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Mental Health Provider Rejected Qualified Applicant Due to Disability, Federal Agency Charges - SEATTLE – Mental health and psychiatric treatment provider Telecare Mental Health Services of Washington, Inc. violated...more
As most employers know, the EEOC has confirmed employers may implement processes to take employee's temperatures before allowing them to enter the workplace during the pandemic. State and local governments in over twenty...more
OSHA has published Guidance on Returning to Work to assist employers in understanding their obligations under OSHA as they continue the process of re-opening and returning employees to work. Employers should review this...more
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The EEOC continues to update its pandemic preparedness guidance regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Rehabilitation Act, and other Equal Employment Opportunity laws in the wake of COVID-19. The guidance...more
This post has been updated to reflect additional guidance issued by the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission ("EEOC") on April 9, 2020. The EEOC has provided employers with supplemental guidance on navigating the...more
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Staffing Firm Used Unlawful Means to Screen Out Applicants With Disabilities, Federal Agency Charged - INDIANAPOLIS - Reliable Staffing, an Indianapolis staffing firm, will pay $25,000 and furnish other relief to...more
Retail Giant Refused to Allow Job Applicant to Take Pre-Hiring Physical Assessment Test Due to Obvious Disability, Federal Agency Charged - ST. LOUIS - Wal-Mart Stores East, LP violated federal law when it declined a job...more
Residential Health Facility Rescinded Employment Offer When a Drug Screen Revealed an Applicant's Legally Prescribed Medication - MILWAUKEE - An Oconomowoc, Wis., inpatient residential health facility violated federal law...more
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Employer Made Unlawful Medical Inquiries and Refused to Hire Applicants Based on Disability, Federal Agency Charges - JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - Appalachian Wood Products, Inc., a Clearfield, Pa.-based major supplier of cabinet...more
Trucking Company Improperly Screened Out Applicants On The Basis of Disability Federal Agency Charges - DENVER - Trucking firm JBS Carriers, based in Greeley, Colo., violated federal law by using pre-employment screening...more
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Lemont Refinery Withdrew Job Offer After Discovering Applicant Had Vision Impairment, Federal Agency Charges - CHICAGO -- Citgo Petroleum Corporation violated federal law when it withdrew a job offer from an applicant...more
Railroad to Cease Challenged Physical Abilities Testing, Federal Agency Announces - HUNTINGTON, W.V. - CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) will pay $3.2 million and furnish other relief to settle a company-wide sex...more
Denying Employment Based on Carpal Tunnel Screening Was Unlawful, Court Ruled - ST. LOUIS - Amsted Rail Co., Inc., a leading manufacturer of steel castings for the rail industry, will pay $4.4 million and furnish other...more
Company Required Applicants to Complete an Unlawful Pre-Offer Health Questionnaire, Federal Agency Charged - INDIANAPOLIS -- Strataforce, a staffing firm with offices in California, Indiana, North Carolina, and South...more
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Healthcare Company Denied Applicant an Accommodation for Pre-Employment Drug Testing, Federal Agency Charged - CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Xerox State Healthcare, LLC ("Xerox Healthcare"), a healthcare company that offers...more
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