Disability News
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Justice Department Secures Agreement to Provide Community-Based Services to Children with Disabilities in Rhode Island
The Department of Justice today entered into a settlement agreement with the Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) to resolve alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)....
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151 Coffee to Pay $70,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, 151 Coffee closed all its locations in April 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The company sent an email to all employees at the end of April announcing reopening...
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Complaint filed by the United States against the Town of Clarksville, Indiana
Complainant is an individual with a disability within the meaning of 42 U.S.C. § 12102 because he has the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a physical impairment that “substantially limits immune function.” 29 C.F.R. § 1630.2(j)(3)(iii)....
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Agropur Agrees to Pay $79,000 to Resolve EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
The EEOC charged that Agropur violated federal law at its Grand Rapids, Michigan plant by failing to provide an employee with a disability with a reasonable accommodation, which resulted in her discharge.
According to the EEOC’s...
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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...