Con Edison to improve hiring, pay $800,000 to settle U.S. lawsuit
November 08, 2017 at 17:26 PM EST
NEW YORK, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Con Edison will improve its hiring and training practices and pay $800,000 to settle a U.S. lawsuit claiming it discriminated against disabled employees, and wrongly required job applicants to undergo medical examinations and provide genetic information of family members before being hired.