Settlement, Damages, Disability Discrimination

In Labcorp v. Davis, Supreme Court Passes on Chance to Clarify Issue of Uninjured Class Members

Ballard Spahr LLP on 6/11/2025

The U.S. Supreme Court last week declined to resolve a potentially landmark issue in class action law. In the closely watched case of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings v. Davis, the Court delivered a per curiam...more

Ranew’s Management Company to Pay $250,000 to Settle Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 2/15/2022

Fabrication, Coating, and Assembly Company Fired Employee Because of His Depression, Federal Agency Charged - ATLANTA – Ranew’s Management Company, Inc. (“Ranew’s”), a local, state, and national provider of fabrication,...more

Lonza America to Pay $150,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 7/23/2021

Company Violated Federal Law When It Fired a Recovering Opioid Addict, Federal Agency Charged - CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Lonza America LLC, a New Jersey-based company in the pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing industry,...more

Walmart to Pay $80,000 and Implement Nationwide Change in Policy to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 11/15/2019

Giant Retailer Refused to Accommodate Disabled Employee with Reassignment to a Nearby Store, Federal Agency Charged - BANGOR, Maine - Walmart Inc. will pay $80,000 and implement nationwide changes to its disability...more

Illinois Action for Children to Pay $60,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 6/24/2019

Nonprofit Fired Employee Who Required Extended Leave, Federal Agency Charged - CHICAGO -- Illinois Action for Children (IAFC), a large Illinois child care and childhood education-related nonprofit, has agreed to pay a...more

Employers: Use caution when dealing with prescription drug users

McAfee & Taft on 8/21/2018

Employers often have policies that require applicants or employees to disclose the lawful use of prescription drugs that could impair job performance or potentially pose a safety concern. If you’re one of those employers, you...more

Sharp Healthcare To Pay $90,000 To Settle

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 11/3/2016

Job Applicant Seeking a Surgical Technologist Position Was Perceived as Disabled and Denied Employment, Federal Agency Charged - SAN DIEGO - Sharp Healthcare, one of the largest private employers in San Diego County will...more

Apria Healthcare Group to Pay $100,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/3/2016

Company Laid Off Warehouse Clerk After She Notified Them of Medical Restrictions, Federal Agency Charged - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Apria Healthcare Inc., a home medical provider that offers medical equipment and services in...more

Suncup/Gregory Packaging to Pay $125,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 3/16/2015

Federal Agency Charged Company Fired Employee Because He Was HIV-Positive - NEWNAN, Ga. - Gregory Packaging, Inc., a nationwide manufacturer and distributor of juice products to school districts and medical institutions,...more

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