DaimlerChrysler and the United Auto Workers have agreed to pay a total of $US100,000 to 10 employees at an Indiana plant who claim they were denied transfers to other jobs at the plant, officials told Associated Press (AP).
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The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which announced the settlement on Thursday, claimed in the suit that the 10 workers at the Kokomo Transmission and Casting Plant were denied transfers because of workplace restrictions placed upon them as a result of their disabilities, AP said.
DaimlerChrysler spokeswoman Ann Smith said the vehicle maker did not admit any wrongdoing in the settlement, but was pleased to have the case resolved, according to Associated Press.
She reportedly said the matter stemmed from an old policy that predated the Americans with Disabilities Act and was rarely enforced – when the EEOC informed the company of the issue, the policy was rescinded immediately.
Also on Thursday, AP added, the EEOC announced a new federal lawsuit against DaimlerChrysler, claiming the company discriminated against a job applicant because of his learning disability.
