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EEOC Sues Rotten Ralph's Restaurant for Religious Discrimination

Rotten Ralph's, a popular Philadelphia restaurant, violated federal law when it refused to allow a server to wear a religious headscarf as a reasonable accommodation of her religious beliefs and instead fired her because of her religion, Muslim, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
July 9, 2015

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Nursing Center Sued by EEOC for  Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination

NHC Healthcare/Clinton, LLC, a licensed nursing center that provides a wide array of skilled nursing, therapeutic and rehabilitative services, violated federal law when it failed to accommodate a pregnant employee and subsequently fired her because of her pregnancy and her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed last week.
July 7, 2015

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EEOC Sues Windings for Race Discrimination

A manufacturing company based in New Ulm, Minn., violated civil rights law by failing to hire an applicant who is bi-racial (African-American and white) because of his race, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed here today.
July 1, 2015

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New Mexico Orthopaedics Associates Sued by EEOC For Disability Discrimination

New Mexico Orthopaedics Associates, P.C., which owns and operates a medical facility in Albuquerque, discriminated against an employee because of her relationship to a person with disabilities – her toddler daughter, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
July 1, 2015

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EEOC Issues Updated Pregnancy Discrimination Guidance

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued an update of its Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination and Related Issues (Guidance), along with a question and answer document and a fact sheet for small businesses.  All are available on the EEOC's website at http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/pregnancy_guidance.cfm.
June 25, 2015

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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of EEOC in Abercrombie Religious Discrimination Case

The U.S. Supreme Court held today in an 8-1 decision written by Justice Antonin Scalia that an employer may not refuse to hire an applicant if the employer was motivated by avoiding the need to accommodate a religious practice.  Such behavior violates the prohibition on religious discrimination contained in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
June 1, 2015

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OK Concrete Sued by EEOC for  Disability Discrimination

OK Concrete, a Wichita Falls-based mixed concrete company, violated federal law by discriminating against an employee based on his disability, prostate cancer, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. 
May 12, 2015

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Liberty Chrysler Dealership Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Nevada-based dealership Liberty Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge LLC violated federal law when it fired an employee diagnosed with multiple sclerosis instead of accommodating her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
April 28, 2015

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Newport News Industrial Corporation Agrees to Pay $65,000 in EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit

Newport News Industrial Corporation has agreed to pay $65,000 and provide substantial injunctive relief to settle an employment discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC said the company fired an employee because she complained she was being discriminated against based on her gender.
April 27, 2015

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Unit Drilling to Pay $400,000 to Settle EEOC Systemic Sex Discrimination Suit

Unit Drilling Company, a nationwide oil drilling company, will pay $400,000 and furnish other relief to settle a systemic sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had alleged that Unit Drilling refused to hire any women nationwide on its oil rigs.
April 22, 2015

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EEOC Sues McLane Foodservice for Disability Discrimination

McLane Foodservice, Inc., which supplies foodservice deliveries to fast-food chain restaurants, violated federal law by discriminating against an employee it believed to be disabled, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
April 21, 2015

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Patterson-UTI Drilling to Pay $14.5 Million to Settle Claims of Race / National Origin Discrimination

Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC, a Snyder, Texas-based multistate oil drilling company, will pay $14.5 million and furnish other relief to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and to resolve several cases through separate conciliation agreements, the agency announced today.  The EEOC charged the company with race and national origin discrimination, harassment and retaliation at its facilities throughout the country.
April 20, 2015

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Race and National Origin Discrimination Persist 50 Years after EEOC's Founding, Experts Say

Despite significant progress in the 50 years since the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) first opened its doors in 1965, the problems of discrimination against racial and ethnic minorities remain a reality in 21st century America, a panel of experts told the Commissioners of the EEOC at a meeting held at Miami Dade College today.
April 15, 2015