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MARTINEZ, Calif. – Martinez Animal Hospital agreed to provide $20,000 to a former employee following an investigation by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s investigation, the hospital subjected an employee to mandatory training which he objected to because it incorporated religious content contrary to his beliefs; he also requested to be excused from any future trainings with similar content. The EEOC investigation concluded he was

OAKLAND, Calif. – Everport Terminal Services (ETS), which operates a terminal at the Port of Oakland, agreed to provide $200,000 to a former employee following an investigation by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

The EEOC’s investigation found that ETS failed to provide a reasonable accommodation to a worker with a disability employed as a “steady” longshoreman mechanic at the Port of Oakland. According to the findings, when the

SAN JUAN, P.R. – Triple-S Vida, Inc. y Triple-S Management, Corp. (en conjunto, "Triple-S") han acordado pagar $100,000 y proporcionar otros tipos de compensación equitativa para resolver una demanda por discriminación por discapacidad presentada por la Comisión para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC, por sus siglas en inglés), anunció hoy la agencia federal.

Según la demanda de EEOC, una agente de ventas solicitó la reasignación a un puesto en la oficina como

SAN JUAN, P.R. – Triple-S Vida, Inc. and Triple-S Management, Corp. (together, “Triple S”) have agreed to pay $100,000 and provide other equitable relief to settle 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, a traveling sales agent requested reassignment to an in-office position as a reasonable accommodation because her fibromyalgia symptoms limited her ability to drive for extended periods

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Farmacias Carimas, una cadena de farmacias de la comunidad violó la ley federal cuando su gerente sometió a una empleada a un ambiente de trabajo sexualmente hostil, obligándola a renunciar, según denunció la Comisión de Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo de Estados Unidos (EEOC) en una demanda presentada hoy.

Según la demanda, el gerente Khalid Yassin, sobrino del dueño de la empresa, Abdullah Yassin, atacó a una empleada antes

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Farmacias Carimas, a retail pharmacy chain, violated federal law when its manager subjected a female employee to a sexually hostile work environment, forcing her to resign, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the lawsuit, manager Khalid Yassin, nephew of the company’s owner, Abdullah Yassin, attacked a female employee before closing the store at night, and subjected her to unwanted sexual contact

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – ABM Industry Groups has agreed to provide $52,000 and injunctive relief to a deaf worker following an investigation by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s investigation, in June 2022 the worker received a job offer from ABM to work as a warehouse cleaner in a client facility. After the worker requested an accommodation for being deaf, ABM engaged in discussions with Norcal Services

OAKLAND, Calif. – Fremont-based contractor Superior Automatic Sprinkler Company has agreed to provide monetary and injunctive relief to a construction worker following an investigation by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. 

The worker, who is openly transgender and identifies as queer, filed a charge with EEOC alleging his supervisors and coworkers targeted him with verbal harassment and physical threats due to his gender identity and sexual orientation. He also alleged

LOS ANGELES – Goodsell/Wilkins, Inc., un contratista de construcción con sede en el condado de Orange, California, violó la ley federal cuando sometió a una clase de empleados latinos a hostigamiento y represalias, anunció la Comisión para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC, por sus siglas en inglés) de EE. UU. en una demanda federal presentada hoy.

La EEOC alegó que desde al menos del 2019, los supervisores de Goodsell/Wilkins sometieron a los