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Gaylord, Inc. to Pay $55,000 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit

A North Carolina corporation that manufactures, designs, and produces orthopedic and sports medicine products will pay $55,000 and furnish further relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
November 13, 2012

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Interstate Distributor Company to Pay Nearly $5 Million to Settle EEOC Disability Suit

Interstate Distributor Company will pay $4.85 million and provide other significant relief to settle a nationwide class disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC's suit said the nationwide trucking firm unlawfully denied reasonable accommodations to hundreds of employees and fired them pursuant to Interstate's maximum leave policy.
November 9, 2012

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Señor Frog's, Altres Sued By EEOC For Severe, Rampant Sexual Harassment

Señor Frog's, a popular chain of Mexican-themed restaurants and bars, violated federal law by allowing the rampant sexual harassment of its female employees in Honolulu by high-level officials including the company owner, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today against both Señor Frog's and Altres, Inc.  Altres, a Hawaiian staffing company, was contracted by Señor Frog's to provide human resources services and oversee the company's non-management staff at the Señor Frog's restaurant & bar in Honolulu.
November 2, 2012

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Capri Home Care Pays $23,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit

Capri Home Care, Inc. settled an employment discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for $23,000 and other relief, the agency announced today.  The EEOC sued Capri for not hiring a pregnant woman into a billing clerk / administrative assistant position at its Clearwater, Fla., corporate office.  Capri is a leading home health agency providing skilled nursing and specialized home health care throughout Central Florida.
October 31, 2012

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EEOC Obtains $40,000 in Settlement of ADA Case with Jim Walter Resources

Birmingham-based Jim Walter Resources (JWR), the world's largest producer of Blue Creek coal, will pay $40,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrim­ination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
October 19, 2012

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DuPriest and Sons To Pay $24,000 to Silk-Screener Fired Because of Disability

DuPriest and Sons Holding and other related entities that owned and operated a Dallas silk-screening company have agreed to pay a long-term former employee $24,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that DuPriest violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by selecting an employee for layoff because of a recent hospitalization for diabetes and kidney failure.
October 19, 2012

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EEOC Wins Rare Partial Summary Judgment Ruling in Racial Harassment Case

A federal judge has granted partial summary judgment in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and denied an employer's motion for sanctions in an EEOC class racial harassment case against a Utah construction company, the federal agency announced today.  In so doing, the judge found that three black employees were subjected to an objectively hostile work environment and that the employer may not assert an affirmative defense to liability.  United States District Judge Dale A. Kimball also denied the employer's motion for sanctions, characterizing it as "wholly without merit."
October 16, 2012

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Court Orders AA Foundries to Take Extensive Measures to Prevent Racial Harassment

A federal judge has ordered AA Foundries, Inc., a local San Antonio manufacturer of ferrous castings and producer of foundry mold machines, to implement extensive measures to prevent racial harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.  The EEOC had charged in the underlying lawsuit that African-American employees at AA Foundries routinely experienced racially offensive treatment.  The order follows a jury award of $200,000 in punitive damages to three former employees of AA Foundries.
October 12, 2012

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Wendy's Franchisee to Pay $41,500 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

CTW L.L.C., a Wendy's franchisee, has agreed to pay $41,500 and provide other significant relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC charged the company with unlawfully denying employment to a hearing-impaired applicant because of his disability at a Killeen, Texas Wendy's. 
October 10, 2012

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Constellation Wines Settles EEOC National Origin Lawsuit

Ukiah winery Dunnewood Vineyard, owned by Constellation Wines U.S., Inc., agreed to pay $75,000 and to implement preventative measures to settle a lawsuit for national origin harassment brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
October 10, 2012

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New Hanover Regional Medical Center to Pay $146K to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

New Hanover Regional Medical Center will pay $146,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that the center violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by prohibiting applicants and employees from working if they were taking legally prescribed narcotic medications.
October 3, 2012

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EEOC Sues Baby O's Restaurant of Jackson for Race Discrimination and Retaliation

Baby O's Restaurant, Inc., a Mississippi corporation doing business in Jackson, Miss., as Danny's Cabaret , a "gentlemen's club" featuring "adult entertainment," violated federal law by subjecting four black female entertainers to discrimination because of their race, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed on Sept. 28.   The EEOC also alleged the restaurant retaliated against the discrimination victims after one filed a charge of discrimination.
October 3, 2012

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Hampton Inn Franchise to Pay $85K to Settle EEOC Race and National Origin Bias Suit

A Hampton Inn franchise in Craig, Colo., owned and operated by Century Shree Corporation, will pay $85,000 and furnish other relief to settle a race and national origin discrimination suit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC charged that the company illegally terminated employees beginning in August 2009 because of their race, Caucasian, and national origin, non-Hispanic.
October 2, 2012

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EEOC Sues AmerisourceBergen Corporation  For Age Discrimination

AmerisourceBergen Corporation, one of the world's largest pharmaceutical services companies, violated federal law when it refused to hire a qualified applicant for a telecom manager position based on his age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
October 1, 2012

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EEOC Sues Regions Bank for Age and Disability Discrimination

Regions Financial Corporation, doing business as Regions Bank, violated federal law by firing a 61-year-old manager because of her age and refusing to provide her with a reasonable accommodation for her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed on September 28, 2012.
October 1, 2012

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EEOC Sues PFERD Milwaukee Brush for Pay Bias

PFERD Milwaukee Brush Company, Inc., an international manufac­turer of abrasive tools, power brushes, maintenance brushes and power tools, violated federal law by not paying a female employee the same salary that it paid her male predecessor, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed this week.
September 28, 2012