Celadon Trucking has agreed to settle a discrimination lawsuit brought against the carrier for $200,000.
According to the suit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Celadon violated federal laws when it asked certain questions during the medical screening of job applicants. The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits companies from asking questions or refusing employment to people based off of medical issues that won’t prevent the applicant from performing the duties required by the job.
Furthermore, according to an EEOC lawyer: “The law is clear: Celadon cannot subject applicant drivers to disability-related inquiries and medical examinations without first extending to these applicants a conditional job offer.”
The $200,000 settlement will be split among the 23 former Celadon job applicants on whose behalf the lawsuit was filed.
Celadon isn’t the only company that’s running afoul of disability lawsuits. Earlier this year, PAM Transport was ordered to pay just shy of a half a million dollars for subjecting its job applicants to overly broad medical questions. Carriers have been encouraged to conduct medical exams consistent with DOT protocol.
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GOOD!!!!! Celadon gets what they deserve. If the Fed’s only knew about the other stuff celadon does to there drivers. And the huge amount of money they have stolen from drivers of other companies celadon bought out. Celeron and the owner/founder would be beyond broke from having to pay back money they stole from drivers.
nah, they’ll just bellie up,shut down ops and then reopen as a new company,again.
This is why you hire and pay headhunters…..They can ask all of the forbidden questions….Because they are not in the position to off or deny you a job…nothing is off the table…Age… sex life ….children….religion….politics…race …gender…
Another one bites the dust..ha ha ha. They should have gotten them for at least double that!!
as if celedon cares… its just the cost of doing business that teh drivers pay for– where do you think the money is coming from…? direct from payroll
As big as this company is now,buying brand new International Lonestars, $200,000 is pocket change to them. They are still gonna do just like the other super carriers, haul cheap frieght, pay drivers peanuts, and keep it moving.