New System Allows Online Interaction With the Agency WASHINGTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that five of its offices have launched a new Online Inquiry and Appointment System. The system will allow individuals to electron­ically […]

Water Company Denied Position to Veteran Manager Because of Her Gender, Then Eliminated Her Job Due to ‘Consolidation,’ Federal Agency Charges TAMPA, Fla. — Nestlé Waters North America, a Stamford, Conn.-based division of Nestlé Waters, the world’s largest bottled water […]

Cleaning Company Discharged Employee Because of His Scoliosis, Federal Agency Charged DETROIT – A privately owned Mt. Clemens, Mich.-based company that provides cleaning services for corporate clients in commercial buildings will pay $16,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed […]

Settlement Resolves Claims for People Who Were Denied Employment or Accommodations Because of Their Disabilities FRESNO – Magnolia Health Corporation, a Visalia, Calif.-based company that operates health care and assisted living facilities throughout California’s Central Valley, will pay $325,000 and […]

Company Withdrew Job Offer Based on Mistaken Assumptions About Applicant’s Vision, Federal Agency Charged INDIANAPOLIS – C&A Tool Engineering Inc., a manufacturing-tooling company in Churubusco, Ind., will pay $35,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed […]

Trucking Company Refused to Hire Veteran Because He Uses a Service Dog, Federal Agency Charges JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CRST Expedited Inc., a national trucking company, violated federal law when it failed to accommodate, refused to hire and retaliated against a […]

Commercial Real Estate Services Company Fired Employee with Breast Cancer, Federal Agency Charged BALTIMORE – Commercial Real Estate Services Company Cushman & Wakefield will pay $100,000 and furnish significant relief to resolve a federal disability discrimination lawsuit, the U.S. Equal […]

Danny’s Downtown Failed to Abide by Terms of Litigation Settlement, Federal Agency Charged JACKSON, Miss. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has settled a contempt action against Baby O’s Restaurant, dba Danny’s Downtown, a […]

Trucking Company Refused To Hire Applicant Because of Inability to Provide a Urine Sample Due to Medical Condition, Federal Agency Charged CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Covenant Transport, Inc., a trucking company based in Chattanooga, Tenn., will pay $30,000 and furnish other […]

Rockville Gym Rescinded Job Offer After Learning Applicant Was Pregnant, Federal Agency Charged BALTIMORE – Minnesota-based gym company Life Time Fitness, Inc. will pay $86,000 and furnish significant relief to resolve a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal […]