Indiana-Based RV Manufacturer to Pay $95K in EEOC Disability Suit

Goshen, Indiana-based Keystone RV Company, a leading manufacturer of towable RVs, will pay $95,460 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination suit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced.

According to the EEOC’s suit, Keystone failed to accommodate a former painter, Brandon Meeks, when he needed time off to treat a hereditary condition.

Such conduct violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the court found. The EEOC filed suit (EEOC v. Keystone RV Company, Case No. 3:22-cv-00831-DRL) in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, South Bend Division) after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through the agency’s conciliation process.

Keystone settled the EEOC’s suit with a court-approved public consent decree providing a $95,460 payment to Meeks, a two-year injunction against discrimination, and targeted relief including management training, posting notices, and revisions to its accommodation policy to prevent future violations of the ADA. Keystone will also report to the EEOC for two years to ensure compliance with the decree.

Before entering the decree on May 24, the court denied the defendant’s motion for summary judgment and entered partial judgment for the EEOC, finding Keystone liable for violating the ADA.

Source: EEOC

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