R.I. ACLU v. CVS Caremark Corporation
- Filed: 03/27/2009
- Status: Closed
- Latest Update: Mar 27, 2009
This successful administrative complaint challenged a company’s on-line job application form that asked numerous intrusive personal questions.
Jul 19, 2011
ACLU and CVS/Pharmacy Resolve Discrimination Complaint
The Rhode Island ACLU and CVS/pharmacy announced today the voluntary settlement of a complaint that challenged the company’s use of a pre-hire questionnaire that the ACLU claimed could have a discriminatory impact on people with certain mental impairments or disorders.
Oct 21, 2009
ACLU Files Discrimination Complaint Against CVS
The Rhode Island ACLU has today filed a discrimination complaint against CVS Caremark Corporation, challenging the company’s requirement that job applicants for various customer service and other positions answer certain questions that the ACLU claims are unlawful. The complaint, filed with the R.I. Commission for Human Rights, argues that some of the inquiries violate state and federal laws that generally bar employers from eliciting any information, directly or indirectly, that pertain to job applicants’ mental or physical disabilities.
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Jul 19, 2011
ACLU and CVS/Pharmacy Resolve Discrimination Complaint
The Rhode Island ACLU and CVS/pharmacy announced today the voluntary settlement of a complaint that challenged the company’s use of a pre-hire questionnaire that the ACLU claimed could have a discriminatory impact on people with certain mental impairments or disorders.
Oct 21, 2009
ACLU Files Discrimination Complaint Against CVS
The Rhode Island ACLU has today filed a discrimination complaint against CVS Caremark Corporation, challenging the company’s requirement that job applicants for various customer service and other positions answer certain questions that the ACLU claims are unlawful. The complaint, filed with the R.I. Commission for Human Rights, argues that some of the inquiries violate state and federal laws that generally bar employers from eliciting any information, directly or indirectly, that pertain to job applicants’ mental or physical disabilities.
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