The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a record $6.2 million Americans with Disabilities Act settlement of a class action suit against Sears, Roebuck & Co.  The suit initiated when a former service technician was fired after taking leave for a work related injury.  Investigations revealed that hundreds of Sears employees had suffered the same treatment after taking leave.  The agency described it as the largest ADA settlement in a single EEOC lawsuit.

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