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Company pays $280K after refusing to accommodate deaf candidates under ADA

Rachel Mucha
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Rachel writes about Human Resource management and has been a member of the HRMorning staff since 2017. She is a graduate of Ithaca College.

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Last Updated: October 26, 2021
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