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Former Oklahoma Store Owner to Pay $160K in Disability Discrimination Suit

The former owner of a chain of Oklahoma convenience stores will pay $160,000 to nine alleged victims of disability discrimination to resolve a federal lawsuit. According to the lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Brown-Thompson General …

Texas Industrial Painting Services Firm Settles Federal Disability Discrimination Suit

An industrial painting company in Beaumont, Texas, has settled a federal lawsuit that alleged it unlawfully fired a worker because of his medically prescribed methadone. Steel Painters LLC, an industrial sandblasting and painting services company, has agreed to pay monetary …

Texas-Based Sales and Marketing Company to Settle Disability Lawsuit for $2.65M

A Plano, Texas-based international sales and marketing company that provides food demonstrators to major American retailers and warehouse stores, will pay $2.65 million and furnish other relief to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission …

Louisiana Painting, Sandblasting Company to Pay $90K to Settle Disability Lawsuit

The U.S. employment practices watchdog agency says a Louisiana company will pay $90,000 to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit. Tamco Professional Coating Services Inc. (Tamco) has agreed to pay a foreperson $90,000 to settle the lawsuit brought by the …

Amtrak to Pay $112K to Settle Seattle Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

The Washington, D.C.-based National Passenger Railroad Corp., better known as Amtrak, will pay $112,000 and provide other relief to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of a Seattle-based Amtrak …