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Macy’s to Pay $75K to Settle Federal Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Macy’s will pay a former long-term employee $75,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed in Illinois filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). According to the federal employment agency, the EEOC’s lawsuit charged Macy’s with firing an …

Texas Petro-Chemical Contractor Sued for Disability Discrimination

A blood disorder led to the unlawful firing of three laborers at a Texas-based petro-chemical contractor, federal officials say. the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has charged in a lawsuit that Signature Industrial Services LLC (SIS) unlawfully fired the …

Lowe’s to Pay $55K for to Settle Charges of Discrimination at Texas Store

Lowe’s Home Centers LLC, a nationwide chain of home improvement and hardware stores, will pay $55,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed on behalf of a manager at one of the company’s stores in Texas, …

Detroit’s Greektown Casino to Settle Disability Discrimination Suit for $140K

A Detroit casino operator has consented to pay $140,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by federal officials. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reported that its lawsuit charged Greektown Casino LLC with unlawfully failing to provide a …

Dallas Home Healthcare Company to Pay $25K to Settle Disability Discrimination Suit

AccentCare Inc., a home healthcare company headquartered in Dallas, has agreed to pay $25,000 and provide other significant relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). In a lawsuit, the EEOC charged …

Houston Company to Pay $145K to Settle Indiana Disability Discrimination Case

Chemtrusion Inc., a Houston-based manufacturing services company, will pay $145,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and concerning the company’s plant in Jeffersonville, Ind. According to the …

Oklahoma Company to Pay $106K in Federal Disability Discrimination Case

A Claremore, Okla.-based manufacturer of sucker rods and accessories for the oil and gas industry will pay $106,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). According to the …

Texas Jewelry Chain to Settle Disability Discrimination Suit for $30K

Zale Delaware Inc., dba Piercing Pagoda, a jewelry retailer based in Irving, Texas, will pay $30,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Commission (EEOC). The EEOC’s lawsuit charged that Piercing Pagoda violated federal law …

Michigan Medical Services Firm to Pay $21.5K to Settle Disability Discrimination Suit

A medical services provider serving the Muskegon, Michigan, region will pay $21,500 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC announced it had charged that Muskegon Family …

Trump Labor Chief Nominee Puzder Dodges Disability Bias Suit for Now

Labor secretary nominee Andrew Puzder, the controversial business leader expected to undergo a U.S. Senate confirmation hearing next week, will be spared an emotionally weighted and concurrent discrimination trial against the restaurant group he heads. A state court in Orange …