Hospital Refused to Provide Leave Time as a Reasonable Accommodation to a Class of Employees, Federal Agency Charged TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, Inc., a private community healthcare system comprised of 2 hospitals, multiple specialty care centers, three residency […]

Construction Company Refused to Hire Female Applicant, Federal Agency Charges FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – BHT Constructions LLC, a construction contracting company based in Davie, Fla., violated federal law when it refused to hire a female applicant as a heavy machin­ery […]

Defendants Withdrew Job Offer to Applicant Because He Needed a Job Coach, Federal Agency Charged ST. LOUIS – The operators of a Lawton, Okla., Burger King restaurant have agreed to pay a job applicant with an intellectual disability $30,000 and […]

Company Violated the Disabilities Act by Firing Employee Who Needed Crutches After Surgery for Torn ACL, Federal Agency Contends MINNEAPOLIS – Employer Solutions Group., LLC (ESG), a payroll servicing company head­quartered in Eden Prairie, Minn., violated federal law by firing […]

National Trucking Company Used ‘Back Assessment’ to Screen Out Job Applicants It Regarded as Disabled, Federal Agency Charged PORTLAND, Maine – National trucking company Hirschbach Motor Lines, Inc. will pay $40,000 and furnish other significant relief to settle a disability […]

Hospital Supervisors Refused Accommodation for Deaf Employee, Federal Agency Charges SANTA FE, N.M. – Christus Health, doing business as Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe, N.M., violated federal law by subjecting a deaf laboratory technician to disability […]

Leading Retailer Failed to Reasonably Accommodate Deaf Employees Federal Agency Charged WASHINGTON – Wal-Mart Stores East, LP will pay $100,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to resolve a federal disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor­tunity Commission […]

Blood Collection Company Fired Employees with Disabilities for Needing Additional Time Off, Federal Agency Charges HONOLULU, Hawaii – Blood Bank of Hawaii, a non-profit blood collection company, will pay $175,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. […]

Workers Were Unlawfully Harassed by Supervisor, Federal Agency Charged NEW YORK – 82-10 Baxter Ave. Food Corp., doing business as Foodtown, will pay $285,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment […]

Retirement Community Discriminated Against Two Employees by Demanding They Work on Sabbath, Federal Agency Charged CHATTANOOGA-Century Park Associates, LLC, d/b/a Garden Plaza at Greenbriar Cove (Century), operating a senior and assisted living community in Ooltewah, Tennessee, will pay $92,586.50 in […]