AbilityOne Government Contractor Will Pay $1M To End EEOC Bias Lawsuit

(July 3, 2024, 1:19 PM EDT) -- GREENBELT, Md. — A government contractor that hires disabled individuals and is accused of failing to accommodate deaf and hard-of-hearing employees and terminating employees who requested medical leave but did not qualify for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) will pay more than $1 million to end the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s lawsuit, according to a consent decree signed by a federal judge in Maryland....