FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. will pay $3.3 million and provide programmatic relief to resolve a companywide disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC charged that FedEx Ground denied deaf and hard-of-hearing package handlers reasonable accommodations and that it discriminated against deaf and… Continue reading FedEx Ground to Pay $3.3 Million to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
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Jury Awards $5.2M in Walmart Disability Discrimination Case
A jury has awarded a former Wisconsin Walmart employee $5.2 million in a disability discrimination case. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says the jury determined that Walmart violated federal law when it refused to accommodate the man’s disabilities. The man has a developmental disability and is deaf and visually impaired. He worked as a… Continue reading Jury Awards $5.2M in Walmart Disability Discrimination Case