“The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act requires employers to work with employees to identify and provide reasonable accommodations for an employee’s known limitations related to pregnancy,” said EEOC Regional Attorney Debra M. Lawrence. “The mere fact that an employer’s generally applied policies forbid or fail to authorize an accommodation does not relieve the employer of its obligation under the PWFA. If the accommodation is reasonable and does not pose an undue hardship, it must be provided to a pregnant worker.”

EEOC Sues American Multi-Cinema for Disability Discrimination BALTIMORE – American Multi-Cinema (AMC), a nationwide movie theatre chain, violated federal law when it forced an employee with a disability to leave his job, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged […]

Two employers resolve federal complaints over firing of pregnant women MIAMI – The Miami District of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) successfully conciliated two discrimination charges on behalf of pregnant women, the federal agency announced today. The first […]

Federal lawsuit charges company discriminated against district manager after surgery COLUMBUS, Ohio – Wendy’s International, LLC violated federal law when it discriminated against a district manager because of disability and age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in […]

Federal lawsuit charges casino operators with discrimination against employee after falling ill at work BALTIMORE – Casino operators CBAC Borrower, LLC, doing business as Horseshoe Casino, Caesars Baltimore Management Co., LLC, and Caesars Entertainment, Inc., violated federal law when they […]

Staffing Agency Settles Federal Charges That It Complied with Clients’ Discriminatory Requests for Male Temporary WorkersSEATTLE — SmartTalent, LLC, a Kirkland, Wash.-based staffing agency that places temporary employees with business clients across various industries, will pay $875,000 and provide other […]

Settles Federal Agency Charges Restaurant Refused to Honor Religious Accommodation and Fired Employee for Requesting ItCHARLOTTE, N.C. –Suncakes NC, LLC, a North Carolina-based company, and Suncakes, LLC, a Texas-based company doing business as IHOP (collectively “Suncakes”), will pay $40,000 and […]

Settles Federal Charges Non-Profit Failed to Accommodate a Disabled Employee and Unlawfully Terminated HerInnovative Services Northwest (ISNW), a social services nonprofit, will pay $136,500 and furnish other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) disability discrimination lawsuit, […]

Federal Agency Charges Manufacturer Terminated Electrician Because of his DisabilityCHICAGO – Alto Ingredients, Inc., a manufacturer of industrial and food-grade, corn-based alcohols, violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it terminated an electrician from its campus in Pekin, Illinois, […]

Settles Federal Charges Non-Profit Failed to Accommodate a Disabled Employee and Unlawfully Terminated HerInnovative Services Northwest (ISNW), a social services nonprofit, will pay $136,500 and furnish other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) disability discrimination lawsuit, […]