Labor/Employment
Dec. 15, 2011
UPS to settle discrimination suit
A unit of shipping giant UPS will pay $95,000 and agreed to a three-year consent decree to settle a lawsuit after the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accused it of failing to provide a sign language interpreter so a deaf worker could participate in training and meetings.
By Brian Sumers
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A unit of shipping giant UPS will pay $95,000 and agreed to a three-year consent decree to settle a lawsuit after the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accused it of failing to provide a sign language interpreter so a deaf worker could participate in training and meetings.
The settlement ends a five-year legal battle that started when the EEOC filed suit in federal court against UPS Supply Chain Solutions in Garden...
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