Category: Reasonable Accomodation

MEDSTAR WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER / MEDSTAR HEALTH TO PAY $150,000 TO SETTLE EEOC DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION

March 16, 2020

Heidi Macomber reads the 3/16/20 EEOC bulletin re MedStar Washington Hospital aka MedStar Health to Pay $150K to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit.

Such alleged conduct violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which prohibits disability discrimination and retaliation, including the failure to provide reasonable accommodations to enable an individual with a disability to perform her job or to consider reassignment as a reasonable accommodation. The ADA also prohibits retaliation for seeking accommodations or opposing disability discrimination. The EEOC filed suit (EEOC v. Washington Hospital Center Corporation d/b/a MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Health, Inc., Case No. 18-2160) in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its administrative conciliation process. … More MEDSTAR WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER / MEDSTAR HEALTH TO PAY $150,000 TO SETTLE EEOC DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

March 5, 2020

Heidi Macomber reads the 3/5/2020 EEOC news bulletin re Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas and a disability discrimination lawsuit. Hitachi entered a consent decree with the EEOC and will pay $85,000 and adopt and implement a written ADA policy and a procedure for requesting reasonable accommodations under the ADA. … More Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

EEOC and LifeWell Living Center, LLC Conciliate Disability Charge

November 18, 2019

Heidi Macomber reads EEOC bulletin dated 11/18/19 re EEOC and LifeWell Living Center, LLC Conciliate Disability Charge as well as Part IV, Reasonable Accommodation Procedures, C. Interactive Process of the EEOC Policy on Reasonable Accommodation for Individuals with Disabilities. … More EEOC and LifeWell Living Center, LLC Conciliate Disability Charge

JAN – Employers’ Practical Guide to Reasonable Accommodation Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) – Job Applications and Interviews

November 16, 2019

Heidi Macomber reads the Job Accommodation Networks (JAN) Employers’ Practical Guide to Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA specific to Job Applications and Interviews. … More JAN – Employers’ Practical Guide to Reasonable Accommodation Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) – Job Applications and Interviews

EEOC ALLEGES HEARING IMPAIRED APPLICANT DENIED REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION AND HIRE

October 25, 2019

My reading of an October 15, 2019, EEOC press release having to do with an alleged denial of reasonable accommodation and hire. The EEOC filed suit in Civil Action No. 2:19-cv-02693 in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, Eastern Division … More EEOC ALLEGES HEARING IMPAIRED APPLICANT DENIED REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION AND HIRE