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Kentucky Waffle House Agrees To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
The owner of a Mount Vernon, Ky., Waffle House restaurant has agreed to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
September 23, 2010
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Lawrence Transportation Systems Sued By EEOC For Religious Discrimination
Moving and storage company Lawrence Transportation Systems, Inc., violated federal law when it refused to hire a job applicant because of his religion, Rastafarian, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a workplace discrimination lawsuit filed today. Lawrence Transportation, headquartered in Roanoke, Va., has approximately 276 employees.
September 21, 2010
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Imperial Security Sued For Religious Discrimination
A Philadelphia-area security company violated federal law when it terminated a security officer for wearing a religious head scarf and threatened to terminate other Muslim employees if they wore religious garments while on duty, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
September 16, 2010
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EEOC Sues Comfort Suites For Disability Discrimination
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced it has filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against Tarsadia Hotels, doing business as Comfort Suites, which operates several hotels throughout California.
September 16, 2010
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Hospital Auxilio Mutuo To Pay $50,000 To Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Suit
Hospital Español Auxilio Mutuo de Puerto Rico, Inc. , a San Juan hospital, will enter into a three-year consent decree and pay $50,000 to resolve a religious discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
September 14, 2010
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Eckerd Corporation / Rite Aid Sued for Disability Discrimination
Eckerd Corporation, doing business as Rite Aid, a nationwide drug store chain, subjected an employee to unlawful discrimination when it failed to accommodate the employee's disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
September 9, 2010
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EEOC Sues Fisher, Collins & Carter for Disability Discrimination
An Ellicott City, Md., surveying company violated federal law when it fired two employees who had diabetes and hypertension because of their illnesses, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
September 9, 2010
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EEOC Files Trio of New Cases under Amended Americans with Disabilities Act
Taking another step in its commitment to end disability discrimination in employment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced the filing of three new disability discrimination cases today, charging employers in Georgia, Maryland and Michigan with violations of the recently amended Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA).
September 9, 2010
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Kaze Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar Sued By EEOC For Religious Discrimination
Kaze USA, Inc., doing business as Kaze Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar in Garner, N.C., discriminated against a Muslim employee by failing to accommodate her religious beliefs and firing her because of her religion, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. Kaze is a traditional Japanese-style teppanyaki steakhouse where food is prepared at the customer's table.
September 7, 2010
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EEOC Sues JBS Swift for Religious and National Origin Discrimination in Colorado and Nebraska
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed two lawsuits today in federal court alleging that JBS USA, LLC, which does business as meat packing company JBS Swift & Company, discriminated against a class of Somali and Muslim employees at its facilities in Greeley, Colo. (its headquarters facility), and Grand Island, Neb.
August 31, 2010
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Measurement, Inc. Sued By EEOC For Religious Discrimination
Measurement, Inc., a Durham-based educational company, discriminated against a former employee by failing to accommodate her religious beliefs and then discharging her because of her religion, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
August 12, 2010
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Axiom Staffing Will Pay $35,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
Two staffing agencies will pay $35,000 and provide equitable relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
August 12, 2010
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EEOC Sues Princeton Healthcare System for Disability Discrimination
Princeton HealthCare System, which operates a hospital and provides other health care services, violated federal law by failing to reasonably accommodate the needs of its employees who needed medical leave, and then firing them because of their disabilities, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
August 11, 2010
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EEOC And Electrolux Reach Settlement In Religious Accommodation Charge Brought By Muslim Employees
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and appliance manufacturer Electrolux today announced they have settled a religious accommodation charge filed against the company.
August 6, 2010
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Appeal Settled on EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit Against 7-Eleven
7-Eleven of Hawaii will pay $10,000 and furnish other relief to settle an appeal and underlying federal disability discrimination lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today. The EEOC had charged that 7-Eleven failed to keep a former employee's medical information confidential by disclosing the information to a prospective employer, which is a violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), and which caused the prospective employer to rescind a job offer.
August 2, 2010
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Louisville Marriott Managing Company to Pay $40,000 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Suit
White Lodging Services, Inc., which manages the Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, will pay $40,000 and furnish other relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
July 21, 2010
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Jewish Community Center Of Greater Washington Sued By EEOC For Disability Discrimination
The Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington in Rockville, Md., one of the largest metropolitan Jewish community centers in the country, violated the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) when it demoted a nursery school assistant teacher because of her hearing impairment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
July 20, 2010
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PETCO To Pay $145,000 For Failing To Accommodate Deaf Pet Groomer
Pet store giant PETCO Animal Supplies Stores, Inc. will pay $145,000 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 the company with failing to accommodate a deaf pet groomer formerly employed at one of its stores in Aurora, Colo.
June 29, 2010
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Yuma Oak Tree Inn to Pay $75,000 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit
Lodging Enterprises LLC of Arizona, which does business as Oak Tree Inn in Yuma, will pay $75,000 and furnish other relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
June 15, 2010
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Denver Cabinet and Appliance Retailer Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed earlier this week that Discount Cabinets and Appliances, a Denver-based retail company, violated the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) when it denied a hearing-impaired warehouse assistant's request that the company provide a telephone with volume control, and shortly thereafter fired him because of his disability.
June 14, 2010
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ManorCare Health Services Settles Religious Discrimination Suit
Heartland Employment Services, which operates ManorCare Health Services - Citrus Heights, will pay $30,000 and provide training to all its employees to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
June 8, 2010
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Court Issues Key Decision in EEOC'S Lawsuit Against Hibbing Taconite Company
Ruling Clears Way for Trial in Federal Agency's Suit Contending That Deaf Applicant Was Denied Employment in Violation of ADA
MINNEAPOLIS – Judge Richard Kyle of U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota issued an order on June 2 denying in part the motion of Hibbing Taconite Company for summary judgment in a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
In its lawsuit, EEOC v
June 4, 2010
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Pollard Agency Pays $49,556 To Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit
The Pollard Agency, a Fruithurst, Ala.-based contract security company, will pay more than $49,000 to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
May 20, 2010
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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