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Landry’s Seafood House to Pay $95,000 in EEOC National Origin Harassment Lawsuit

DENVER – National restaurant chain Landry’s Seafood House will pay $95,000 and provide other equitable relief to settle a national origin harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the lawsuit, Landry’s employees, including managers and supervisors, regularly and openly mocked an Iranian employee’s accent, criticized her physical appearance by making comments like “nobody wants to see your hairy back,” and treated her

May 12, 2025

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Third Bench Holdings to Pay $165,000 in EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit

DALLAS – Third Bench Holdings LLC will pay $165,000 and furnish other relief to settle a lawsuit for unlawful retaliation filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. Third Bench Holdings is a New Mexico-based company which owns and operates a subsidiary, Las Cruces Cabinets LLC doing business as Sher-Wood Cabinetry in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, the general manager complained that a company official

July 29, 2024

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Liberty Energy Pagará $265.000 Dólares en una Demanda por Discriminación de la EEOC

ODESSA, Texas – Liberty Energy, Inc., que opera como Liberty Oilfield Services, LLC, pagará $265,000 para resolver una demanda por discriminación racial y nacionalidad presentada en nombre de tres mecánicos por la Comisión de Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC, por sus siglas en inglés), así lo anunció la agencia federal.

Según la demanda, un mecánico de color y dos compañeros de trabajo hispanos de Liberty Energy en Odessa, Texas, fueron sometidos a un

April 30, 2024

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Liberty Energy to Pay $265,000 in EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit

ODESSA, Texas – Liberty Energy, Inc. doing business as Liberty Oilfield Services, LLC, will pay $265,000 to settle a race and national origin discrimination lawsuit brought on behalf of three mechanics by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the lawsuit, a Black field mechanic and two Hispanic co-workers at Liberty Energy’s Odessa, Texas location were subjected to a hostile environment and referred to in derogatory terms, including

April 30, 2024

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Schuff Steel Company to Pay $500,000 to Settle EEOC Race and National Origin Lawsuit

PHOENIX – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that Schuff Steel Company, a steel fabrication company headquartered in Phoenix, agreed to pay $500,000 and implement companywide policy changes and prevention measures to resolve a lawsuit alleging race harassment, national origin harassment, and retaliation.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Schuff Steel violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by harassing Black and Latino employees at its Eloy, Arizona plant and

December 20, 2023

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EEOC Sues Third Bench Holdings and Sher-Wood Cabinetry for Retaliation

DALLAS – Third Bench Holdings, a millwork and cabinet installations company, and its subsidiary Las Cruces Cabinets LLC d/b/a Sher-Wood Cabinetry, located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, violated federal law by retaliating against three employees after reporting harassment and discriminatory treatment, the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, an employee reported a company official for discriminating against her because of her national origin, Hispanic. The human resources director began investigating her claims

August 9, 2023

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La EEOC demanda a Liberty Oilfield Services por Discriminación Racial y Nacionalidad de Origen

ODESSA, Texas – Liberty Energy, Inc., que opera como Liberty Oilfield Services, LLC, sometió a tres mecánicos a discriminación y acoso en una instalación de Odessa, Texas, según acusó la Comisión para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC, por sus siglas en inglés) de EE. UU. en una demanda presentada hoy.

Según la demanda, un mecánico negro y dos compañeros de trabajo hispanos fueron sometidos a un ambiente hostil y se les hizo

June 30, 2023

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EEOC Sues Liberty Oilfield Services for Race and National Origin Discrimination

ODESSA, Texas – Liberty Energy, Inc. doing business as Liberty Oilfield Services, LLC, subjected three mechanics to discrimination and harassment at an Odessa, Texas facility, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the lawsuit, a Black mechanic and two Hispanic co-workers were subjected to a hostile environment and referred to in derogatory terms, including use of the N-word and other slurs such as “beaner” and “wetback.” In

June 30, 2023

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Alden Short Y Hinson Jennings Pagará $85,000 para Resolver Demanda por Discriminación por Origen Nacional Por La EEOC

DALLAS – Alden Short y Hinson Jennings, una empresa de administración de propiedades con sede en Dallas, pagará $85,000 y brindará otras indemnizaciones para resolver una demanda por acoso por origen nacional presentada por la Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC) de los EE. UU., anunció hoy la agencia.

Según a la demanda de la EEOC, el propietario y presidente y el director de operaciones (COO) sometieron a tres empleadas hispanas

April 6, 2023

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Alden Short and Hinson Jennings to Pay $85,000 to Settle EEOC National Origin Discrimination Suit

DALLAS – Alden Short and Hinson Jennings, a Dallas-based property management company, will pay $85,000 and furnish other relief to settle a national origin harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s suit, the owner and president and the chief operating officer (COO) subjected three Hispanic female employees to a hostile work environment at the company’s Richardson facility. The agency’s suit claimed top management

April 6, 2023

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EEOC Demanda a Schuff Steel Company por Discriminación por Raza y Origen Nacional

PHOENIX -- Schuff Steel Company, una empresa de fabricación y montaje de acero, violó la ley federal al acosar a los empleados afroamericanos e hispanos en su ubicación en Eloy, Arizona y tomar represalias contra ellos cuando se quejaron, acusó la Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo de los EE. UU. (EEOC, por sus siglas en ingles) en una demanda presentada el 28 de septiembre del 2022.

Según la demanda de por

September 29, 2022

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EEOC Sues Schuff Steel Company for Race and National Origin Discrimination

PHOENIX -- Schuff Steel Company, a steel fabrication and erection company, violated federal law by harassing African American and Hispanic employees at its location in Eloy, Arizona and retaliating against them when they complained, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged in a lawsuit filed on September 28, 2022.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Schuff Steel’s Eloy plant manager regularly used racial slurs against Black and Hispanic employees, including using the N-word, as well

September 29, 2022

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Plains and Copperhead Pipeline Companies Reach Settlement with EEOC for $1.75 Million

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Four national companies that jointly built and maintained oil & gas pipelines in New Mexico and Texas will pay $1,750,000 and provide other relief to settle a systemic race, national origin and sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

“No one should have to put up with insults or derogatory remarks about their race or national origin just to earn

August 8, 2022

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