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EEOC Sues Staffing Company for National Origin Discrimination

ST. LOUIS – ResourceMFG, a national manufacturing specialty staffing company, violated federal law when it failed to refer an Oklahoma job applicant for employment because she was not born in the United States, the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor­tunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a recently filed lawsuit.

According to the EEOC’s suit, Anke Hicks, a German-born naturalized U.S. citizen, interviewed with a ResourceMFG recruiter in February 2020 and was offered a position at XPO Logistics, a

June 17, 2022

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EEOC Sues A.V.I. Sea Bar & Chophouse for Pregnancy Discrimination

ST. LOUIS – A.V.I. Sea Bar & Chophouse LLC, a restaurant and catering company in Wichita, Kansas, violated federal law when it fired a hostess because she was pregnant, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, the restaurant, A.V.I. Seabar & Chophouse, hired Macee Hoffman in December 2018 to work as a hostess and learned shortly thereafter of her pregnancy. As Hoffman’s pregnancy

September 29, 2021

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El Vallarta Restaurants to Pay $85,000 to Teen Harassed by Supervisor

ST. LOUIS – A small chain of Nebraska restaurants will pay $85,000 and furnish other 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 El Vallarta violated federal discrimination law by allowing a manager and other workers at its Gretna, Neb., location to sexually harass a teenage female employee.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, the male manager grabbed the young

April 23, 2021

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Johnson Controls and ManpowerGroup to Pay $40,000 to Settle EEOC Sex Discrimination / Retaliation Suit

ST. LOUIS – Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) and ManpowerGroup US, Inc. (Manpower) have agreed to pay $40,000 and hire outside consultants to review their sexual harassment policies and procedures to resolve a sex discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Victoria Stafford was jointly employed by Manpower, a temporary staffing agency, and JCI, an international manufacturer of heating and

November 6, 2020

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Black Forest Décor to Pay $55,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

ST. LOUIS – Black Forest Décor, LLC, a Jenks, Okla.-based internet retailer specializing in cabin décor, will pay $55,000 to a fired worker 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, in February 2018, Barbara Berry, a worker in Black Forest’s Enid, Okla., warehouse, notified the company that she had a medical condition that was likely to require

June 1, 2020

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University of Kansas to Pay $144,000 to Settle EEOC Retaliation Discrimination Lawsuit

ST. LOUIS - The University of Kansas will pay $144,000 and furnish other relief to settle a retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC's lawsuit, the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) fired a manager in its Information Resources Department after he complained that his boss had directed super­visors and managers to recruit and hire young people, particularly millennials. The manager noted

March 13, 2020

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Walmart Pays $40,000 to Settle Disability Discrimination Claim

LOUIS – Walmart Stores East, L.P. will pay $40,000 and provide additional training to its managers 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, Emily Hayman was born with a congenital amputation – her right arm ends at the elbow. In March 2018, Hayman applied for a freight handler position at Walmart’s Ochelata, Okla., Grocery Distribution Center. She