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Hospital Supervisors Refused Accommodation for Deaf Employee, Federal Agency Charges - SANTA FE, N.M. - Christus Health, doing business as Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe, N.M., violated federal law by subjecting a deaf...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Blood Collection Company Fired Employees with Disabilities for Needing Additional Time Off, Federal Agency Charges - HONOLULU, Hawaii - Blood Bank of Hawaii, a non-profit blood collection company, will pay $175,000 to settle a disability...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

U.S. Military Contractors Discriminated Against Employee Based on Her Pregnancy, Federal Agency Charged - JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Day & Zimmermann Group, Inc. and Sunrise Beach Corporation, doing business as M2 Services Corporation, have agreed to...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Leading Retailer Failed to Reasonably Accommodate Deaf Employees Federal Agency Charged - WASHINGTON - Wal-Mart Stores East, LP will pay $100,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to resolve a federal disability discrimination lawsuit filed...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Software Company Fired Employee for Perceived Disability, Federal Agency Charged - RALEIGH, N.C. - SoftPro, LLC, a Delaware software company headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., will pay $80,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Retirement Community Discriminated Against Two Employees by Demanding They Work on Sabbath, Federal Agency Charged - CHATTANOOGA-Century Park Associates, LLC, d/b/a Garden Plaza at Greenbriar Cove (Century), operating a senior and assisted living...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Virginia Eatery Routinely Subjected Gay Male Server and His Straight Friend to Homophobic Taunts and Epithets, Federal Agency Charged - WASHINGTON - Mejia Corporation, doing business as El Tio Tex-Mex Grill, a restaurant in Gainesville, Va., will...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Company Resolves Failure-to-Hire Racial Discrimination Charge - LOS ANGELES - Pier 1 Imports, an international home furnishings and specialty retailer in the U.S. and Canada, has reached an agreement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Retirement Community Failed to Hire Woman It Suspected Would Become Pregnant, Federal Agency Charged - TAMPA - The Glenridge on Palmer Ranch, an upscale retirement community in Sarasota, Florida, will pay $70,000 and furnish other relief to settle...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Health Care Company Rescinded Job Offer Because She Was Pregnant, Federal Agency Charged - PHOENIX - A nationwide health care company headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., will pay $150,000 and furnish other relief to settle a lawsuit for pregnancy...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission