TrueBlue Subsidiary to Pay $125,000 in EEOC Disability Bias Suit

TrueBlue, Inc. and PeopleReady, Inc., will pay $125,000 and provide equitable relief to resolve a federal disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency said Thursday.

The companies fired an employee because of her psychiatric disability, according to the EEOC suit. The employee, who worked at the Manassas, Va., office of TrueBlue’s subsidiary, PeopleReady, wasn’t permitted to return to work after being medically cleared to do so following a hospitalization.

Such alleged conduct violates the Americans with Disabilities Act, which requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities and prohibits employers from taking ...