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The GAP Unlawfully Fired Employee With Disability, EEOC Charges
Global clothing retailer The Gap violated federal law by firing an employee at its Howell, Mich., store because of his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
November 19, 2010
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One Communications Corp. Will Pay $66,000 to Settle EEOC Religious Harassment Lawsuit
One Communications Corp., the largest privately held regional provider of telecommunications services in the United States, has agreed to pay $66,000 and provide other equitable relief to settle a religious harassment lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.
November 18, 2010
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EEOC Explores Plight Of Older Workers In Current Economic Climate
At a meeting held today, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission heard testimony that age discrimination is causing the nation's older workers to have a difficult time maintaining and finding new employment, a problem exacerbated by the downturn in the economy. The number and percentage of age discrimination charges filed with the EEOC have grown, rising from 16,548 charges — 21.8 percent of all charges — filed in fiscal year 2006, to 22,778 —24.4 percent — in fiscal year 2009.
November 17, 2010
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BNSF Railway Settles EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit For $95,000
Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) will pay $95,000 and furnish other relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
November 16, 2010
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Simpsonville Hotel Sued By EEOC For Sexual Harassment And Retaliation
A Simpsonville, S.C., hotel violated federal law by subjecting a class of female employees to a sexually hostile work environment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. The EEOC's lawsuit further charged that one woman was unlawfully fired in retaliation for complaining about the sexual harassment.
November 16, 2010
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Digital Cable and Communications South Settle EEOC Sex Discrimination Suit for $75,000
Digital Cable and Communications South, Inc., a Parma, Ohio-based cable TV installation company, will pay $75,000 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
November 15, 2010
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Alton Restaurant To Pay $75,000 To Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit
Tony's Restaurant in Alton, Ill., will pay $75,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that the restaurant subjected a teenaged hostess and two young female cooks to sexual harassment.
November 15, 2010
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Tuscarora Yarns to Pay $230,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit
Tuscarora Yarns, Inc. will pay $230,000 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that the yarn manufacturing company subjected a female employee to sexual harassment based on her sex and retaliated against her for complaining about the harassment.
November 15, 2010
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Tri-City Comprehensive Community Mental Health Center Sued By EEOC For Disability Discrimination
Tri-City Comprehensive Community Mental Health Center, a large Northern Indiana operator of multiple community mental health facilities, refused to accommodate an employee who required leave for breast cancer treatment, according to a lawsuit filed on November 8, 2010 by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
November 9, 2010
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Scrub, Inc. To Pay $3 Million To Settle EEOC Racial Discrimination Suit
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced this morning that a federal magistrate judge in Chicago has today entered a $3 million consent decree ending litigation by the EEOC against a janitorial services company, Scrub, Inc. of Chicago.
November 9, 2010
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Cactus Grill Pays $150,000 To Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit
Cactus Grill, part of a restaurant chain in the Kansas City metropolitan area that is managed by Northstar Restaurants, Inc., will pay $150,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
November 8, 2010
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Delray Beach Construction Company to Pay $125,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit
Delray Beach, Fla.-based Cobra Pavers & Engineering, Inc. and Cobra Construction, Inc., which have two locations located in south Florida, will pay $125,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
November 5, 2010
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Happy Days Children's Wear Settles EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit
Happy Days Children's Wear, Inc., a company that operates three children's clothing retail stores in Brooklyn and Queens, will pay $22,500 and furnish other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
November 5, 2010
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Federal Court Enters Consent Decree Ending EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit Against TRC Global Solutions
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that a federal district court judge in Milwaukee has entered a consent decree resolving an employment discrimination lawsuit brought by the agency against a Milwaukee-based provider of employee relocation services.
November 4, 2010
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EEOC to Commemorate 45th Anniversary with Birmingham Event
On Thursday, Nov. 4, the Birmingham District Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a public event to commemorate the agency's 45th anniversary and to discuss the status of its ongoing efforts to eradicate workplace discrimination.
November 3, 2010
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Mcdonald's USA To Pay $50,000 To Settle EEOC Sex Harassment Suit
McDonald's will pay $50,000 to settle a sex discrimination suit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC charged that McDonald's USA, LLC unlawfully subjected an employee to sexual harassment at one of its Perth Amboy, N.J., restaurants.
October 20, 2010
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Frenchman Hills Vineyard Settles Sexual EEOC Sex Harassment Lawsuit
An Eastern Washington winery, La Pianta L.C.C., agreed to pay $33,000 to a Latina worker who had been employed at Frenchman Hills Vineyard in Othello, Wash., as part of a settlement to resolve a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
October 20, 2010
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The Redwoods In Yosemite To Pay $165,000 For Harassment And Discrimination Against Latinos
A vacation home rental management company in Yosemite National Park will pay $165,000 and furnish injunctive relief to settle a national origin discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
October 20, 2010
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Presbyterian Village Pays $30,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination and Retaliation Suit
Presbyterian Village Inc., a retirement community in Little Rock, Ark., will pay $30,000 to settle a disability and retaliation discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
October 20, 2010
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Austin Foam Plastics Pays $600,000 To Settle EEOC Harassment Suit
Austin Foam Plastics, Inc., a producer and distributor of corrugated box and cushion packaging, will pay $600,000 to settle a racial harassment, sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
October 15, 2010
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Planet Ford Owners To Pay $160,000 To Settle EEOC Discrimination Suit
The owners of the Planet Ford car dealership on Highway 45N in Spring / North Houston will pay $160,000 to settle a class sexual harassment, age discrimination and race discrimination case brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
October 15, 2010
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EEOC Sues Forrest City Grocery for Sex Discrimination
Forrest City Grocery Company, formerly known as Dixie Tobacco & Candy Company, violated federal law by denying a promotion to a qualified female employee because of her sex, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed on September 29. The EEOC alleges that the Arkansas-based company discriminated against a clerical employee when the company failed to promote her to an outside salesperson position because of her gender, and refused to pay her what it paid male employees performing comparable duties.
October 12, 2010
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Sentinel Real Estate Settles EEOC Pregnancy Bias Suit
Sentinel Real Estate Corp., a New York-based nationwide provider of real estate management services, will pay $60,000 and furnish other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
October 7, 2010
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Vegas Western Cab to Pay $30,000 for Rejecting a Disabled Applicant in EEOC Suit
Vegas Western Cab Company, which provides taxi services in Nevada, will pay $30,000 to a disabled job applicant 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 7, 2010