In response to a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) investigation, Catalyst Family Inc., a non-profit company that runs child development centers in California, has agreed to:
- Pay almost $150,000 to a former employee,
- Revise its non-discrimination policies and procedures, and
- Conduct training for all managers, recruiters, and HR personnel.
The part-time employee worked for Catalyst Family for about two years when he asked for an accommodation for his intellectual and cognitive disabilities in March 2021. The investigation found that instead of fully following through on the agreed-upon accommodation, his employer fired him as an assistant teacher due to his disability in April 2022.
For more information, see the EEOC press release.