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 […]

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 […]

Health Care Company Rescinded Job Offer Because She Was Pregnant, Federal Agency Charged PHOENIX – A nationwide health care company headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., will pay $150,000 and furnish other relief to settle a lawsuit for pregnancy discrimination brought by […]

Senior Living Provider Rescinded Employment Offer and Refused to Accommodate Applicant With a Disability, Federal Agency Charges INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Senior living solutions giant, Brookdale Senior Living, Inc., violated federal law by refusing to hire an Indianapolis applicant because of […]

MIAMI – The University of Miami violated federal law by paying a female professor less than a male counterpart for performing equal or similar work, U.S. Equal Employment Oppor­tunity Commis­sion (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. The University […]

Insurance Company Unlawfully Fired Longtime Employee Based on Her Diabetes, Federal Agency Charges ATLANTA – American Security Insurance Company, a for-profit insurance company and subsidiary of Assurant, Inc., violated federal disability discrimination law when it terminated an employee because of […]