Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Triple-S Vida, Inc.

  1. December 19, 2024

    Puerto Rico Insurer Must Face EEOC Disability Bias Case

    A Puerto Rican insurance company can't escape U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claims that it unlawfully stalled a sales representative's transfer request because she has fibromyalgia, with a federal judge ruling jurors may not accept the company's rationale that she wasn't the best candidate for alternative positions.

  2. June 16, 2023

    PR Federal Judge Rips Insurer For 'Pretending To Claim Bias'

    A federal judge in Puerto Rico has refused to recuse himself from an Americans with Disabilities Act suit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against an insurance company, saying the company's bias allegations that arose from discovery sanctions are "conclusory and speculative, at best."

  3. May 26, 2023

    EEOC Says Insurer Won't Comply With Discovery Deadlines

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission asked a Puerto Rico federal judge to punish a life insurance company for blowing past deadlines in a suit accusing the business of refusing to accommodate a worker with fibromyalgia, arguing that the company is trying to stonewall discovery.