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U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Big Lots Stores, Inc.
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2:17-cv-00073
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District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh
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November 26, 2019
Big Lots Inks $100K Deal With EEOC In Deaf Worker Bias Suit
Big Lots has agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit that alleges the retailer failed to address a deaf worker's complaints about being teased for her disability, denied her a promotion because she complained, and then fired a colleague who backed her, according to a consent decree approved Tuesday.
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September 27, 2018
Big Lots Can't Escape Deaf Worker's Disability Bias Suit
A West Virginia federal judge on Thursday rejected Big Lots' bid to escape a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit alleging that it gave short shrift to a deaf worker who complained about being teased, denied her a promotion because she complained, and fired a colleague who backed her.