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Pregnancy bias suit costs employer $39K

feds say employer illegally pulled job offer
Tom D'Agostino
by Tom D'Agostino
1 minute read

An assisted living facility located in Eustis, Florida, has agreed to pay $39,000 and take other steps to end a lawsuit that accused it of illegally discriminating against a job applicant based on her pregnancy.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued Excel Hospitality Group LLC, which does business as Regency Park Assisted Living & Memorial Care, on behalf of a woman who applied for a position as a caregiver at the facility.

The suit said the employer violated Title VII when it rescinded a job offer after the woman mentioned that she was pregnant.

In addition to paying $39,000 in damages, the employer will update its policy regarding pregnancy discrimination; provide training about pregnancy discrimination; produce semi-annual reports for the EEOC; and post a notice.

Tom D'Agostino
Tom D'Agostino
Tom D’Agostino is an attorney and legal editor who has more than 30 years of experience writing about employment law, disability law and education law trends. He earned his B.A. degree from Ramapo College of New Jersey and his J.D. from the Duquesne University School of Law. D’Agostino, who is a member of the Pennsylvania bar, is a past member of the American Bar Association’s Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities and the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Legal Services to Persons with Disabilities Committee. He has provided technical assistance in the production of segments for television’s ABC World News and 20/20, and he has been quoted in periodicals including USA Today. He is also a past contributing author of Legal Rights of Persons with Disabilities: An Analysis of Federal Law, which is a comprehensive two-volume treatise addressing the legal rights of people with disabilities. Tom is passionate about baseball and authentic Italian food. When not writing, he enjoys spending time with family.
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