The EEOC has brought a class action under the Genetic Information and Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) against a nursing and rehabilitation center, alleging that the defendant-employer "requires a class of applicants and employees to provide genetic information in response to questions about family medical history" as part of its pre-employment, return-to-work and annual medical exams of
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And Yet Another Multi-Million ADA Settlement Involving an Inflexible Leave Policy
By Jackson Lewis P.C. on
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There was this one, this one, and now yet another multi-million dollar settlement with the EEOC involving allegations that an employer had an inflexible leave policy. The EEOC announced that Dillard’s had agreed to pay $2 million as part of a consent decree to resolve the agency’s allegations relating to the company’s medical…
Yet Another Multi-Million Dollar ADA Settlement for Alleged “Inflexible Leave” Policy
By Jackson Lewis P.C. on
Posted in ADA
Add another multi-million dollar settlement notch to the EEOC’s “inflexible leave” belt. The EEOC announced that national trucking company Interstate Distributor Company will pay $4.85 million to resolve a nationwide class disability discrimination lawsuit the EEOC had brought against Interstate.
The lawsuit alleged that Interstate had a policy of terminating employees who needed more than…
Eternal Tribute to Deceased Ex-Employee Required in Severe Obesity ADA Case
By Jackson Lewis P.C. on
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When a 527 pound employee at a residential drug and alcohol treatment center was terminated, she filed an ADA charge with the EEOC, claiming her severe obesity was the reason. She died while her charge was pending. The EEOC sued her former employer and the parties have resolved the lawsuit with a Consent Decree. EEOC…