Date: November 22, 2010 | Category: Discrimination
West Palm Beach - Callaro’s Prime Steak & Seafood, LLC will pay $10,000 and furnish significant injunctive relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the EEOC. The EEOC’s lawsuit alleged that Callaro’s violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when the company forced an employee to resign because she was associated with an HIV-positive family member and subsequently regarded her as disabled. The EEOC alleged that after Callaro’s learned the employee’s family member was HIV-positive, the company insisted that she get tested for HIV. When the employee refused to take the HIV test, Callaro’s made adverse changes to her work schedule and working conditions. Eventually, the company reduced her scheduled hours so much that she was forced to resign.
