United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Verizon Maryland, LLC

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Case Number:

8:23-cv-02428

Court:

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Americans with Disabilities - Employment

Judge:

Matthew J. Maddox

Firms

Jackson Lewis PC

Government Agencies

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

September 18, 2024
Verizon Maryland, EEOC Resolve Hypertension Bias Suit

Verizon's Maryland arm has agreed to pay $115,000 to end a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging it refused to let an employee transfer to a job that wouldn't aggravate his hypertension, the agency told a federal court.
September 06, 2023
Verizon Maryland Hit With EEOC Disability Bias Suit

Verizon's Maryland arm violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by refusing to let a worker transfer to a different role to ease his hypertension, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in a lawsuit filed Wednesday.