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1. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Sues Tool Manufacturer for Firing Employee Because of Old Injury The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Sues Tool Manufacturer for Firing Employee Because of Old Injury...
2. Employers Still Excluding Large Groups of People from Jobs Based on Race, Sex, Age & Disability Experts testified at a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) meeting that employers nationwide continue to discriminate against job seekers based on their race, sex, age, national origin, disability or other prohibited bases. An EEOC trial attorney described the case of two deaf applicants who were denied employment by Walmart because they were deaf. The public can submit written comments by mail […]...
3. EEOC Sues Tideland EMC for Disability Discrimination The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against the Tideland Electric Membership Corporation for not accommodating an employee and then firing him because of his disability. The employee takes a legally prescribed narcotic medication to manage a chronic pain condition. After learning about this, Tideland EMC terminated the employee without giving him time to change his medication […]...
4. US Court of Appeals Reverses Dismissal of Disability Discrimination Lawsuit against United Airlines The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has reversed the dismissal of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) disability discrimination lawsuit against United Airlines, Inc. The court now agrees that “reasonable accommodation” under the Americans with Disabilities Act includes reassignment to a vacant job when employees cannot be accommodated in their current […]...
5. Housing and Urban Development and U.S. Bank Settle Discrimination Claim over Different Loan Requirements for Applicant with Disability Housing and Urban Development and U.S. Bank Settle Discrimination Claim over Different Loan Requirements for Applicant with Disability...
6. Share of Cost, Wendy’s Restaurant Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination Share of Cost, Wendy's Restaurant Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination...
7. EEOC Wins Disability Discrimination Suit Against Payday Lender ‘The Cash Store’ EEOC Wins Disability Discrimination Suit Against Payday Lender 'The Cash Store'...
8. Share of Cost, Health Services Company to Settle Lawsuit for Firing Employee after Having Stroke-Like Symptoms Share of Cost, Health Services Company to Settle Lawsuit for Firing Employee after Having Stroke-Like Symptoms...
9. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Houston Housing Authority Settle Allegation of Discrimination for Refusing Deaf Resident’s Request for Interpreter The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Houston Housing Authority Settle Allegation of Discrimination for Refusing Deaf Resident's Request for Interpreter...
10. Settlement Reached with B of A over Alleged Discrimination against Loan Applicants Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits Settlement Reached with B of A over Alleged Discrimination against Loan Applicants Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits...
11. U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Charges The Gap with Unlawfully Firing Employee with a Disability EEOC has charged The Gap with violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which prohibits employers from terminating employees because of such medical conditions. The employee took leave because of medical problems related to glomerolonephritis, a kidney disorder.  He returned to work and was then fired on the spot. EEOC is asking for back pay and compensatory damages for emotional distress and […]...
12. U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Charges Supermarket Chain with Disability Bias U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Charges Supermarket Chain with Disability Bias...
13. Lawsuit Setted on Refusing to Provide Job Accommodation for Employee Who is Deaf The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has charged Miles Kimball Company in Wisconsin with disability discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act. An employee who is deaf was denied her requested reasonable accommodation for a sign language interpreter and then fired. The company has agreed to provide training to its employees about disability discrimination....
14. Justice Department Intervenes in Lawsuit Involving New Hampshire’s Mental Health System Justice Department Intervenes in Lawsuit Involving New Hampshire's Mental Health System...
15. Share of Cost, EEOC Sues Supermarket Chain for Not Providing Accommodation to Employee with Bipolar Disorder Share of Cost, EEOC Sues Supermarket Chain for Not Providing Accommodation to Employee with Bipolar Disorder...