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Dillard's to Pay $2 Million to Settle Class Action Disability Discrimination Lawsuit by EEOC

Dillard's Inc., a national retail chain, will pay $2 million and commit to extensive, company-wide injunctive relief to settle a class action disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  At issue was Dillard's longstanding national policy and practice of requiring all employees to disclose personal and confidential medical information in order to be approved for sick leave.  The settlement also resolves claims that Dillard's terminated a class of employees nationwide for taking sick leave beyond the maximum amount of time allowed, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
December 18, 2012

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Safelite Glass Settles Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Case for $50,000

Safelite Glass Co., the nation's leading provider of auto glass repair and replacement services, will pay $50,000 and furnish other relief to settle a federal lawsuit for sexual harassment and retaliation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.
December 5, 2012

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DHL Global Forwarding Pays $201,000 to Settle EEOC National Origin Discrimination Suit

Air Express International, USA, Inc. and Danzas Corporation, doing business as DHL Global Forwarding, will pay $201,000 to nine employees and provide other significant relief to settle a national origin hostile environment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).  The settlement, announced today, resolves the EEOC's and Plaintiff-Intervenor Carlos Villanueva's claims against DHL Global.  The EEOC charged DHL Global with subjecting a class of Hispanic employees to national origin discrimination.  The EEOC's suit also resolved a retaliation claim by one non-Hispanic employee who was allegedly fired for a brief time after he reported the treatment of Hispanic employees.
December 3, 2012

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EEOC'S Detroit Field Office Director and Mexican Consulate Sign Historic Outreach Agreement

The Detroit Field Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Consulate of Mexico in Detroit today.  The agreement establishes an ongoing collaboration between these two entities to provide Mexican nationals with information, guidance, and access to resources on the prevention of discrimination in the workplace regardless of immigration status.  Mexican Consul General Vicente Sanchez Ventura and Detroit Field Office Director Gail D. Cober signed the agreement.  The Detroit Field Office is part of the EEOC's Indianapolis District.
November 29, 2012

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West Sand, LLC/ Sandbar Mexican Grill  Settles EEOC  Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit

A Peoria, Ariz., restaurant will pay $15,000 and furnish other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had alleged that West Sand, LLC, doing business as Sandbar Mexican Grill, unlawfully removed a pregnant employee from working on Sundays during football season because she was pregnant.
November 28, 2012

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ATK to Pay $100,000 to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Case

Alliant Techsystems, Inc. (ATK), a Minnesota-based company that is one of the nation's largest aerospace and defense manufacturers, will pay $100,000 and furnish other relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
November 27, 2012

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South Carolina Retirement Community Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit

Ashlan Village, Inc., doing business as Ashlan Village Retirement Community, a retirement and assisted living facility located in Lyman, S.C., will pay $40,000 and provide non-monetary relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
November 27, 2012

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Texas State Agencies to Pay $175,000 to Settle EEOC and DOJ Wage Discrimination Suits

Two Texas state agencies will pay $175,000 to settle sex discrimination lawsuits filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Civil Rights Division, the federal entities announced today.  The EEOC and DOJ had charged the state agencies with responsibility for gender-based pay discrimination at another, now-defunct, state agency.
November 19, 2012

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EEOC Sues TEPRO for Age Discrimination

TEPRO, Inc., a manufacturer of automotive parts, violated federal law by subjecting a class of 20 or more employees to age discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employ­ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed on November 15, 2012
November 16, 2012

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Gaylord, Inc. to Pay $55,000 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit

A North Carolina corporation that manufactures, designs, and produces orthopedic and sports medicine products will pay $55,000 and furnish further relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
November 13, 2012

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Interstate Distributor Company to Pay Nearly $5 Million to Settle EEOC Disability Suit

Interstate Distributor Company will pay $4.85 million and provide other significant relief to settle a nationwide class disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC's suit said the nationwide trucking firm unlawfully denied reasonable accommodations to hundreds of employees and fired them pursuant to Interstate's maximum leave policy.
November 9, 2012

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Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment & Retaliation Case for $195,000

DNC Parks & Resorts at Tenaya, Inc. which operates Tenaya Lodge, a hotel and resort near Yosemite National Park in California, will pay $195,000 and furnish other relief to settle a federal charge of sexual harassment and retaliation filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
November 7, 2012

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Señor Frog's, Altres Sued By EEOC For Severe, Rampant Sexual Harassment

Señor Frog's, a popular chain of Mexican-themed restaurants and bars, violated federal law by allowing the rampant sexual harassment of its female employees in Honolulu by high-level officials including the company owner, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today against both Señor Frog's and Altres, Inc.  Altres, a Hawaiian staffing company, was contracted by Señor Frog's to provide human resources services and oversee the company's non-management staff at the Señor Frog's restaurant & bar in Honolulu.
November 2, 2012

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EEOC Wins Rare Partial Summary Judgment Ruling in Racial Harassment Case

A federal judge has granted partial summary judgment in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and denied an employer's motion for sanctions in an EEOC class racial harassment case against a Utah construction company, the federal agency announced today.  In so doing, the judge found that three black employees were subjected to an objectively hostile work environment and that the employer may not assert an affirmative defense to liability.  United States District Judge Dale A. Kimball also denied the employer's motion for sanctions, characterizing it as "wholly without merit."
October 16, 2012

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EEOC Sues to Redress Sexual Harassment of Vulnerable Farmworkers

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed three lawsuits this week  alleging sexual harassment and abuse of farmworkers—a group which is particularly vulnerable due to isolated working conditions and lack of familiarity with the protections of the law.  The lawsuits are part of an ongoing effort to protect workers in agricultural industries.
October 5, 2012

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Egg Giant National Food Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment

National Food Corporation, a major supplier of eggs to the Pacific Northwestern and Midwestern United States and East Asia, violated federal law by allowing a supervisor to demand sex from a female employee as the price of keeping her job, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
October 4, 2012

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America's Largest Onion Grower Sued by EEOC for Harassment and Retaliation

A Hermiston, Ore., farm which calls itself America's largest onion grower violated federal law when a supervisor reinforced the domestic abuse of a female employee with workplace harassment and retaliation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
October 3, 2012