Flatbed Transportation Company Refused to Hire Applicant Because of Previous Back Injury, Federal Agency Charged
JACKSON, Miss. – Jordan Carriers, Inc., an over-the-road trucking company headquartered in Natchez, Miss., has agreed to pay $60,000 and furnish other significant relief to settle a federal lawsuit charging disability discrimination brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, an experienced truck driver applied with Jordan Carriers for a flatbed truck driver position and was offered the position contingent upon completion of a pre-employment screening. During the screening, the driver told the examiner he had suffered a back injury 14 years ago. A company employee then told him he would not be allowed to complete the remainder of the medical exam because his past medical history rendered him ineligible for hire. The EEOC alleges the driver was fully capable of performing the
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Minnesota Lumber Firm to Pay $100K in Disability Discrimination Suit Settlement May 11, 2021
A Minnesota lumber company has agreed to pay $100,000 to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit, federal authorities say.
The lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against Lake States Lumber Inc., a manufacturer and wholesale distributor of lumber and wood products in Duluth, Minn., alleges the company unlawfully fired an employee after he returned to work following heart surgery.
After the surgery, the employee’s doctors released him to return to work with no restrictions, but managers restricted his ability to work and assigned him to a different job. Nine days later, he was fired, the EEOC said.
Why NY Officials Can Mandate COVID Vaccines For College Students, Public Schools And Staff If They Want To
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Governor Cuomo announced Monday that New York’s public universities would require students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before they return to school this autumn. The move arrived hours before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for 12-to-15-year-olds. Younger kids will likely need to wait until September.
With shots for younger children on the horizon, parents and educators have been asking if vaccines against COVID-19 will be required at all schools including ones for New York’s K-12 students as they are for other diseases. And what about a staff mandate, given that COVID cases are way more common in them than students at New York City’s public schools?
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