Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Kmart Corporation et al

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Case Number:

8:13-cv-02576

Court:

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Americans with Disabilities - Employment

Judge:

George Jarrod Hazel

Firms

Ogletree Deakins

Companies

Government Agencies

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Sectors & Industries:

Services
- Department Stores

January 21, 2015
Kmart Settles EEOC Suit Over Discriminatory Urine Test

Kmart Corp. has agreed to pay about $102,000 to a disabled man who says the company refused to employ him because he couldn't provide a urine sample for drug testing, according to a filing Wednesday in a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit in Maryland federal court.
September 06, 2013
EEOC Says Kmart Ditched Disabled Worker Over Urine Sample

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission slapped Kmart Corp. with a disability discrimination lawsuit on Thursday, accusing the discount retailer of refusing to employ a Maryland man because of his inability to provide a urine sample for drug testing due to a kidney ailment.