Friday, October 9th, 2015
The United States resolved allegations that Riverside County, California engaged in disability based hiring discrimination in violation of the ADA by entering into a Consent Decree. Under the Decree filed on October 8, 2015, the County agreed to hire, and pay $50,000 to a qualified applicant for a youth corrections probation officer position who it refused to hire because of his controlled epilepsy. In the Decree, which still must be approved by the Court, the County, which cooperated with the United States, also agreed to revise its policies and provide ADA training to all employees involved in hiring.
To find out more about the ADA or this consent decree, call the Justice Department's toll-free
ADA Information Line at 800-514-0301 or 800-514-0383 (TDD), or access its ADA.gov website.
Article Credit: U.S. Department of Justice