Georgia Power, EEOC Settle Disabilities Lawsuit for $1.6M

Georgia Power Co. and the EEOC settled for almost $1.6 million a lawsuit alleging the utility violated federal law by refusing to hire applicants and firing employees with disabilities that it believed posed safety threats without making individual assessments (EEOC v. Ga. Power Co., N.D. Ga., No. 13-3225, proposed consent decree 11/15/16).

A federal district court in Georgia still must review and approve the settlement, which would provide monetary relief to 24 alleged discrimination victims. It also would require Georgia Power to modify some of its employment policies and to train its managers regarding the ...