Nursing Home Terminated Pregnant Nursing Supervisor Who Requested a Lifting Accommodation, Conducted Unlawful Medical Inquiry, and Refused Rehire Because of Her Disability, Federal Agency Says PHILADELPHIA – Nursing home Landis Homes Retirement Community, and its managing entity, Landis Communities, will […]

DENVER – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Midnight Rose Hotel & Casino in Cripple Creek, Colo., have agreed to resolve a disability discrimination charge filed by a former employee, the federal agency announced today. The charge […]

Retail Home Improvement and Appliance Store Chain Fired Thousands of Workers With Disabilities Due to Rigid Leave Policy, Federal Agency Charges LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the approval of the resolution of a […]

Mobile Phone Retailer’s Management Withdrew Job Offer to Salesman Because He Uses a Wheelchair, Federal Agency Charges HOUSTON – Mobile Destination, Inc., a mobile phone retailer which operates 30 Verizon Wireless stores in Texas, unlawfully revoked a worker’s job offer […]

45-Year-Old Qualified Candidate Denied Police Officer Position Due to Age, Federal Agency Charged HONOLULU – The County of Maui will pay $24,000 and provide other relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit filed against the Maui County Police Department by […]

Gas Station Convenience Store Chain Unlawfully Refused Accommodation for Worker With a Back Impairment and Then Fired Him, Federal Agency Charges SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Murphy Oil Corporation, which operates Murphy USA retail gasoline stores typically located in Walmart parking […]

Company Fired Employee for Objecting to Overbroad Medical Releases for Fitness-for-Duty Examination, Federal Agency Charged MINNEAPOLIS – A Minneapolis-based power company will pay $87,500 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity […]

Higher Education Technology Services Company Unlawfully Removed Employee From Her Position After She Revealed her Gender Transition MINNEAPOLIS — Ellucian, a higher education technology services company with operations in Minnesota, has agreed to pay $140,000 and provide significant non-monetary relief […]

Company Required Applicants to Complete an Unlawful Pre-Offer Health Questionnaire, Federal Agency Charged TAMPA, Fla. – KB Staffing LLC, a staffing firm servicing central Florida, made unlawful pre-offer health inquiries of applicants in violation of federal law, the U.S. Equal […]

62 Thai Farmworkers Vindicated After Exploitation at the Hands of Global Horizons LOS ANGELES – A federal judge has ordered farm labor contractor Global Horizons, Inc. to pay $7,658,500 for a pattern or practice of subjecting Thai farmworkers in the […]