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EEOC Sues Florida Construction Security Services for Disability Discrimination and Retaliation

A Florida full-service asset protection security firm violated federal law by firing an employee because of his disability, a missing arm, and then punishing him for complaining about the discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.  The EEOC had charged that Florida Commercial Security Services, Corp., doing business as Florida Construction Security Services (FCSS), terminated a guard for failing to wear his prosthetic arm, even though it was unnecessary, and then refused to assign him to another position because he filed a discrimination charge with the EEOC.
February 7, 2013

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Jury Rules for EEOC in Sexual Harassment Case Against the Finish Line

A U.S. District Court Jury has found that a 38-year-old general manager at The Finish Line, Inc.'s Cool Springs Galleria store in Franklin, Tenn., subjected three female subordinates, who were 16 and 17 at the time, to severe sexual harassment, the U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.  The Finish Line is an Indianapolis-based company that sells athletic footwear, apparel and accessories.
February 1, 2013

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D.O.E. Technologies and doeLegal Will Pay $130,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

D.O.E. Technologies, Inc. and a related company, doeLegal, LLC will pay $130,000 and furnish other relief to settle a federal disability discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The Wilmington-based companies sell e-billing, electronic discovery and litigation management products to law firms and corporate legal departments.
January 30, 2013

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Kintetsu International Express to Pay $77,500 to Settle EEOC Disability Harassment, Retaliation Suit

Kintetsu International Express (USA), Inc. – a leading company in worldwide corporate travel – will pay $77,500 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that Kintetsu harassed and discriminated against a tour coordinator in Maui because of her malignant rheumatoid arthritis.  The lawsuit also alleged the company unlawfully retaliated against the tour coordinator's co-worker for engaging in protected activities.
January 30, 2013

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Cappo Management to Pay $85,000 to Settle  EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit

Cappo Management, Inc., a Tennessee Corporation and automobile dealership doing business as Victory Nissan of Dickson, will pay $85,000 in monetary damages to resolve a retaliation discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. 
January 30, 2013

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EEOC Reports Nearly 100,000 Job Bias Charges in Fiscal Year 2012

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that it received 99,412 private sector workplace discrimination charges during fiscal year 2012, down slightly from the previous year. The year-end data also show that retaliation (37,836), race (33,512) and sex discrimination (30,356), which includes allegations of sexual harassment and pregnancy were, respectively, the most frequently filed charges. The fiscal year runs Oct. 1 to Sept. 30.  The fiscal year 2012 enforcement and litigation statistics, which include trend data, are available on the EEOC's website at http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/statistics/enforcement/index.cfm.
January 28, 2013

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Metro Special Police & Security Services, Inc. Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Metro Special Police & Security Services, Inc., a Charlotte-based provider of private security and public safety services, violated federal law by subjecting male employees to sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.  The EEOC also charged the company with unlawfully suspending, demoting and/or discharging some male employees for complaining about sexual harassment or filing discrimination charges with the EEOC.
January 22, 2013

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EEOC Sues Fidelity Engineering Corporation for Disability Discrimination and Retaliation

A leading provider of mechanical heating, ventilation and air conditioning services in the Mid-Atlantic area violated federal law when it fired a sheet metal mechanic because of his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.  Further, the company later unlawfully refused to rehire him because of his disability and in retaliation for filing a charge of discrimination, the agency said. 
January 10, 2013

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Carrols Corp. To Pay $2.5 Million to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

Carrols Corporation, the world's largest Burger King franchisee, will pay $2.5 million and take significant remedial steps to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The lawsuit alleged discrimination against 89 female employees around the country, many of whom were teenagers when they worked for Carrols.
January 9, 2013

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EEOC Settles Disability Discharge Suit  Against Scooter Store

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has settled a disability discrimination lawsuit against The Scooter Store, a nationwide, Texas-based retailer, the agency announced today. The terms of the settlement require The Scooter Store to pay money damages to a disabled former employee and to make changes designed to prevent discrimination and retaliation.
December 27, 2012

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EEOC Sues Paramount Janitorial Services, Inc. For Retaliation

Paramount Janitorial Services Inc., a Petersburg, Virginia based janitorial service unlawfully fired Cynthia Williams ("Williams") for complaining that her supervisor had made racist com­ments, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in an employment discrimination lawsuit filed today.
December 21, 2012

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American Samoa Government and EEOC Settle Age Discrimination Suit

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that it settled an age discrimination lawsuit against the American Samoa government on behalf of a class of older workers who were allegedly forced into retirement or reassigned into undesirable positions to free slots for young people.   The U.S. territory agreed to a process for government-wide reinstatement of ousted older workers and to extensive relief to prevent age discrimination. 
December 20, 2012

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Trinity Health Corporation Agrees to Settle  EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit

Trinity Health Corporation, a national Catholic health care system based in Livonia, Mich., and the parent of St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, a South Bend, Ind.-based health care system, has agreed to settle an employment discrimination lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. 
December 20, 2012