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EEOC Sues Foodworks for  Disability Discrimination

The Food Farmacy, Ltd. and J&T Enterprises, LLC, doing business as Foodworks, a chain of grocery stores in Connecticut, violated federal law when they asked applicants disability-related questions and fired an employee from their store in Monroe, Conn., because of the employee's epilepsy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 30, 2013

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Georgia Power Company Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

An electric utility company headquartered in Atlanta unlawfully discriminated against a class of employees and applicants because of their disabilities, the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor­tunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today in Atlanta.
September 30, 2013

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EEOC Sues Red Lobster for Sexual Harassment

GMRI, Inc., doing business as Red Lobster, subjected a class of female employees to pervasive sexual harassment at its Salisbury, Md., location in violation of federal law, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.
September 30, 2013

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EEOC Sues Wells Fargo for Same-Sex Sexual Harassment

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. violated federal law when it allowed a manager and employee to create a sexually hostile work environment for a class of female employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
September 25, 2013

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Ultra Foods Sued by EEOC for Sex Discrimination

A Northern Indiana grocer unlawfully refused to hire a class of women to night shift stocking jobs because of their sex, according to a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
July 22, 2013

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EEOC Sues Dynamic Medical Services for Religious Discrimination

Dynamic Medical Services, Inc., a Miami company owned by Dr. Dennis Nobbe and which provides medical and chiropractic services, violated federal law by requiring employees to attend courses that involved Scientology religious practices, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
May 9, 2013

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Village of North Syracuse and Towns of Cicero and Clay Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Suit

The Village of North Syracuse, the Town of Cicero and the Town of Clay have agreed to settle a class age discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  Those localities, as well as the North Syracuse Fire Department, the Cicero Fire Department, the Clay Volunteer Fire Department, the Moyers Corner Fire Department, and the Cicero Fire District, will pay a group of firefighters lost pension benefits as well as provide several firefighters increased future monthly pension amounts.
April 2, 2013

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EEOC Sues Presbyterian Healthcare for Disability Discrimination

Presbyterian Healthcare Associates Corp., one of the largest health care institutions in North Carolina, violated federal law by refusing to hire an applicant for a phlebotomist position because of an impairment to his left knee, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. 
March 26, 2013

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American Samoa Government and EEOC Settle Age Discrimination Suit

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that it settled an age discrimination lawsuit against the American Samoa government on behalf of a class of older workers who were allegedly forced into retirement or reassigned into undesirable positions to free slots for young people.   The U.S. territory agreed to a process for government-wide reinstatement of ousted older workers and to extensive relief to prevent age discrimination. 
December 20, 2012

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Dillard's to Pay $2 Million to Settle Class Action Disability Discrimination Lawsuit by EEOC

Dillard's Inc., a national retail chain, will pay $2 million and commit to extensive, company-wide injunctive relief to settle a class action disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  At issue was Dillard's longstanding national policy and practice of requiring all employees to disclose personal and confidential medical information in order to be approved for sick leave.  The settlement also resolves claims that Dillard's terminated a class of employees nationwide for taking sick leave beyond the maximum amount of time allowed, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
December 18, 2012

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Hamilton Growers to Pay $500,000 to Settle EEOC Race / National Origin Discrimination Lawsuit

Hamilton Growers, Inc., doing business as Southern Valley Fruit and Vegetable, Inc., an agricultural farm in Norman Park, Ga., has agreed to pay $500,000 to a class of American seasonal workers – many of them African-American – who, the EEOC alleged, were subjected to discrimination based on their national origin and/or race, the agency announced today.  The agreement resolves a lawsuit filed by the EEOC in September 2011.
December 13, 2012

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Big Lots Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit for $155,000

Big Lots Stores, Inc., which operates the Big Lots store at 4900 Rogers Ave. in Fort Smith, will pay $155,000 to four claimants 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.
November 27, 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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Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment & Retaliation Case for $195,000

DNC Parks & Resorts at Tenaya, Inc. which operates Tenaya Lodge, a hotel and resort near Yosemite National Park in California, will pay $195,000 and furnish other relief to settle a federal charge of sexual harassment and retaliation filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
November 7, 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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EEOC Sues Braun Electric in California for Sexual Harassment

The Braun Electric Company violated federal law when it allowed the unwelcome sexual harassment and discrimination of a class of female employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed yesterday.  The Bakersfield, Calif.-based company provides electrical services for the oil and gas industry throughout California's San Joaquin Valley. 
September 28, 2012