These provisions include injunctions prohibiting both Broadleaf and Conduent from discriminating against employees and contingent workers providing services on behalf of client-employers based on disability updates to each company’s internal policies and mandatory training for management employees about federal anti-disability discrimination law. The two consent decrees settling the suit provide a total of $120,000 in lost wages and other damages, along with significant non-monetary relief designed to prevent further discrimination by both Broadleaf and Conduent in the future. This case was litigated by EEOC Trial Attorneys Edumin Corrales and Anastasia Doherty and supervised by EEOC Assistant Regional Attorney Kimberly A. 1:22-cv-4557-PKC-LB) after first attempting to reach pre-litigation settlements through its conciliation process. and Conduent State and Local Solutions, Inc, Civil Action No. District Court for the Eastern District of New York (EEOC v. Such alleged conduct violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which requires that employers engage with applicants and employees to provide reasonable accommodations for disabilities and prohibits employers from taking adverse actions against qualified employees based on their disability. Following the employee’s termination, Conduent failed to take corrective action within its control to remedy Broadleaf’s termination decision, which Conduent knew or should have known was discriminatory, the EEOC said. However, the employee was told by a Broadleaf manager, “If you cannot hear, then you can’t do the job,” and was fired immediately. The employee notified both Broadleaf and Conduent supervisors that she was having difficulties hearing customer calls and requested an accommodation for her hearing-related condition, ultimately requesting a meeting with management to discuss the status of her accommodation request. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.Īccording to the EEOC’s lawsuit, an employee was placed by Broadleaf to work as a customer service representative at Conduent’s E-ZPass Customer Service Center in Staten Island, N.Y. NEW YORK – Conduent State and Local Solutions, Inc., a business services provider that operates the New York E-ZPass toll collection system, and Broadleaf Results, Inc., an employment agency, will collectively pay $120,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S.
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