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Nevada Restaurant Services Settles $1.2 Million EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit

LAS VEGAS – Nevada Restaurant Services, Inc., owner and operator of a chain of gambling parlors and hotel casino and resort facilities, including Laughlin River Lodge Hotel & Casino in Laughlin, Nevada, will pay $1.2 million and implement other remedies to settle a sexual harassment and constructive discharge lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, since at least 2018, male and female

November 18, 2025

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EEOC Sues Option Care Health, Inc. for Pregnancy Discrimination

BOSTON — Option Care Health, Inc., a nationwide provider of infusion-therapy services, violated federal law when it failed to provide an employee with a reasonable accommodation for symptoms related to her pregnancy in June and July of 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

According to the EEOC’s suit, an infusion nurse based in New Hampshire, whose job involved visiting patients at their homes and virtually, requested a

September 30, 2025

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Two Las Vegas Strip Resort & Casinos Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Charges

LAS VEGAS – Aria Resort and Casino, LLC, and the Luxor Resort and Casino, LLC, resolved charges of religious discrimination filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

The charges filed with the EEOC alleged that Aria and Luxor denied employees religious accommodations to the companies’ COVID-19 vaccine mandate policies. The EEOC investigated the allegations and found reasonable cause to believe both resorts violated Title VII of the Civil

July 31, 2025

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The Venetian Resort Las Vegas Settles Religious Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit

LAS VEGAS – Venetian Las Vegas Gaming, LLC and Venetian Las Vegas Marketing, Inc. (collectively doing business as “The Venetian Resort Las Vegas”), a hotel and casino resort on the Las Vegas Strip, will pay $850,000 and implement significant policy changes via a three-year consent decree to settle a religious discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC’s suit charged that the Venetian Resort

July 2, 2025

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La EEOC Alienta a las Víctimas y Testigos de Acoso en Mariscos El Puerto y La Catrina a Presentarse

LAS VEGAS – La Comisión para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC) de los EE. UU. alienta a las víctimas o testigos de acoso sexual a trabajadoras y discriminación y/o acoso a trabajadores homosexuales y lesbianas en el restaurante Mariscos El Puerto y el bar La Catrina en Las Vegas a presentarse y denunciar sus experiencias a la agencia federal en relación con las demandas de la EEOC contra las dos empresas. 

November 15, 2024

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EEOC Encourages Victims and Witnesses of Harassment at Mariscos El Puerto and La Catrina to Come Forward

LAS VEGAS – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) encourages victims of or witnesses to sexual harassment of female workers and discrimination and/or harassment of gay and lesbian workers at Mariscos El Puerto restaurant and La Catrina bar in Las Vegas to come forward and report their experiences to the federal agency in connection with the EEOC’s lawsuits against the two companies.

On Aug. 24, 2023, the EEOC filed two lawsuits in federal court

November 15, 2024

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EEOC Sues Atlantic Properties Management Corporation and Diversified Funding for Disability Discrimination and Retaliation

BOSTON – Atlantic Properties Management Corporation and its affiliate, Diversified Funding, Inc., property management companies in Boston, violated federal law by failing to provide a reasonable accommodation to a new hire with a disability and subsequently withdrawing her job offer, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, the individual was offered employment as an executive administrative assistant to the president and vice president of

February 15, 2024

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La EEOC Demanda a Bob's Tire Company, Inc. por Delitos de Acoso Sexual, Racial y Represalias por Nacionalidad

Boston – Bob's Tire Company, Inc., una instalación de reciclaje y chatarra de llantas usadas en New Bedford, Massachusetts, violó la ley federal al someter a empleados varones e hispanos (casi todos de ascendencia guatemalteca) a acoso sexual, racial y/o de origen nacional. y tomó represalias contra un empleado que se quejó de acoso sexual, acusó la Comisión de Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC) de EE. UU. en una demanda que anunció hoy

January 10, 2024

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EEOC Sues Bob’s Tire Company, Inc. for Sexual, Racial, and National Origin Harassment and Retaliation

BOSTON - Bob’s Tire Company, Inc., a used tire scrap and recycling facility in New Bedford, Massachusetts, violated federal law by subjecting male and Hispanic employees — nearly all of Guatemalan descent — to sexual, racial, and/or national origin harassment, and retaliated against one employee who complained about sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, the owner of Bob’s Tire, Robert

January 10, 2024

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Cloudbeds to Pay $150,000 to Resolve EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

BOSTON – Remote-first global technology company Digital Arbitrage, Inc., doing business as Cloudbeds, will pay $150,000 to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, during their hiring process Cloudbeds failed to provide an accommodation to Peter St. John, a well-qualified candidate in IT administration who is deaf and uses American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate. Cloudbeds terminated his

November 29, 2023

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La EEOC Anuncia Varias Demandas por Acoso Sexual Presentadas Contra la Industria Hospitalaria de Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS – La Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC) de los EE. UU. anunció esta semana cuatro demandas contra restaurantes locales en el área de Las Vegas y el sur de Nevada.

Las demandas presentadas contra Nevada Restaurant Services Inc, Bouchon y Mariscos El Puerto y La Catrina alegan acoso sexual hacia empleados por parte de propietarios, supervisores y gerentes, compañeros de trabajo y/o clientes. Las cuatro demandas incluyeron acusaciones

August 24, 2023

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EEOC Announces Several Sexual Harassment Lawsuits Filed Against the Las Vegas Hospitality Industry

LAS VEGAS – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced four lawsuits against local restaurants in the Las Vegas and Southern Nevada area this week.

Lawsuits filed against Nevada Restaurant Services Inc, Bouchon, and Mariscos El Puerto and La Catrina allege sexual harassment towards employees by owners, supervisors and management, co-workers, and/or customers. The four lawsuits included allegations raised by workers throughout the hospitality industry, from housekeepers in hotels to waitstaff in both high-end

August 24, 2023

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EEOC Sues Nevada Restaurant Services, Inc. for Sexual Harassment

LAS VEGAS – Nevada Restaurant Services, Inc., the owner and operator of a chain of gambling parlors and hotel casino and resort facilities, which includes the Laughlin River Lodge Hotel & Casino in Laughlin, Nevada, violated federal law when it failed to prevent and correct ongoing sexual harassment and retaliation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, since at least 2018, Nevada Restaurant Services

August 24, 2023

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EEOC Demanda a Mariscos El Puerto y La Catrina por Acoso Sexual, Discriminación y Acoso Contra Trabajadores Gay y Lesbianas

LAS VEGAS — Mariscos El Puerto, Inc. y La Catrina, LLC, un restaurante y bar con sede en Las Vegas, violaron la ley federal cuando sus propietarios, gerentes, supervisores, compañeros de trabajo y clientes sometieron a sus trabajadoras a acoso sexual y sometieron a trabajadores homosexuales y lesbianas a discriminación y acoso, acusó la Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC) de los EE. UU. en dos demandas separadas presentadas hoy.

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August 24, 2023

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EEOC Sues Mariscos El Puerto and La Catrina for Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, and Harassment Against Gay and Lesbian Workers

LAS VEGAS — Mariscos El Puerto, Inc. and La Catrina, LLC, a restaurant and bar based in Las Vegas, violated federal law when its owners, managers, supervisors, co-workers, and customers subjected female workers to sexual harassment and subjected gay and lesbian workers to discrimination and harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in two separate lawsuits filed today.                               

August 24, 2023

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EEOC Sues Bouchon and Thomas Keller Restaurant Group for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

LAS VEGAS – KVP, LP, doing business as Bouchon Restaurant, and KRM, Inc, doing business as Thomas Keller Restaurant Group, together operate a restaurant chain including restaurants such as French Laundry, Bouchon Bistro, and Bouchon Bakery, violated federal law by subjecting employees to sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, since at least 2018, managers at Bouchon Las Vegas sexually harassed female

August 24, 2023

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EEOC Sues Cloudbeds for Discriminating Against Deaf Applicant

BOSTON – Digital Arbitrage, Inc., doing business as Cloudbeds—an international, remote-first technology company that employs individuals around the world—violated federal law by denying an applicant’s request for an accommodation in the interview process and by refusing to hire the applicant based on his disability, the U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, in January 2022, Peter St. John applied to work as a remote IT administrator

August 15, 2023

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EEOC Sues LeachGarner for Sex Discrimination

BOSTON – LeachGarner, Inc., a metallurgical manufacturer and supplier, violated federal law when it discriminated against a class of female employees by segregating its manufacturing workforce by sex and paying them less than male production workers at its Attleboro, Massachusetts facility, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

The EEOC alleges that, since at least January of 2017, LeachGarner routinely assigned female manufacturing employees to lower-paying jobs. The manufacturing

May 9, 2023

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EEOC Sues Otis Elevator Company for Disability Discrimination

BOSTON – Otis Worldwide Corporation, doing business as Otis Elevator Company — a global company based in Farmington, Connecticut that constructs, repairs, modernizes, and maintains elevators, escalators, and related equipment — violated federal law by failing to provide a reasonable accommodation to an employee with disabilities and retaliating against him, the U.S. Equal Emplo­yment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC’s complaint, Otis Elevator discriminated against an assistant mechanic

March 21, 2023

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McDonald’s Franchise to Pay Nearly $2 Million to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

LAS VEGAS – AMTCR, Inc., AMTCR Nevada, Inc., and AMTCR California, LLC (AMTCR), a Kingman, Arizona headquartered franchise owner operating approximately 18 McDonald’s restaurants in Nevada, Arizona and California, will pay $1,997,500 to resolve a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

According to the lawsuit, since at least 2017, AMTCR knew about sexual harassment and allowed it to continue, unabated, by supervisors, managers, and coworkers

January 6, 2023

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Focus Plumbing Pagará $500,000 para Resolver Demanda de Acoso Sexual de la EEOC

LAS VEGAS - Focus Plumbing, LLC acordó pagar $500,000 y junto con Focus Electric, LLC, Focus Concrete, LLC, Focus Fire Protection, LLC, y Focus Framing, Door, & Trim, LLC, acordaron proporcionar una amplia medida cautelar para resolver una demanda de acoso sexual presentada por la Comisión para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo de los Estados Unidos (EEOC), anunció hoy la agencia federal.

La EEOC alegó que, desde 2017, Focus sometió a un grupo

October 13, 2022

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Focus Plumbing Pays $500,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit

LAS VEGAS – Focus Plumbing, LLC agreed to pay $500,000 and along with Focus Electric, LLC, Focus Concrete, LLC, Focus Fire Protection, LLC, and Focus Framing, Door, & Trim, LLC, agreed to furnish comprehensive injunctive relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

The EEOC alleged that since 2017, Focus subjected a class of monolingual Spanish-speaking female employees to a hostile work

October 13, 2022

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Travis Nicholson Nombrado Como Nuevo Director del Distrito de Dallas de la EEOC

Travis Nicholson será el nuevo director de distrito del Distrito de Dallas de la Comisión para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC) de los EE. UU., anunció hoy la agencia federal.

En el distrito de Dallas, Nicholson supervisará y administrará el trabajo de la EEOC en más de 200 condados en el norte, centro y oeste de Texas, incluyendo la oficina del distrito, la oficina de campo de San Antonio y la oficina

August 30, 2022

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Hyde Bellagio to Pay $1 Million to Settle EEOC Sex Harassment and Retaliation Charge

LAS VEGAS – SBEEG Holdings, LLC dba Hyde Bellagio, a former Las Vegas night club, and Spoonful Management, LV LLC, will pay $1 million and will provide other injunctive relief to settle a federal charge of sexual harassment filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to a charge filed January 2017, Hyde Bellagio subjected female applicants and employees to sexual harassment and created a hostile work environment

December 20, 2021

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