Friday, June 27, 2014

Fort Worth Center of Rehabilitation to Pay $30,000 to Settle Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Press Release
EEOC
June 26, 2014

Healthcare Facility Denied Applicant in Renal Failure Reasonable Accommodation for Her Disability, Federal Agency Charged 

DALLAS -  A Forth Worth-based health care facility will pay $50,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged the Fort Worth Center for Rehabilitation with unlawfully failing to accommodate a disabled applicant with a kidney disorder. 

Full Story: http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/6-26-14.cfm

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