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United Airlines to Pay over $1 Million To Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit
2015-06-16 04:53:15| Airlines - Topix.net
In a case that garnered nationwide attention, air transportation giant United Airlines Inc. has agreed to pay more than $1 million and implement changes to settle a federal disability lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission , the agency announced today. The EEOC's lawsuit charged that United's competitive transfer policy violated the Americans with Disabilities Act .
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Federal Court Approves EEOC Subpoena in Investigation of Union Pacific
2015-05-07 00:04:42| Railroads - Topix.net
A federal judge has approved a subpoena allowing the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to proceed with its class-wide race discrimination investigation of Union Pacific Railroad, the federal agency announced today. As indicated in the court's written decision, the EEOC's investigation began when two African-Americans filed charges alleging that Union Pacific had denied them promotions to assistant signal person positions because of their race.
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Jewel-Osco gets stiff fine in unique EEOC case
2015-03-10 17:55:17| Grocery - Topix.net
A federal court-imposed fine of $400,000 against the Jewel-Osco supermarket chain to compensate the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for attorneys' fees in connection with the chain's alleged failure to comply with a consent decree is unusually large and likely reflects the effort the agency exerted in the case. The total is "pretty surprising," said Joel Aziere, a partner and president of law firm Buelow, Vetter, Buikema, Olson & Vliet, L.L.C. in Waukesha, Wisconsin, who said it is rare for the agency to recover attorneys' fees.
Grocer Jewel to pay $400,000 for allegedly breaking EEOC deal
2015-03-07 18:06:22| Grocery - Topix.net
The Jewel-Osco supermarket chain has been ordered to pay $400,000 in attorney's fees and costs for allegedly violating a consent decree obtained by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in connection with its leave policy, the agency said Friday. The EEOC said the decree had been entered to resolve prior agency litigation filed under the Americans with Disabilities Act, in which the EEOC charged that the chain, which is now operated by Boise, Idaho-based New Albertsons Inc., routinely failed to provide reasonable accommodations to employees seeking to return to work from a disability leave.
Pam Transport Ordered to Pay $477,399 In EEOC Disability Case
2015-03-06 03:39:54| Trucking - Topix.net
PAM Transport, Inc. has been ordered to pay 12 of its former truck drivers a total of $477,399 in a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the federal agency announced. In its lawsuit, the EEOC alleged that PAM violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by subjecting its entire workforce of truck drivers to overly broad medical inquiries.
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