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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>FYI, I thought that some of you would be interested in this information. It is regarding a person with diabetes. Please read the previous message.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Walter<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> U.S. Department of Justice <<a href="mailto:usdoj@public.govdelivery.com">usdoj@public.govdelivery.com</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 22, 2022 6:47 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:wmitchell@l2tpands.com">wmitchell@l2tpands.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Justice Department Sues and Settles with Ohio State Agency for ADA Employment Discrimination<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><a name="gd_top"></a></td><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'></span></tr></table><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'></span><p><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The Justice Department filed a <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjEyMjIuNjg3MjYzNDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5qdXN0aWNlLmdvdi9jcnQvY2FzZS91cy12LW9kcmMifQ.GFknhMCvmlYIZFUOBlWx8s6Mj3Xn3L1DSHJzw1zVpD8/s/2940819186/br/151190888485-l" target="_blank">lawsuit and consent decree</a> in the Northern District of Ohio, alleging that the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction violated Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The consent decree resolves allegations that the state agency unlawfully failed to offer a day shift as a reasonable accommodation to a correctional officer with diabetes where it was medically necessary, and would not be an undue hardship.</span><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>For more information about the ADA, call the Department’s toll-free ADA Information Line at 800-514-0301 (TDD 833-610-1264) or access the ADA website at <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjEyMjIuNjg3MjYzNDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5hZGEuZ292LyJ9.X__gQ3iRNCLgvhlf8hKFCzsPtGraX1K-lzglVRSQC0o/s/2940819186/br/151190888485-l" target="_blank">ada.gov</a>.</span><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p><div id="mail_footer"><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN style='font-size:8.5pt'><hr size=1 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjEyMjIuNjg3MjYzNDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2luc3RhZ3JhbS5jb20vdGhlanVzdGljZWRlcHQifQ.5pPVe5Iyy8NlCYLJr-rjHdQPYCGJT4QuYQnIjsFPpAk/s/2940819186/br/151190888485-l"><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=15 height=15 style='width:.1562in;height:.1562in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:~WRD0000.jpg" alt="Image removed by sender. 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