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America's Thrift Stores Pays $50,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

America's Thrift Stores of Alabama, Inc. will pay $50,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that the company violated federal law by refusing to provide an employee with a reasonable accommodation and subsequently firing her because of her disability, degenerative joint disease. America's Thrift buys new and used items from local charities and department stores to sell to the public, and operates 17 stores in five states.
January 28, 2013

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Metro Special Police & Security Services, Inc. Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Metro Special Police & Security Services, Inc., a Charlotte-based provider of private security and public safety services, violated federal law by subjecting male employees to sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.  The EEOC also charged the company with unlawfully suspending, demoting and/or discharging some male employees for complaining about sexual harassment or filing discrimination charges with the EEOC.
January 22, 2013

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Sixth Circuit Issues Second Victory to EEOC in Sex Discrimination Case Against Cintas Corp.

In a second victory for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit rejected Cintas Corporation's petition to reconsider its earlier ruling that the EEOC was wrongly denied permission to litigate a lawsuit alleging Cintas engaged in hiring discrimination against a class of women in Michigan.  The court's one-page order, issued Jan. 15, 2013, indicated that no judge had requested a vote on Cintas' suggestion for full court review.  The case will now return to the district court for further proceedings.
January 17, 2013

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Judge Reverses Prior Rulings Dismissing Case and Allows EEOC Disability Suit Against UPS to Proceed

On its own motion, a federal district court reversed itself Friday and denied a defendant's motions to dismiss a lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against United Parcel Service, Inc., the agency announced today.  According to the EEOC, the ruling (EEOC, et al., v. United Parcel Service, Inc., No. 09-cv-05291 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 11, 2013))  is important because it confirms that the federal agency can pursue claims of employment discrimination on behalf of persons whose identities may not be known at the outset of the case.
January 15, 2013

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Carrols Corp. To Pay $2.5 Million to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

Carrols Corporation, the world's largest Burger King franchisee, will pay $2.5 million and take significant remedial steps to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The lawsuit alleged discrimination against 89 female employees around the country, many of whom were teenagers when they worked for Carrols.
January 9, 2013

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EEOC Sues Camden Place Health & Rehab, LLC for Disability Discrimination

Camden Place Health & Rehab, LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company that operates a nursing home in Greensboro, N.C., unlawfully refused to accommodate a disabled employee and subsequently discharged her because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. 
December 27, 2012

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Henderson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Britthaven, Inc. and its successor, Principle Long Term, Inc., operators of a nursing and rehabilitation center in Henderson, N.C., discriminated against an employee with a disability and then unlawfully discharged her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.  Britthaven, Inc. operated a nursing and rehabilitation center known as "Britthaven of Henderson" until December 2010, at which time the operation was transferred to Principle Long Term, Inc. and the name of the facility was changed to "Kerr Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center."
December 27, 2012

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Altec to Pay $25,000 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Suit

Altec Industries, Inc., a Birmingham, Ala. based manufacturing company, will pay $25,000 and furnish other relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
December 21, 2012

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EEOC Sues Paramount Janitorial Services, Inc. For Retaliation

Paramount Janitorial Services Inc., a Petersburg, Virginia based janitorial service unlawfully fired Cynthia Williams ("Williams") for complaining that her supervisor had made racist com­ments, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in an employment discrimination lawsuit filed today.
December 21, 2012

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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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Bay State Milling Company Sued by EEOC For Age Discrimination in Hiring

Bay State Milling, a major flour and grain producer, violated federal law when it failed to hire a man for a miller position in its Indiantown, Fla., mill based on his age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
December 10, 2012

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PBM Graphics to Pay $334,000 to Settle EEOC National Origin Discrimination Suit

PBM Graphics, Inc., a Research Triangle Park, N.C., printing company, will pay $334,000 to settle a national origin discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employ­ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that PBM violated federal law by refusing to place and/or assign non-Hispanic workers to its "core group" of regular temporary workers. 
December 10, 2012

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WirelessComm to Pay $97,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

WirelessComm, a distributor for the Metro PCS cell phone service provider, will pay $97,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
December 6, 2012

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RockTenn Services Pays $500,000 to Settle EEOC Race Harassment Suit

RockTenn Services Company, Inc. an Atlanta-based manufacturing company, will pay $500,000 to 14 employees and provide other significant relief to settle a racially hostile environment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The consent decree settling the suit, signed today by U.S. Federal District Judge Jane Boyle, resolves the EEOC's claims against RockTenn.  The EEOC charged RockTenn with subjecting a class of African-American employees to race discrimination.
December 3, 2012

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DHL Global Forwarding Pays $201,000 to Settle EEOC National Origin Discrimination Suit

Air Express International, USA, Inc. and Danzas Corporation, doing business as DHL Global Forwarding, will pay $201,000 to nine employees and provide other significant relief to settle a national origin hostile environment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).  The settlement, announced today, resolves the EEOC's and Plaintiff-Intervenor Carlos Villanueva's claims against DHL Global.  The EEOC charged DHL Global with subjecting a class of Hispanic employees to national origin discrimination.  The EEOC's suit also resolved a retaliation claim by one non-Hispanic employee who was allegedly fired for a brief time after he reported the treatment of Hispanic employees.
December 3, 2012

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Sutter Transfer to Pay $30K to Settle EEOC Race Harassment Lawsuit

Yuba City-based Sutter Transfer Service, Inc., a trucking company, and Fiveway, LLC, an earthmoving farming company, have agreed to pay $30,000 to an African-American driver and his white co-worker to settle a federal racial harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
November 30, 2012

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South Carolina Retirement Community Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit

Ashlan Village, Inc., doing business as Ashlan Village Retirement Community, a retirement and assisted living facility located in Lyman, S.C., will pay $40,000 and provide non-monetary relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
November 27, 2012