Charter Senior Living to Pay $31,000 Over Disability Bias Suit

Charter Senior Living, LLC, a family-owned company that operates senior living communities, will pay $31,750 and provide other relief to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, according to Thursday news release.

The EEOC filed a lawsuit alleging that the Naperville, Ill.-based company violated federal law by discharging a caregiver whom it perceived as disabled. The caregiver passed her pre-employment physical examination and worked for weeks without incident until the director discovered the caregiver had some nerve damage in her right hand. Upon learning of the nerve damage, Charter required another physical ...