Disability News
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Settlement Agreement Reached with Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families to Address Discrimination Against Parents with Disabilities
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island and the Office for Civil Rights at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today...
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Saint Clare’s Health to Pay $77,550 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC’s) lawsuit, Saint Clare’s Health hired a pregnant candidate to file a per diem EMS dispatcher position at its Dover, New Jersey facility. A few days before her...
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Blue Sky Vision Pays $67,590 to Resolve EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC’s) lawsuit, the employee was hired in June of 2018 as an optometrist for Blue Sky Vision in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Approximately three months later, the employee mentioned...
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Groendyke Transport / McKenzie Property Management to Pay $65,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit
The defendants in the EEOC’s case are Groendyke Transport, Inc., one of the largest tank truck carriers in the United States, headquartered in Enid, Oklahoma, and McKenzie Property Management (formerly known as McKenzie Tank...
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A.A. v. Bimestefer Statement of Interest
On January 14, 2022, the United States filed a Statement of Interest in AA v. Bimestefer, No. 1:21-cv-02381 (D. Colo.), an action on behalf of children with mental health disabilities who allege they have experienced a revolving door of institutionalization due to...
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Justice Department Secures Agreement to Improve Web Accessibility for Public Transportation Users with Disabilities in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
The Justice Department announced today that it has entered into a settlement agreement with the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (MTD) to resolve alleged violations of Title II of the Americans with...