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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

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Century Care of Laurinburg to Pay $30,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit

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Pregnant Nursing Assistants Were Denied Accommodations and Fired, Agency Charged - CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Century Care of Laurinburg, Inc. d/b/a Scottish Pines Rehabilitation & Nursing Center (Scottish Pines), a North Carolina...more

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

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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

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Nursing Center Sued by EEOC for Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination

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Nursing Center Sued by EEOC for Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination - NHC Healthcare/Clinton, LLC Failed to Provide Pregnant Employee with a Reasonable Accommodation and Subsequently Fired Her, Federal Agency...more

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Jury in EEOC Suit Says Old Dominion Freight Line Must Pay Former Driver $119,612 for Disability Bias

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Trucking Company Fired Pickup and Delivery Driver Who Self-Reported Alcohol Abuse, Federal Agency Charged - FORT SMITH, Ark. -- A federal jury has found that Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc., a trucking company...more

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Non-Profit Social Service Agency to Pay $309,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

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Comprehensive Behavioral Health Center Refused To Accommodate Long-Term Employee With Multiple Sclerosis And Denied Her Rehire, Federal Agency Charged ST. LOUIS -- Comprehensive Behavioral Health Center (CBHC), a non-profit...more

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Disability Network Will Pay $38,500 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

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Non-Profit Whose Mission Is to Help Disabled Individuals Failed to Accommodate and Then Fired Deaf Employee, Federal Agency Charged - DETROIT - Metropolitan Detroit Center for Independent Living, d/b/a Disability...more

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Angel Medical Center to Pay $85,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

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Hospital Failed to Accommodate and Then Fired Nurse Undergoing Cancer Treatments, Federal Agency Charged - ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Angel Medical Center, Inc., a full-service critical access hospital located in Franklin,...more

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Harrison Poultry Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

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Poultry Hatchery Fired Employee While on Approved Leave, Federal Agency Charged - ATLANTA - Harrison Poultry, Inc. a poultry hatchery located in Bethlehem, Ga., unlawfully terminated an employee with a disability who...more

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