Crothall Healthcare Settles EEOC Lawsuit

Crothall Healthcare Inc., a Wayne, PA-based laundry and linen service, will pay $37,500 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), according to a news release.

A Crothall Healthcare spokesperson sent the following statement to Textile Services Weekly, “We have entered into the Consent Decree with the EEOC to resolve a lawsuit involving alleged violations. This Decree does not contain any admission of wrongdoing and Crothall denies that it has violated federal laws or regulations.”

The EEOC filed suit (EEOC v. Crothall Healthcare, Inc., Civil Action No. 4:20-cv-190-HLM-WEJ) in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Rome Division, after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process. Under the consent decree resolving the lawsuit, Crothall will pay $37,500 in monetary damages to Billy Pack, who was interviewed by Crothall for a laundry services worker position at the company’s Rome, GA, location. Crothall also will conduct regular reporting, monitoring, annual training, distribution of anti-discrimination policies and notice posting.

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