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Advance Components Settles EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit

A Carrollton, Texas-based distributor of specialty fasteners with sales territories that span the country will pay $200,000 and furnish other relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
May 18, 2012

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Star Tex Gasoline & Oil Distributors Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit

Star Tex Gasoline & Oil Distributors, a wholesale supplier of diesel, fuels, gasoline, lubricants and oils based in Corpus Christi, will pay $10,000 and provide other equitable relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
May 16, 2012

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Randstad US, LP to Pay $60,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Bias Suit

A large nationwide employment referral and placement services company will pay $60,000 and furnish substantial injunctive relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
May 10, 2012

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Golf International to Pay $25,000 to Settle EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit

A Fountain Hills, Ariz.- based golf course and restaurant has agreed to settle an employment discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that charged the company with retaliation in violation of federal law, the agency announced today.
April 30, 2012

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Marymount Manhattan College Sued by EEOC for Age Discrimination

Marymount Manhattan College refused to hire a choreography instructor for a tenure-track assistant professorship because of her age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.  Marymount is a private liberal arts college in New York City.
April 18, 2012

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Wendy's Franchisee Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced today that it has filed suit against CTW L.L.C., a Wendy's franchisee, for denying employment to a hearing-impaired applicant because of his disability in violation federal law.
April 17, 2012

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EEOC Wins Disability Discrimination Suit Against Payday Lender 'The Cash Store'

Today the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a victory in one of its first disability discrimination lawsuits taken to trial concerning bipolar disorder. Following a four-day bench trial, a federal district court entered judgment for $56,500 against Irving, Tex.-based Cottonwood Financial. The court found that the company violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Washington Law Against Discrimination (WLAD) when it fired an employee from its Walla Walla, Wash., store.
March 28, 2012

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EEOC Sues Owner of Golden LivingCenter – Dartmouth for Disability Discrimination

GGNSC Charlotte Renaissance LLC, a Delaware corporation that operates Golden LivingCenter-Dartmouth in Charlotte, N.C., discriminated against an employee with a disability and then unlawfully fired her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. Golden Living operates a nursing facility that provides care to individuals who are ill, physically and mentally disabled, and elderly.
March 19, 2012

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Agricultural Supplier Olam Settles EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit for $140,000 in Fresno

Olam Americas, Inc., along with its two subsidiaries, has settled a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for $140,000 and other relief, the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that a jobseeker was denied an executive assistant position at Olam's Fresno, Calif., facility due to her pregnancy.  Olam Americas, Inc. is a leading supplier and processor of agricultural products and food ingredients.
March 15, 2012

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Family Video to Pay $70,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed a consent decree resolving a disability discrimination lawsuit brought against Family Video Movie Club, Inc., known as Family Video, a Glenview, Ill.-based retailer of movies and games.  Family Video is the largest privately-owned movie and game retailer in the United States and operates more than 735 Family Video stores in 19 states with more than 7,000 employees.
March 14, 2012

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Gerresheimer Pays $90,000 to Settle EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit

Gerresheimer Peachtree City (USA), a plastics manufacturer for the pharmaceutical and health care industry based in Peachtree City, Ga., will pay $90,000 to settle a retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
March 7, 2012

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Celadon Sued By EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Celadon, Inc., a trucking company headquartered in Indianapolis, unlawfully subjected applicants to medical examinations and failed to hire qualified applicants because of disabilities or perceived ones, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed yesterday.
March 1, 2012

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Tyson Foods Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Tyson Foods, Inc., one of the world's largest processors of chicken, beef and pork, will pay $35,000 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 Tyson Foods refused to hire a former employee because he had epilepsy.
February 23, 2012

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Brooks County, Texas Settles EEOC Retaliation Discrimination Suit

Brooks County, Texas will pay $20,000 and furnish other relief to settle an employment discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that the county government unlawfully retaliated against an employee for filing an age discrimination complaint.
February 16, 2012

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Convergys Settles EEOC Suit for Religious Discrimination

Convergys Customer Management Group, a subsidiary of the Cincinnati-based Convergys Corp., a global provider of customer management services, will pay $15,000 and furnish other relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the EEOC announced today.  The EEOC charged Convergys with violating federal law by refusing to hire a call center job applicant who could not work on Saturdays due to his religious beliefs.
February 16, 2012

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North Texas Air Conditioning Company Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit Just Before Trial

Weatherford, Texas-based Hobson Air Conditioning, Inc. has settled a sexual harassment and constructive discharge lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) the day before the case was to be presented to a jury, the federal agency announced today.  The settlement pays the discrimination victim in this case $37,500 and provides extensive injunctive relief to prevent future unlawful conduct.
February 9, 2012