An assisted living facility in Eustis, Fla., will pay $39,000 and furnish other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. According to EEOC’s suit, the facility offered a woman a position as a caregiver. While she was in the process of filling out paperwork, the woman mentioned that she was pregnant. Shortly after, the facility rescinded the offer and informed her that it decided to go with someone else for the caregiver position. Pregnancy discrimination violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. In addition to $39,000 in damages, the three-year consent decree settling the suit requires the facility to adopt and distribute an updated policy against pregnancy discrimination, conduct training on pregnancy discrimination, provide semi-annual reports to the EEOC, and post a notice.
