
EEOC Reaches a Settlement on ADA Discrimination Claim Against Sprouts Farmers Market
By Leni Plimpton On October 14, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced that Sprouts market would pay $280,000 to settle claims of disability discrimination. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado by the EEOC, joined by three Sprouts applicants. The applicants claimed that they had been contacted to interview for jobs with Sprouts. The individuals, who are deaf, then requested