EEOC v. Orion Energy Systems Inc

  1. April 03, 2017

    Lighting Co. To Pay $100K In EEOC Wellness Program Deal

    Orion Energy Systems Inc. has agreed to pay a former employee $100,000 after striking a deal with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that also prohibits it from maintaining an employee wellness program that poses disability-related inquiries, according to a Wisconsin federal court filing Monday.

  2. September 19, 2016

    Orion Wellness Program Voluntary, Judge Says In EEOC Suit

    Orion Energy Systems Inc. beat one of several claims from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Wednesday when a Wisconsin federal judge found that its wellness program was voluntary, though he also said that the EEOC can apply its new rules on such programs retroactivity.

  3. June 08, 2016

    EEOC Can't Rely On Wellness Regs In Firing Suit, Orion Says

    Orion Energy Systems told a Wisconsin federal court Tuesday that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is improperly trying to use its recently finalized wellness program rules to retroactively invalidate one of Orion's defenses in a case alleging it wrongfully fired an employee who objected to its wellness program.

  4. May 17, 2016

    EEOC Says Co. Cannot Duck Challenge To 'Wellness' Program

    The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a Wisconsin federal judge Tuesday that recently finalized agency regulations prohibit an energy management company's defense to Americans with Disabilities Act claims over its firing of an employee who objected to its wellness program.

  5. January 05, 2016

    EEOC Says Orion Has No Safe Harbor With Wellness Program

    The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission urged a Wisconsin federal court Monday not to dismiss its suit accusing Orion Energy System Inc. of penalizing and firing an employee after she declined to participate in a "voluntary" wellness program, saying an insurance safe harbor provision does not shield the company's conduct.

  6. December 02, 2015

    EEOC, Lighting Co. Spar Over 'Voluntary' Wellness Program

    The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and a lighting company on Tuesday both sought rulings in their favor in a case where the agency accuses the Wisconsin-based employer of penalizing and firing an employee after she declined to participate in a "voluntary" wellness program.

  7. November 13, 2015

    EEOC Dodges Timeliness Defense In Wellness Program Suit

    A Wisconsin federal judge on Thursday denied Orion Energy Systems Inc.'s bid to add a statute-of-limitations defense in a suit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over the firing of an employee who opted out of a wellness program, saying the company had ample notice to introduce the defense.

  8. October 02, 2015

    EEOC Says Suit Over Worker Wellness Program Is Timely

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Friday urged a Wisconsin federal judge to deny Orion Energy Systems Inc.'s bid to add a "futile" statute of limitations defense to its answer to the agency's first-of-its-kind lawsuit, which claims an employee was penalized and ultimately fired for opting out of a wellness program.

  9. August 20, 2014

    EEOC Sues Wis. Co. For Axing Worker Over Wellness Program

    A Wisconsin lighting retrofit company ran afoul of federal law by penalizing an employee, and ultimately firing her, for opting out of a purportedly voluntary corporate wellness program, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleges in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit filed Wednesday.