Settlement Agreement: Quinnipiac University
- The parties to this Settlement Agreement are the United States of America (“United States”) and the Quinnipiac University (“Quinnipiac University” or “Quinnipiac”).
- This matter is based upon a complaint filed with the United States Attorney’s Office, District of Connecticut, that alleged that Quinnipiac University discriminated against an individual with a disability in violation of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12181, et seq. Specifically, the Complainant alleged that Quinnipiac failed to make necessary reasonable modifications to its policies, practices, and procedures when it placed the Complainant on a mandatory medical leave of absence from the Quinnipiac University because of the student’s depression without first considering options for the student’s continued enrollment.
- Quinnipiac denies the allegations set forth above.
- The parties agree that it is in their best interests, and the United States believes that it is in the public interest, to resolve this dispute without engaging in protracted litigation.
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