Court Rejects Bid to Dismiss Disability Harassment Claim CHICAGO – A federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss a claim of disability harassment against Mont Brook, Inc., doing business as The Cleaning Authority of Plainfield, the U.S. Equal Employment […]

Hospital Refused to Hire Worker Because of His Age and Perceived Disability, Federal Agency Said WHEELING, W.V. — Weirton Medical Center, a community hospital in Weirton, W.V., will pay $12,500 and furnish significant equitable relief to resolve an age and […]

Steel and Iron Powder Company Denied Applicant a Job Because It Regarded Him as Disabled, Federal Agency Charges NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Hoeganaes Corporation, an atomized steel and iron powder producer, unlawfully refused to hire an applicant because the company regarded […]

Clearwater Company Ordered to Pay $150,000 and Observe Non-Discrimination Provisions For Withdrawing Job Offer Because of Applicant’s Old Back Injury TAMPA, Fla. – In an order issued yesterday, a federal judge entered a final judgment against American Tool & Mold, […]

Manufacturing Company Fired Engineer for Filing Religious and Disability Discrimination Charge, Federal Agency Says NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Turner Machine Company retaliated against an employee by firing him because he filed a discrimination charge, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged […]

Railroad Worker With Degenerative Disc Disease Was Discharged Because of His Disability, Federal Agency Charged ATLANTA – Norfolk, Va.-based Norfolk Southern Railway Company, which operates in the eastern United States, will pay $110,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought […]

Nursing Home Facility Fired Employee Because of HIV, Federal Agency Charged JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Christian Care Center of Johnson City, Inc., a Johnson City-based nursing home facility, will pay $90,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination […]

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it is inviting public input on potential revisions to the regulations implementing Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, a law that governs employment of individuals with […]

Bank Fired Two Women Because of Age and Sex, Federal Agency Charged ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – BOK Financial Corporation, doing business as the Bank of Albuquerque, will pay $230,000 and furnish other relief to settle an age and sex discrimination lawsuit […]

Federal Agency Says Decision Confirms Authority to Investigate Charges of Discrimination Involving Business Operations of Indian Employers MILWAUKEE, Wis. – On May 6, U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman approved the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s application to enforce a subpoena […]