Disability News
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Jury Awards Over $125 Million in EEOC Disability Discrimination Case Against Walmart
An eight-member jury in Green Bay, Wisconsin returned a verdict of $125,150,000 in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on three claims of disability discrimination against Walmart, the federal agency announced today....
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Kaiser Permanente Agrees to Comply with Federal Law by Improving Access for People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Southern California Permanente Medical Group and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals have agreed to resolve allegations that they violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by failing to provide...
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Agri-AFC, LLC to Pay $40,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Agri-AFC, LLC, an agricultural retailer which operates 21 retail locations throughout Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi, has agreed to pay $40,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle a federal lawsuit charging that Agri fired an...
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Settlement Agreement between the United States and Newton County, Arkansas
The United States conducted an investigation of the Newton County Board of Election Commissioners (“the Board”) under Titles II and V of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended (“Title II”, “Title V”, and “ADA”, respectively),...
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Treehouse Foods to Pay $50,000 and Provide Benefits to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
Treehouse Foods, Inc. / Treehouse Foods Private Brands, Inc., a food products manufacturer in Forest Park, Ga., will pay $50,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
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Statement of Interest of the United States in Migyanko v. Aimbridge Hospitality
Plaintiff, Ronald Migyanko, on behalf of a proposed class of individuals with disabilities who use wheelchairs or other mobility devices, alleges that Defendant, Aimbridge Hospitality, has violated Title III of the ADA, 42 U.S.C. §§...