U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. National Telecommuting Institute, Inc.

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Case Number:

5:23-cv-01210

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Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Americans with Disabilities - Employment

Judge:

Xavier Rodriguez

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Government Agencies

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

August 06, 2024
Staffing Co. Strikes $1.25M Deal To End EEOC Vision Bias Suit

A staffing firm that matches people with disabilities to jobs they can do from home agreed to pay $1.25 million to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit claiming the nonprofit categorically rejected blind or low-vision applicants, according to a filing in Texas federal court.
September 27, 2023
EEOC Says Telework Staffing Firm Spurned Blind Job Seekers

A nonprofit staffing firm that matches people with disabilities to jobs they can do from home unlawfully refused to place blind or low-vision applicants in customer service positions, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a Texas federal court Wednesday.