AscensionPoint Recovery Services, LLC, Civil Action No. The EEOC filed suit after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on religion and requires employers to reasonably accommodate an applicant’s or employee’s religious practice unless it would pose an undue hardship. APRS did so without asking the client whether an exemption was available as a religious accommodation, and despite the fact that alternatives to fingerprinting are available.
Shortly after the Christian employee informed APRS that having his fingerprints captured was contrary to his religious practices, APRS fired him at their St. The EEOC’s pre-suit investigation revealed that APRS had requested that its employees be finger-printed as a result of a background check requirement of one of its clients. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. Specific accommodations and assistance needs may include communicating through alternative means, requiring specialized paratransit services, life sustaining medications or equipment, etc.MINNEAPOLIS - AscensionPoint Recovery Services, LLC (APRS), a Minnesota-based estate and probate debt recovery company that manages decedent debt recovery for creditors, violated federal law when it fired a Christian employee instead of accommodating his request not to be fingerprinted due to his religion, the U.S. Notice of Disclaimer Enrolling in the registry should never be considered as the only action necessary to prepare for disasters, nor does it ensure prompt and thorough response after a disaster strikes. The Medical Special Needs Registry is a voluntary program for those persons in Ascension Parish who may need specific disability-related assistance and/or accommodations in the event of a major disaster. You must re-register for the new Ascension Parish Community Alerting if you previously registered with our old special needs registry. Disclaimer: While the information submitted in the older version of the Special Needs Registry is currently on file with the Ascension Parish Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness, contact information was not automatically migrated to the Community Alerting system.
You can also visit our Community Alerting System website directly at For residents without computer access, our Citizens Service Center can sign you up! Simply call: 22 during normal business hours, and we will be happy to register you. Visit the “sign up for Emergency Alerts today!” tab to sign up for the NEW special needs registry, and receive emergency alerts. By utilizing the Ascension Parish Community Alerting System, Residents with Special Needs can not only sign up for special needs, but receive emergency alerts, weather alerts, and community alerts as well. *********The Special Needs Registry has moved! The Ascension Parish Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness implemented a new Special Needs Registry through Everbridge, The Ascension Parish Community Alerting System. We are committed to effective actions designed to prevent some disasters and to reduce the impact of those over which we have no control. This office will be the point of distribution of Homeland Security information and intelligence to agencies throughout the parish. We will manage and coordinate efforts toward a rapid recovery from disasters with an effective disaster assistance program. We will support efforts to train and exercise emergency responders in both the public and private sectors. We will be an advocate for greater community efforts, including educating the general public to mitigate and prepare for potential emergencies. Our goal is to save lives and to protect property through the coordination of an integrated emergency management system with all emergency response organizations, support services and volunteers.
The mission of the Ascension Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness is to serve the citizens of the Parish through effective planning for natural and man-made disasters.
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