The owner/operator of a Cincinnati-area Pizza Hut has agreed to settle a pregnancy and disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the EEOC.

According to the EEOC’s suit against The Twins Group-PH, LLC d/b/a Pizza Hut, the company illegally inquired about an employee’s health status, shared her medical information with co-workers, reduced her hours due to her pregnancy, and discharged her because of pregnancy, in retaliation for her complaints of discrimination and because it regarded her as disabled due to a non-pregnancy related medical condition.

Such alleged conduct violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Title I of the Civil Rights Act of 1991. The EEOC filed suit (Civil Action No. 10-514) in U.S. District Court for Southern District of Ohio, Cincinnati Division after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process.

The parties negotiated a consent decree which provides the employee with back pay and a neutral reference. It also provides for injunctive relief in the form of training and an agreement not to discriminate or retaliate further under Title VII and the ADA.