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EEOC Addresses ‘Return to Work’ Issues and Clarifies ‘Undue Hardship’ in New Guidance on COVID-19 and Antidiscrimination Laws
On April 17, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) once...
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EEOC Sues Retailer of Luxury Crystal Products for Race and Disability Harassment
According to the EEOC's complaint, Baccarat staff made derogatory and offensive comments on a near-daily basis about the employee's race. Also, the two harassing co-workers repeatedly made unfounded, derogatory comments related to the employee's dyslexia, including...
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Appeals court reinstates Phoenix probation officer’s ADA lawsuit
A federal appeals court has overturned a lower court and reinstated an Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuit filed by a Phoenix probation officer who was terminated after she asked for extended medical leave.
Nannette Hummel, who had begun working...
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Former Convenience Store Owner to Pay $160,000 to Resolve Disability Discrimination Suit
The former owner of a chain of Oklahoma convenience stores will pay $160,000 to nine alleged victims of disability discrimination to resolve a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal...
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Hospitals Must Consider Accommodation Requests in Pandemic
Doctors and nurses on the front lines of the novel coronavirus with health conditions of their own can request “reasonable accommodations” under the Americans with Disabilities Act, and employers must consider them despite the pandemic, according to the Equal Employment...
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EEOC Sues Agri-AFC for Disability Discrimination
Agri-AFC, LLC, a Poplarville, Miss., agriculture retailer, violated federal law when it fired an employee with a pre-existing back condition, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced Friday.
According to the EEOC's...