(septa) Southwest Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
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DOJ secures near-$500K settlement for SEPTA police officers over supervisor's alleged racism
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Department of Justice has announced it secured a near-$500,000 settlement in racial discrimination and retaliation litigation filed on behalf of three transit police officers against the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). -
Black SEPTA bus driver who struck pedestrian claims he was treated differently than white co-workers and fired
PHILADELPHIA – A federal court has rejected the claims of a Black SEPTA bus driver who says he was racially discriminated against, when he was terminated after striking a pedestrian on the job. -
Disability discrimination update: SEPTA denies it failed to lower accessible bus ramp for passenger
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and one of its bus drivers are seeking to dismiss claims that it refused to deploy an accessible ramp so a 67-year-old woman suffering from multiple myeloma and other conditions could exit a bus. -
Disabled senior citizen sues SEPTA and bus driver for not deploying ramp, so that she could exit a bus
PHILADELPHIA – A 67-year-old woman suffering from multiple myeloma and other conditions charges the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and one of its bus drivers with violating the Americans with Disabilities Act, for the driver refusing to deploy an accessible ramp so she could exit a bus.