Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital and EEOC Reach $195,000 Agreement to Conciliate EEOC Disability Discrimination Charge

The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital (MGSH) announced the successful conciliation and settlement of a charge filed with the agency under the Americans with…

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Hawaii Medical Service Association to Pay $180,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Hawaii Medical Service Association (HMSA), the largest health insurance company in Hawaii, has agreed to pay $180,000 and provide injunctive relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the…

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Life Care Centers of America to Pay $170,000 to Settle EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit

Geriatric care giant Life Care Centers of America, Inc. and its affiliate, South Hill Operations, LLC, doing business as “Life Care Center of South Hill,” will pay $170,000 to a…

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Century Care of Laurinburg to Pay $30,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit

Century Care of Laurinburg, Inc. d/b/a Scottish Pines Rehabilitation & Nursing Center (Scottish Pines), a North Carolina company based in Cary, has agreed to pay $30,000 and furnish other relief…

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Justice Department Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim against Staffing Company

The Department of Justice announced that it has reached a settlement agreement with Onin Staffing LLC (Onin Staffing), a Birmingham, Alabama-based staffing company with locations in over a dozen states….

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Regency Park Assisted Living & Memory Care Sued by EEOC for Pregnancy Discrimination

Excel Hospitality Group LLC d/b/a Regency Park Assisted Living & Memorial Care, an assisted living facility in Eustis, Florida, violated federal law by rescinding a woman’s job offer upon learning…

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EEOC and Lifewell Living Center, LLC Conciliate Disability Charge

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and LifeWell Living Center, LLC have reached a voluntary conciliation agreement to resolve allegations of disability discrim­ination raised by a former employee, the…

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Former Illinois DON Sues Nursing Home, Claiming She Was Fired for Her Disability

Katrina Hearn, a former employee of a Belleville nursing home is suing the healthcare facility for allegedly firing her because of her disability and her race.

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Smiley Dental Settles EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit

Smiley Dental Walnut will pay $20,000 and provide other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced. According to…

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EEOC Sues Tennessee Healthcare System for Disability Discrimination

Clarksville Health System, G.P. d/b/a Tennova Healthcare — Clarksville (Tennova), operating a hospital in Clarksville, Tenn., violated federal civil rights laws when it denied a registered nurse a reasonable accommodation…

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