IDEX CORP

IDEX Corporation, a Lake Forest, Illinois-based manufacturer and supplier of fluidics systems, paid $380,000 in April 2017 to settle an EEOC disability discrimination lawsuit. A Miami-based IDEX regional manager who had successfully performed his job was diagnosed with cancer in 2010. He continued to perform well while undergoing treatment, but supervisors repeatedly asked invasive questions about his illness and questioned his ability to perform. On December 8, 2011, IDEX fired him because of his disability. Beyond the monetary settlement, the consent decree required IDEX to train all U.S.-based human resources managers on the ADA's prohibition against disability discrimination, with those HR managers then training all U.S.-based managers. IDEX was also required to post and distribute notices about the decree via email, its website, and at locations nationwide, and to make periodic reports to the EEOC on involuntary separations and medical/health-related accommodations.