February 09, 2026
A trucking company has agreed to pay a former applicant $50,000 as part of a consent decree to end a lawsuit in North Carolina federal court from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging that the company turned the job seeker away because he is deaf.
December 18, 2025
A trucking company can't escape a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming it turned away a job seeker because he's deaf, a North Carolina federal judge ruled, pointing to evidence that a recruiter said the business wouldn't accept an employee who used sign language.
August 01, 2024
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued a trucking company in North Carolina federal court, accusing the company of refusing to hire deaf workers regardless of whether or not they held the proper credentials, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.