Disability News
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Suncup / Gregory Packaging to Pay $125,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Gregory Packaging, Inc., a nationwide manufacturer and distributor of juice products to school districts and medical institutions, will pay $125,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),...
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The Department of Transportation issued the final rule today which revises its rules under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (section 504), specifically to provide that transportation entities are required to make reasonable modifications/accommodations to policies, practices, and procedures...
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Carrier Ordered to Pay Nearly Half a Million Dollars to 12 Former Drivers
Truckinginfo
The trucking company PAM Transport Inc. has been ordered to pay 12 of its former truck drivers a total of $477,399 in a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
The...
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Refusing driving accommodations bars employee's ADA lawsuit
Business Insurance
An employee who refused to agree to a reasonable accommodation offered him by his employer to compensate for his inability to drive cannot proceed with his disability discrimination charge, a federal appeals court said Monday in upholding a lower-court ruling....
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Settlement Agreement: Opus 465 and Tresca
PAM Transport Ordered to Pay $477,399 In EEOC Disability Case
In its lawsuit, the EEOC alleged that PAM violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by subjecting its entire workforce of truck drivers to overly broad medical inquiries. The lawsuit arose from...
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Project Civic Access Agreement: Rapid City, South Dakota
File an ADA Complaint Electronically: New ADA Online Complaint Form
Bank Of America To Pay $155K To Settle Claim It Discriminated Against Hearing-Impaired Customer
The Consumerist
Financial institutions have a somewhat checkered past when it comes to accommodating consumers...