ContractSettlement Agreement • May 5th, 2020
Contract Type FiledMay 5th, 2020SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND McLEOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA D.J. No. 202-67-87 I. BACKGROUND AND PARTIES A. The parties to this Settlement Agreement (“Agreement”) are the United States of America and McLeod Regional Medical Center (“MRMC”), located in Florence, South Carolina. B. This matter was initiated by a complaint filed with the United States Department of Justice (the “United States”) against McLeod Regional Medical Center, D.J. No. 202-67-87, alleging violations of title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. § 12181-12189, and its implementing regulation, 28 C.F.R. Part 36. C. The Department of Justice is authorized to investigate alleged violations of title III of the ADA, and to bring a civil action in federal court if the Department is unable to secure voluntary compliance in any case that involves a pattern or practice of discrimination or that raises issues of general public importan