Horseshoe operators settle disability discrimination lawsuit
The companies operating Horseshoe Casino Baltimore will pay $150,000 and undertake compliance measures to settle a disability discrimination and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The agency announced the agreement on November 4, identifying CBAC Borrower, Caesars Baltimore Management and Caesars Entertainment as the defendants.
The lawsuit concerned a table-games dealer who suffered a heart attack at work and subsequently underwent surgery. The EEOC alleged that the casino required him to return without medical restrictions, failed to engage in the process of considering reasonable accommodations, terminated his employment, and declined to reinstate or rehire him.
The settlement was approved through a consent decree in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. The supplied court reporting identifies $130,000 in compensatory and punitive damages and $20,000 in back pay. The agreement resolves the litigation rather than reporting a verdict following a trial.
Consent decree requires training and monitoring
The three-year decree prohibits disability discrimination, retaliation and interference with rights protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act. It also requires training for management and other employees, alongside monitoring and reporting. These requirements extend the settlement beyond the payment to the former employee.
“The EEOC is committed to ensuring that workers with disabilities are protected under the law,” said Debra Lawrence, the agency’s Philadelphia regional attorney. The EEOC said employers must consider reasonable accommodations rather than automatically exclude returning workers because they have disability-related restrictions.
The agency filed the case after attempting to resolve the allegations through its administrative conciliation process. The lawsuit proceeded as EEOC v. CBAC Borrower, LLC, et al., case 1:25-cv-04297. The decree establishes continuing training, monitoring and reporting obligations during its three-year term.
