Mealey's (December 8, 2016, 10:54 AM EST) -- ATLANTA — Georgia Power Co. will pay $1,586,500 to settle claims that it both refused to hire applicants and fired employees due to their disabilities, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Nov. 15 (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Georgia Power Company, Mark Butler, et al. v. Georgia Power Company, No. 13-3225, N.D. Ga.)....