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PRESS RELEASE
9-25-09

Staffing Firm Took Job From Qualified Woman Because of Her Blindness, Federal Agency Charges

CHICAGO – In a lawsuit filed here today in federal court, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged that a nationwide staffing company unlawfully discriminated against a blind woman in Chicago because of her disability.

According to the EEOC’s suit, Balance Staffing made a job offer to the woman to work

PRESS RELEASE
9-24-09

Agency Says Company Denied Leasing Consultant Promotion Because of Pregnancy

LOS ANGELES – Sentinel Real Estate Corp. violated federal law by denying a promotion to an employee because of her pregnancy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC’s suit, Ellie Burnaugh, a leasing consultant at Sentinel’s Town Center Apartments in Valencia, Calif., sought a promotion

PRESS RELEASE
9-24-09

Elementary School Teacher Fired for HIV Condition, EEOC Charged

BALTIMORE – Chesapeake Academy, a private elementary school in Arnold, Md., will pay $75,750 to settle an HIV-related disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s suit (Civil Action No. WDQ-08-cv-2342), filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Northern Division, Chesapeake Academy

PRESS RELEASE
9-24-09

Community Development Organization Refused to Hire Pregnant Woman for Trainer Job, Federal Agency Charges

ST. LOUIS – Better Family Life, Inc., a community development organization, violated federal law by rescinding a job offer to a woman because she was pregnant, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged today in a discrimination lawsuit filed today in federal court.

According to the EEOC's suit, filed in the

PRESS RELEASE
9-24-09

Presbyterian Village Took Away Accommodation, Retaliated Against Dietary Aide With Physical and Developmental Impairments, Agency Claim

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Presbyterian Village Inc., a retirement community in Little Rock, Ark., violated federal law when it refused to accommodate and then reduced the hours of a dietary aide because of his disabilities, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today in U.S

PRESS RELEASE
9-22-09

Charlotte Metal Recycling Company Rejected Qualified 76-Year-Old Applicant Because of His Age, Federal Agency Charges

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a discrimination lawsuit it filed today that Southern Metals Company, a Charlotte metal recycling company, violated federal law by refusing to hire a qualified 76-year-old applicant because of his age.

According to the EEOC’s complaint filed in U.S. District

PRESS RELEASE
9-20-01

PHOENIX - A federal court in Tucson held Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. in contempt and imposed sanctions on the company on June 13, 2001, for failure to comply with a court order resolving claims that Wal-Mart refused to hire Jeremy Fass and William Darnell because they are deaf, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Today, the court approved an amended consent decree resolving the

PRESS RELEASE
9-19-01

TAMPA, Fla. - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida awarded $2.2 million to Dena Zechella, a former employee of Outback Steakhouse. The jury found that Outback paid Zechella - a female - considerably less than a similarly situated male employee who performed the same job duties. The jury also

PRESS RELEASE
9-19-00

DALLAS - A speak-English-only policy implemented by Premier Operator Services, Inc., a former long distance operator service, constitutes national origin discrimination, Magistrate Judge Paul D. Stickney has ruled, awarding 13 Hispanic employees over $700,000 in damages. The decision by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, represents the largest monetary award ever obtained by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

PRESS RELEASE
9-18-08

Teens Among Many Victims of Abuse at Markets, Federal Agency Charged

RENO, Nev. – Scolari’s Warehouse Markets will pay $425,000 and furnish other relief to settle a class sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC charged in its lawsuit that 19 female employees, several of whom were teenagers at the time, were subjected