Federal Agency Obtains Relief for Three Jewel Employees Denied Accommodation; Extension of Consent Decree by One Year; Jewel to Pay EEOC Attorneys’ Fees CHICAGO – Federal District Judge Ronald A. Guzman has entered a final opinion and order finding Supervalu/Jewel-Osco […]

Security Provider Failed to Make Payments Agreed Upon in Litigation Settlement, Federal Agency Charges CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has filed a contempt action against Metro Special Police & Security Services, […]

African Fuelers at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport Were Repeatedly Called ‘Monkeys’ By a Phoenix Swissport Manager, Federal Agency Charged PHOENIX – Swissport Fueling, Inc., which fuels aircraft at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, will pay $250,000 and furnish other relief to […]

Non-Profit Whose Mission Is to Help Disabled Individuals Failed to Accommodate and Then Fired Deaf Employee, Federal Agency Charged DETROIT – Metropolitan Detroit Center for Independent Living, d/b/a Disability Network / Wayne County, will pay $38,500 and provide equitable relief […]

1. Are employers required to accommodate the religious beliefs and practices of applicants and employees? Yes. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on religion. This includes refusing to accommodate an employee’s sincerely held […]

July 26, 2014 is the 24th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) which was signed into law by President George H.W. Bush in 1990. Title 1 of the ADA makes it illegal for employers to discriminate against qualified […]

Hospital Failed to Accommodate and Then Fired Nurse Undergoing Cancer Treatments, Federal Agency Charged ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Angel Medical Center, Inc., a full-service critical access hospital located in Franklin, N.C., will pay $85,000 and furnish other relief to settle a […]

Despite promulgating a paucity of guidance on what constitutes a “voluntary medical exam” under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), on October 27, 2014, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) alleged in EEOC v. Honeywell, No. 0:14-04517 (D.MN 2014), […]

Grocery Wholesaler Allegedly Tolerated Harassment on Ashland Avenue Docks CHICAGO – A federal district judge has entered a $735,000 consent decree resolving a race harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The […]

Medical Clearance Process Derails Applicants’ Hopes for Employment, Federal Agency Says ST. LOUIS — Amsted Industries, Inc. and Amsted Rail Co. Inc., a leader in the manufacture of steel castings for the rail industry, improperly used physical tests and applicants’ […]