Monthly Archives: June 2010

The EEOC is reporting that it has entered into a settlement and consent decree with Starbucks Coffee Company in an Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuit pending in Arkansas. Starbucks will pay $80,000 to a prospective employee who was denied employment as a barista because of he was suffering from multiple sclerosis.
In addition to paying the prospective employee $80,000, Starbucks agreed to institute proactive measures to ensure compliance with the ADA and other equal employment opportunity laws. Noticeably absent from the settlement was an order compelling Starbucks to hire the disabled employee who applied six times for the job of barista. (It seems odd to the blog that that person is still unable to work at Starbucks).
Sarelson Law Firm has experience representing people with disabilities in employment, housing, and public accomodations lawsuits. (And we can normally get you the job or get you reinstated in addition to back pay).