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Celestica Corporation Settles EEOC Disability Accommodation Lawsuit

Celestica Inc., a Canadian electronics manufacturer service company doing business in the United States as Celestica Corporation, will pay $102,100 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
April 8, 2010

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Tyson Foods Sued by EEOC for Disability Bias

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that it has filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against global meat processor Tyson Foods, Inc.  The suit alleges that Tyson refused to rehire an employee at its Sedalia, Mo., location for a full-time position in the maintenance department because of his epilepsy.
April 6, 2010

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Sandersonville Trucking Company Sued by EEOC For Retaliation

Howard Sheppard, Inc., a Sandersville, Ga., for-hire carrier company providing common, contract, and truckload services, violated federal law by firing a female employee for complaining about sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
March 26, 2010

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Baptist Church School to Pay $53,000 to Settle Two EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suits

Greenforest-McCalep Christian Academic Center, a subsidiary of Greenforest Community Baptist Church, will pay $53,000 and furnish other relief to settle two pregnancy discrimination lawsuits brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The agency had charged that the Decatur, Ga., Christian school violated federal law when it fired one employee and rescinded a job offer to an applicant after it became aware they were pregnant.
March 26, 2010

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Kmart To Pay $120,000 To Settle EEOC Age Bias Suit

Kmart Corporation will pay $120,000 and furnish other relief to settle an age harassment, constructive discharge and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that Kmart discriminated against a 70-year-old pharmacist at a Honolulu store.
March 24, 2010

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Red Rock Western Jeep Tours Settles Age Discrimination Case

Red Rock Western Jeep Tours, Inc. has been ordered by a consent decree to pay $35,000 to settle an age discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency announced today.
March 23, 2010

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White Way Cleaners to Pay $42,250 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that Chief Judge Michael J. Davis of U.S. District Court in Minneapolis has approved a consent decree settling a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the EEOC against White Way Cleaners for $42,250 and other relief.  White Way is a dry cleaning company located in St. Paul, with store locations in Minneapolis and St. Paul as well as pick-up and delivery service to the Twin Cities suburbs.
March 16, 2010

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Walmart To Pay More Than $11.7 Million To Settle EEOC Sex Discrimination Suit

Walmart Stores will pay $11.7 million in back wages and com­pen­satory damages, its share of employer taxes, and up to $250,000 in administration fees and will furnish other relief, including jobs, to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
March 1, 2010

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Akeena Solar Settles Disability Discrimination Suit

The Los Gatos, Calif.-based solar power company Akeena Solar will pay $30,000 to a payroll/accounts technician and implement preventative measures to settle a federal disability discrim­ination lawsuit, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.
February 10, 2010

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The Timken Company Sued By EEOC For Disability And Sex Discrimination

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced it has filed a disability and sex discrimination lawsuit against global manu­facturer The Timken Company. The suit alleges that Timken refused to hire an employee for a full-time position as a process technician because of her gender and because she is the mother of a disabled child.
February 8, 2010

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Landwin Management to Pay $500,000 for National Origin Bias and Sexual Harassment

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of two lawsuits against Landwin Management, Inc., a San Gabriel, Calif.-based hotel operator, for $500,000 and significant remedial relief in cases alleging national origin discrimination and sexual harassment.  Both suits were filed in September 2007 under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
February 3, 2010

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Memphis Goodwill Agrees to Pay $105,000 to Settle  EEOC Race Bias and Retaliation Lawsuit

Memphis Goodwill Industries, Inc., a non-profit agency, will pay $105,000 to settle a race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged in its suit (No. 2:08-cv-02621-BBD-cgc, filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee) that Memphis Goodwill fired a transportation director in retaliation for reporting alleged race discrimination and because of her race, black.
January 22, 2010

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Saks Fifth Avenue Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

HOUSTON — Saks Fifth Avenue, the high-end retailer based in New York City, has agreed to pay $170,000 to settle a disability discrimination suit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor­tunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The settlement resolves the charge of a former Saks makeup artist, Marlene Babin, who claimed that Saks fired her from its New Orleans store because of her disability, ulcerative colitis.
January 7, 2010

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Sentry Credit Settles EEOC Disability Bias Suit

Everett, Wash., debt collection agency Sentry Credit, Inc. has agreed to provide $55,000 and other relief to settle a federal lawsuit charging that the company refused to hire a qualified applicant because she was blind, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.
January 6, 2010

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Vanguard Group to Pay $300,000 to Settle EEOC Suit Alleging Racial Bias in Hiring

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a $300,000 litigation settlement with Vanguard Group, Inc. on behalf of a qualified black applicant who the federal agency says was refused hire for a financial planning manager position because of her race, despite substantial work experience.  Malvern, Pa.-based Vanguard Group, one of the world's largest investment management companies, will also furnish significant equitable relief as part of the EEOC consent decree resolving the case.
January 5, 2010

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Riverstone Residential / Realty Management Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has settled a disability discrimination lawsuit against Phoenix-area property management firms Riverstone Residential, SW, LLC and Realty Management, charging the companies with failing to accommodate and then firing employee Shaun Oldridge because he suffers from bipolar disorder.
January 5, 2010