EEOC Settles Disability & Age Discrimination Suit against DXP Enterprises

DXP Enterprises, Inc. has agreed to settle a disability and age discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). DXP had hired a woman and then fired her days later after learning she had had a prior back injury. The lawsuit claimed that DXP had fired the employee because of her disability and/or both disability and age. Disability discrimination violates Title I of the [Americans with Disabilities Act][1]. The [Age Discrimination in Employment Act][2] prohibits employment discrimination based on age (over age 40).

[1]: http://www1.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/ada.cfm
[2]: http://www1.eeoc.gov/laws/types/age.cfm

URL: http://www1.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/2-6-12.cfm