[blindlaw] FW: Disability.gov Update: Bank of America to Pay $110, 000 to Resolve Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Mon Dec 29 23:39:25 UTC 2014

From: Disability.gov [mailto:disability.gov at service.govdelivery.com]
Sent: Monday, December 29, 2014 3:32 PM
To: Nightingale, Noel
Subject: Disability.gov Update: Bank of America to Pay $110,000 to Resolve Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

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