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Stevens Transport Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

A refrigerated transport carrier that services major companies in need of over-the-road trucking violated federal law by discriminating against an applicant based on his disability, paraplegia, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
September 29, 2011

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Alpharetta Apartment Management Company Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Oxford Glenn of Wrightsboro, LLC, Stansberry & Co., LLC, Stansberry Development, LLC and Stansberry Management, LLC, doing business as Fox Den Apartments, which manages several large residential apartment complexes in Augusta, Ga., unlawfully discriminated against an employee due to her heart condition, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it recently filed.
September 28, 2011

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EEOC Charges LHC Group / Gulf Coast Homecare with Disability Discrimination

LHC Group, a national health care company, violated federal law by discriminating against a field nurse because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.  The EEOC alleged that LHC Group, doing business as Gulf Coast Homecare in Picayune, Miss., denied Kristy M. Sones a reasonable accommodation and then fired her because of her epilepsy.  LHC provides home care, hospice, telehealth, private duty and long-term acute care through home and facility-based services.
September 28, 2011

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Care Manor Healthcare, Llc Sued By EEOC For Retaliation

A Mountain Home, Arkansas based company that operates a nursing home and rehabilitation facility violated federal law by discriminating against an employee because she complained about the hiring of a manager who had sexually harassed her at a previous employer, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. The employee also placed Mountain Home on notice that she had filed a charge of discrimination against her previous employer over the sexual harassment.
September 28, 2011

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Aqua Tri to Pay Nearly $500,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment, Retaliation Suit

An Irvine, Calif.-based pool supply company will pay $462,500 to resolve a sexual harassment, retaliation and constructive discharge lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged Aqua Tri, a supplier of pool sanitizing chemicals and other pool products, with subjecting a class of Hispanic employees to sexual harassment, retaliation for opposing it and forcing some of them out of their jobs.
September 28, 2011

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Albuquerque IHOP Owners Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment

Several companies doing business as IHOP restaurants in Albuquerque violated federal law by subjecting a group of female employees to sexual harassment and forcing some women who could not tolerate the harassment to resign, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed on September 27, 2011.  The companies include Mantanio, Inc., RJM Hope, Inc., Nader, Inc., 1921, Inc., New Features, Inc. Evon, Inc., Falls Restaurant Group, Inc., Adi Unser, Inc., and Adi Brothers Management Group, Inc.
September 28, 2011

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ACH Mining Sued by EEOC for Sex Discrimination

Mach Mining, LLC, headquartered in Marion, Ill., violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by failing to hire any female miners since beginning operations in 2006, despite having received applications from many highly qualified women, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a suit filed today.
September 27, 2011

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EEOC Sues Morningside House Of Ellicott City For Religious Discrimination

An Ellicott City senior living home violated federal law by refusing to hire a Muslim applicant who refused to remove her hijab (a head scarf worn by Muslim women as a religious obligation), the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
September 27, 2011

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Mach Mining Sued By EEOC For Sex Discrimination

Mach Mining, LLC, headquartered in Marion, Ill., violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by failing to hire any female miners since beginning operations in 2006, despite having received applications from many highly qualified women, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a suit filed today.
September 27, 2011

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River View Coal Sued by EEOC for Race Discrimination

A Kentucky coal mine violated federal law by denying employment to black applicants at its Union County, Ky., mine, according to a lawsuit filed (date) by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
September 26, 2011

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K&J Roswell / the Tilted Kilt Sued by EEOC  for Race Discrimination

The Tilted Kilt, a Roswell, Ga., restaurant and pub that advertises itself as "a festive atmosphere" with "attractive cast members eager to put a smile on your face," violated federal law by firing an African-American employee because of her race, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
September 26, 2011

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Lang's Marina Restaurant Sued by EEOC For Disability Discrimination

A St. Mary's, Ga. seafood restaurant violated federal law by firing an employee because of his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia (2:11-cv-00157-LGW-JEG).
September 26, 2011

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Crowe's, Inc. Sued by EEOC for Retaliation

Crowe's, Inc., an Albany, Ga., company that manages multiple corporations, most of which are pharmacies, violated federal law when it fired a corporate human resources manager tasked with investigating employee discrimination complaints because she opposed unlawful discrimination by company officials, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
September 26, 2011

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EEOC Brings Class Lawsuit Against New Prime Trucking for Sex Discrimination

New Prime, Inc., one the nation's largest trucking companies, violated federal law by discriminating against female truck driver applicants when it required that they be trained by female trainers only, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
September 22, 2011

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MCM Elegante Hotel Sued by EEOC for Religious Discrimination and Retaliation

704 HTL Operating, LLC and Investment Corporation of America, doing business as MCM Elegante Hotel in Albuquerque, violated federal law by subjecting a Muslim woman to religious discrimination and to retaliation for opposing the discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed on September 21, 2011. 
September 22, 2011

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Maximus, Inc. Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Maximus, Inc., headquartered in Reston, Va., violated federal law when it refused to promote a female employee because it regarded her as disabled, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.  Maximus has locations in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom, and employs more than 6,500 employees.
September 21, 2011

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EEOC Sues ITT Tech For Disability Discrimination

A national for-profit educational provider, ITT Technical Institutes, violated federal law when it refused to accommodate a blind applicant during the hiring process and denied him a job, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 21, 2011

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EEOC Sues Star Tex Gasoline & Oil Distributors for Age Discrimination

Star Tex Gasoline & Oil Distributors, a wholesale supplier of diesel, fuels, gasoline, lubricants, and oils based in Corpus Christi, Texas, violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) when it discriminated against a 72 year old former fire chief who sought employment as a truck driver, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
September 21, 2011

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Bass Pro Failed to Hire Blacks and Hispanics at its Stores Nationwide, EEOC Says in Suit

Bass Pro Outdoor World, LLC (Bass Pro), a nationwide retailer of sporting goods, apparel, and other miscellaneous products, engaged in a pattern or practice of  failing to hire African-American and Hispanic applicants for positions in its retail stores nationwide, and retaliated against employees who opposed the discriminatory practices, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 21, 2011

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EEOC Sues Texas Department of Rural Affairs  for Violations of the Equal Pay Act

The Texas Department of Rural Affairs (TDRA) engaged in unlawful sex discrimination when it paid a female program specialist less than her male colleagues for doing essentially the same work, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.  The TDRA is the state agency which focuses on rural issues and monitors governmental actions affecting rural Texas.
September 20, 2011

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Pioneer Place Assisted Living Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

An assisted living and nursing home facility in Vale, Ore., violated federal law when it refused to hire an applicant with a disability for which she took a prescription medication, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
September 20, 2011

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McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurant Sued By EEOC For Disability Discrimination

McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurant in National Harbor, Md., violated federal law when it harassed, demoted and fired a prep cook because of his deafness and as retaliation for his complaints about the mistreatment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
September 20, 2011

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Medical Specialties/Gaylord Inc. Sued by EEOC for Religious Discrimination

Medical Specialties, Inc. d/b/a Gaylord, Inc. (Gaylord), a North Carolina corporation that manufactures, designs, and produces orthopedic and sports medicine products, violated federal law by failing to accommodate an employee's sincerely held religious beliefs and by firing her because of her religion, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 19, 2011