Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. ISS Facility Services, Inc.

  1. December 20, 2022

    Settlement Ends Novel EEOC Disability Bias Suit in Ga.

    A facility management firm settled a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming it fired an employee with lung disease after she asked to work remotely, ending the watchdog's first-ever lawsuit claiming a company violated disability law by failing to provide COVID-related accommodations.

  2. September 08, 2021

    EEOC Launches Novel COVID-Related Disability Bias Suit

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission fired off its first-ever suit claiming an employer violated disability bias law by failing to provide workplace accommodations relating to COVID-19, accusing a Denmark-based facilities company of refusing to let an employee with a lung disease telework and then firing her.