Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/24/2021

Trucking Company Refused to Hire Applicant After Learning He Had Taken Medical Leave at a Previous Job, Federal Agency Charges - DALLAS – A refrigerated transport carrier that services major companies in need of...more

25th Annual Labor & Employment Seminar - The Labor & Employment Year in Review: Is It Over Yet? West Coast Session

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Employment Law... on 11/9/2020

Monday, October 26 - The Labor & Employment Year in Review: Is It Over Yet? Hinshaw labor and employment attorneys from the Midwest, East Coast, and West Coast addressed developments in the ever-changing landscape of...more

EEOC Sues T&T Subsea for Disability Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 10/11/2019

Company Fired Diver Because He Had Been Treated for Cancer, Federal Agency Charges - HOUSTON - T&T Subsea, LLC, a Galveston marine services company, violated federal law when it fired an employee after he recovered from...more

EEOC Sues Colorado Excavating for Disability Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/13/2019

Company Fired Employee After Seizure, Federal Agency Charges - DENVER - Gollnick Construction, Inc., which does business as Colorado Excavating, violated federal law when it fired an employee because she had a seizure,...more

Illinois Action for Children to Pay $60,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 6/24/2019

Nonprofit Fired Employee Who Required Extended Leave, Federal Agency Charged - CHICAGO -- Illinois Action for Children (IAFC), a large Illinois child care and childhood education-related nonprofit, has agreed to pay a...more

Wilmington Trust Corporation to Pay $700,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 12/20/2018

Predecessor Hudson City Savings Bank Denied Disability Accommodations to Employees, Federal Agency Charged - NEW YORK - Wilmington Trust Corporation, a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of M&T Bank...more

Harborview Senior Care Properties to Pay $21,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 12/18/2018

Employee Fired for Exceeding Two-Week Maximum Leave Policy, Federal Agency Charged - RALEIGH, N.C. - Senior Care Properties, Inc., doing business as Harborview Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, will pay $21,000 and...more

Whole Foods Market to Pay $65,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 11/5/2018

Employee Fired because of her Disability, Federal Agency Charged - RALEIGH, N.C. - Whole Foods Market Group, Inc., doing business as Whole Foods Market, headquartered in Austin, Texas, will pay $65,000 and provide other...more

Triton Management Services to Pay $110,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 10/11/2018

Management Services Company Denied Medical Leave to Employee Then Fired Her, Federal Agency Charged - SAN DIEGO, Calif. -Triton Management Services, LLC, headquartered in Carlsbad, Calif., agreed to pay $110,000 and...more

EEOC Sues the Highlands of Memphis And Related Entities for Disability Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 10/5/2018

Health Care Company Fired Nurse After She Had a Heart Attack, Federal Agency Says - MEMPHIS - The Highlands of Memphis, LLC and other current or former owners, operators, and/or managers of a nursing home located at 3549...more

The BakerHostetler Quarterly New York Employment Newsletter

BakerHostetler on 10/4/2018

Welcome to the second edition of The BakerHostetler Quarterly New York Employment Law Newsletter. We are pleased to share our analysis of some key employment trends, in-depth discussions regarding recent developments and what...more

EEOC Sues Rancho San Miguel Market for Disability Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 10/2/2018

Local Supermarket Fires Employee Requesting Medical Leave, Federal Agency Charges - FRESNO - Local grocery outlet, PAQ, Inc., dba Rancho San Miguel Market, violated federal law when it fired a deli clerk after she...more

EEOC Sues SoftPro For Disability Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 10/1/2018

Company Fired Employee for Perceived Disability, Federal Agency Charges - RALEIGH, N.C. - SoftPro, LLC, a Delaware corporation headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., that provides real estate closing and title insurance software...more

EEOC Sues Spencer Gifts for Disability Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/27/2018

Novelty Gift Company Failed to Accommodate and Fired Employee Due to Disability, Federal Agency Charges - HICKORY, N.C. - Spencer Gifts, LLC (Spencer), a Delaware corporation that operates novelty gift stores throughout...more

EEOC Sues Austal USA For Disability Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/26/2018

Global Defense Contractor Fired Employee Who Needed Intermittent Leave to Treat Diabetes, Federal Agency Charges - MOBILE, Ala. - Austal USA, LLC, a global designer and manufacturer of defense and commercial ships...more

B.F. Saul Companies, Hospitality Group to Pay $210,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/14/2018

Hotel Owner/Operators Fired Female Employee With Breast Cancer a Week Before Surgery, Federal Agency Charged - WASHINGTON - The B.F. Saul group of real estate companies will pay $210,000 and furnish significant equitable...more

Hagemeyer North America, Inc. Sued by EEOC For Disability Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/7/2018

Leading Industrial Supplies Provider Fired Employee After He Requested Leave Due to a Medical Condition, Federal Agency Charged - ATLANTA - Vallen Distribution, Inc. d/b/a Hagemeyer North America, Inc., a national leading...more

EEOC Sues Universal Diversified for Disability Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/6/2018

Sheet Metal Companies Fired Employee After He Lost One Eye Because of Stigmas Associated With Disability, Federal Agency Charges - MIAMI - Universal Diversified Enterprises, Inc. and Universal Diversified Solutions LLC,...more

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