An entertainment and dining establishment in Avon, Ohio, will pay $40,000 and furnish equitable relief to settle a federal disability discrimination and retaliation charge.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said its investigation found reasonable cause to believe that Main Event Entertainment Inc., failed to hire an applicant for a technician position because of his disability and in retaliation for his asking for a reasonable accommodation of his disability.
The EEOC also determined that Main Event failed to maintain personnel and employment records as required by the EEOC’s regulations.
Main Event does not admit to any wrongdoing and does not concede that any violation of the law took place, but agreed to a voluntary resolution of the charge.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits employment discrimination based on disability. It also requires employers to provide a reasonable accommodation to an employee or job applicant with a disability, unless doing so would pose an undue hardship. The ADA also prohibits employers from engaging in retaliation against employees for complaining about such practices.
In addition to the monetary relief for the applicant, Main Event will provide training on the ADA, revise and disseminate its reasonable accommodation policy, and revise the anti-discrimination statement on its employment applications.
The company will also report to the EEOC on its future hiring and responses to reasonable accommodation requests and post a notice regarding the settlement.
The EEOC will monitor compliance with the voluntary settlement for two years.
Source: EEOC
Topics Ohio
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