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Tuchman Cleaners Sued by EEOC for Race Discrimination

U.S. Dry Cleaning Services Corporation, doing business as Tuchman Cleaners, failed to promote an employee at the company's Zionsville, Ind., location because he was African-American, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
September 25, 2012

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Intellectually Disabled Workers Awarded $1.3M for Pay Discrimination by Henry’s Turkey Service

Hill Country Farms Inc., doing business as Henry’s Turkey Service, violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by paying 32 workers with intellectual disabilities severely substandard wages, a judge has ruled in a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).  The court ordered the company, based in Goldthwaite, Texas, to pay its former employees lawful wages totaling $1.3 million for jobs they performed under contract at a turkey processing plant in West Liberty, Iowa between 2007 and 2009. 
September 19, 2012

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EEOC Sues Leona's Pizzeria for Breach of Conciliation Agreement

Leona's Pizzeria, Inc. has refused to abide by the terms of a conciliation agreement reached with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to resolve a class-wide sexual harassment finding, according to a lawsuit filed by the federal agency in court today.
September 13, 2012

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Seventh Circuit Revives EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed the dismissal of a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against airline giant United Airlines Inc. The circuit court overturned precedent to agree with the EEOC that "reasonable accommodation" as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) may require employers to provide employees with disabilities with "reassignment to a vacant position" when the employee cannot be accommodated in his or her current position. 
September 13, 2012

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Foley Products Company Settles Race Discrimination Lawsuit

Foley Products Company, a Columbus, Ga.-based concrete products company, will furnish significant injunctive relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
September 4, 2012

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EEOC Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Modify FOIA Regulations

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) which would modify certain aspects of the EEOC's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regulations.  The NPRM was posted for public inspection today and will be published in the Federal Register on September 4, 2012.  Members of the public wishing to comment on the NPRM will have 60 days from the date of publication to do so.
August 31, 2012

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Magnetics International to Pay $30,000  To Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Suit

Magnetics International, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation that supports steel mills by regenerating hydrochloric acid used in the steelmaking process and generates iron oxide as a marketable byproduct, will pay $30,000 to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
August 15, 2012

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EEOC Sues Kanbar Property Management for  Age Discrimination

Kanbar Property Management LLC (KPM), which manages several down­town Tulsa commercial office buildings, violated federal law by terminating one of its long-time and well-qualified property managers because of her age, 53, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
July 24, 2012

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EEOC Wins Jury Verdict of $350,000 for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Victims

A federal jury has awarded $350,000 in compensatory and punitive damages to three former employees Endoscopic Microsurgery Associates, a Baltimore-area medical practice, who were subjected to unwanted sexual advances by the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.
July 24, 2012

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EEOC Sues ABM Security Services for Religious Discrimination

ABM Security Services, Inc., a subsidiary of ABM, one of the largest facility management service providers in the United States, violated federal law when it fired a Muslim employee for asking to wear a religious head covering on the job, the U.S. Equal Employ­ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today. 
July 18, 2012

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EEOC Holds Unprecedented Public Meeting to Hear Views on Strategic Enforcement Plan

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission today held an unprecedented public meeting at which academics, representatives of the civil rights, business and federal sector communities, as well as former EEOC leaders and current employees presented their views about the agency's proposed Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP).
July 18, 2012

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Federal Court Hammers Fry's Electronics for Discovery Abuses in EEOC Harassment Suit

A federal judge ordered sanctions on July 3, 2012, including a $100,000 penalty, against Fry's Electronics, Inc., due to its actions in a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced.   The penalized behavior includes intentionally withholding evidence, raising a "fallacious" argument and demonstrating a "disturbing lack of candor to the tribunal."  According to U.S. District Court Judge Robert S. Lasnik, "The Court finds that defendant's conduct in this respect was unfair, unwarranted, unprincipled, and unacceptable."
July 6, 2012

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United Road Towing to Pay $380,000 to Resolve EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

United Road Towing, Inc., a Mokena, Ill.-based towing company, will pay $380,000 to 13 claimants and provide other relief resolving a disability discrimination lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced.  A federal district court judge in Chicago entered a consent decree ending the litigation on Wednesday, June 20, 2012. 
June 25, 2012

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Albuquerque Bakery & Café Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Jaazrubin, LLC, doing business as Savory Fare Bakery and Café in Albuquerque, has agreed to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for $20,000 and other relief, the agency announced today.
June 20, 2012

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EEOC Sues Voss Lighting for Religious Discrimination

A Lincoln, Nebraska-based supplier of lighting products violated federal law by refusing to hire a qualified applicant at its Tulsa facility because of his religious beliefs, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
June 12, 2012

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Wal-Mart Settles EEOC Religious Discrimination Suit

Retail giant Wal-Mart has agreed to pay $70,000 and implement preventive measures to resolve federal religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
June 1, 2012