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Missouri Trucking Company Sued for Refusing to Hire a Deaf Job Applicant

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued Missouri- based trucking company Transportation Management Group, doing business as Wilson Logistics, for violating federal law when it refused to hire a deaf job applicant because of his disability. According to the …

Not Interviewing, Hiring Deaf Job Applicant Cost Distributor $1.6 Million

A seven-person jury in Syracuse, New York, returned a $1.675 million verdict last week in a disability discrimination lawsuit filed on behalf of a job candidate who is deaf. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought the complaint against …

Tech Firm Settles Over Failure to Accommodate Deaf Job Candidate

A San Diego-based technology firm for the hospitality industry has avoided a trial over charges it discriminated against a qualified deaf applicant from Massachusetts for a remote IT job. U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns in Boston approved a 26-page …

New York Technology Firm Sued for Not Hiring Engineer Who Is Deaf

A Rochester, New York technology firm has been charged with allegedly violating federal law by ending its interview with and failing to hire a qualified applicant for an engineering role because he is deaf. According to a lawsuit by the …