Disability News
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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...
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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...