New York Security Company Settles Age, Disability Bias Suit

A security company headquartered in Queens, NY, will pay a former employee $22,500 and implement an antidiscrimination policy and training program to resolve an age- and disability-discrimination lawsuit, the EEOC announced Monday.

Maximum Security NYC Inc. had given the 57-year-old employee assignments at client hotels where he was responsible for assisting with evacuations and acting as a liaison to the local fire department during emergencies, the EEOC said.

The employee had a heart attack in December 2020. When he returned to work, his supervisor repeatedly told him that he should retire given his age and heart, the agency said. ...