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TRANSTECK TO PAY $60,000 TO SETTLE RACE BIAS SUIT

EEOC Said Trucking Dealership Denied Pay Increases to Black Diesel Technician

PHILADELPHIA – A Harrisburg, Pa.-based trucking dealership has agreed to pay $60,000 and furnish other relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that Transteck, Inc., doing business as Freightliner of Philadelphia, violated federal civil rights laws when it failed to give salary increases to a black diesel

April 15, 2009

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CRACKER BARREL TO PAY $255,000 FOR SEX HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION; SETTLEMENT INCLUDES TRAINING

EEOC Says Women at Cedar Bluff Store Punished for Complaining About Sexually Hostile Work Environment

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Cracker  Barrel Old Country Stores, Inc. will pay $255,000 and provide other relief to  settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal  Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC’s suit (No.3:07-cv-00376  E.D.TN), filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of  Tennessee, Knoxville Division, had charged that Cracker

April 10, 2009

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SAIPAN SUPERMARKET CHAIN SETTLES EEOC SUIT; SEX HARASSMENT, PREGNANCY BIAS, RETALIATION ALLEGED

Women Suffered Repeated Lewd and Perverse Sexual Acts, Federal Agency Charged

SAIPAN, CNMI – 99 Cents, Inc.,  Yun's Inc., and Townhouse Inc., which own and operate various grocery markets  in Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), will pay  $80,000 and provide substantial remedial relief to settle a sexual harassment,  pregnancy discrimination and retaliation case filed by the U.S. Equal Employment  Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC’s suit, (EEOC v. 99

April 8, 2009

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CITY CONCRETE SUED BY EEOC FOR AGE AND NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT, RETALIATION

Concrete Company Refused to Consider Older Asian Worker for Sales Job and Punished Him for Complaining, Federal Agency Charges

MEMPHIS  – The Memphis  unit of a Houston-based concrete supplier violated federal law by refusing to  place a worker into a sales job because of his national origin, Asian, and age,  subjecting him to harassment and retaliating against him for opposing that  unlawful conduct, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)  charged in a lawsuit it

April 8, 2009

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MARJAM SUPPLY COMPANY TO PAY $495,000 TO SETTLE EEOC RACE DISCRIMINATION SUIT

Black Employees Targeted With Racial Slurs, Fired for Complaining, EEOC Says

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Marjam Supply Company, Inc., a building materials  supplier, will pay $495,000 to five former employees to settle a race  discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity  Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

The EEOC’s  lawsuit (Civil Action No. 03-cv-5413-SCR in the U.S. District Court for the  Southern District of New York, White Plains Division) charged that Marjam 

April 8, 2009

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MID-AMERICAN SPECIALITIES SUED BY EEOC FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION

Telemarketing Company Punished Women for Complaining About Misconduct, Federal Agency Charges

MEMPHIS – A Germantown, Tenn.-based  telemarketing company violated federal law by subjecting a class of women  employees to sexual harassment and unlawful retalia­tion, the U.S. Equal  Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC’s suit, Civil  Action No. 2:09-cv-02203, filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District  of Tennessee at Memphis, Mid-American  Specialties, Inc. allowed its

April 8, 2009

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FISHER SAND AND GRAVEL SUED BY EEOC FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION

Supervisor on Road Construction Crew Harassed Two Women, Federal Agency Charges

     

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Fisher Sand & Gravel Co., which engages in business activities related to road construction, violated federal law by subjecting a class of women to sexual harassment and firing one woman for complaining about it, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

     

In its suit, the EEOC said that

April 1, 2009

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OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE AND ROBERT HALF TO PAY $64,500 FOR PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION

Pregnant Temp Terminated for Complaining About Discrimination, EEOC Said

     

PHOENIX– The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has settled its pregnancy discrimination and retaliation lawsuit against two international corporations for $64,500 in monetary relief and remedial relief and that Federal District Court Judge G. Murray Snow signed the consent decrees resolving this case.

     

The EEOC's suit (Case No. 2:08-CV-0221-PHX-GMS in U.S. District Court for the

April 1, 2009

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EEOC SUES ACCURATE INSULATION FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT, RACE DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION

Agency Cites Explicit Sexual and Gender Based Comments, Racial Slurs and Retaliation Against a Class of Workers

BALTIMORE – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has filed a workplace discrimination lawsuit against Accurate Insulation, LLC, on behalf of a female and class of African American workers who were employed at its Upper Marlboro, Md. location.

According to the suit, (Civil Action 8:09-cv-00793), filed in the U.S. District Court for the

April 1, 2009

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DELAWARE COUNTY PAIN MANAGEMENT TO PAY $95,000 TO SETTLE PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION SUIT

EEOC Charged Pain Management Practice Terminated Chiropractor Due to Pregnancy

PHILADELPHIA – Delaware County Pain Management will pay $95,000 and provide  equitable relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.

 

The EEOC charged in its lawsuit (Civil Action 07-cv-4086, filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania) that the pain treatment center terminated Dr. Kristina M. Shuffler because of her pregnancy.  Shuffler began

April 1, 2009

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MINNESOTA FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT GRANTS FINAL APPROVAL OF EEOC RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION SUITS

Prayer Breaks Sought by Muslim Employees to be Instituted;
Total of $365,000 to be Paid, Job Offers Made in Two Cases

MINNEAPOLIS – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today  that Magistrate Judge Jeanne J. Graham of the U.S. District Court in St. Paul, Minn.,  has ordered final approval of consent decrees settling two religious  discrimination lawsuits brought by the EEOC against a leading St. Cloud,  Minn.-based chicken processor, Gold’n Plump Poultry, Inc

March 31, 2009

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BRITTHAVEN TO PAY $300,000 TO SETTLE PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION SUIT

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Britthaven, Inc., a Kinston, N.C.-based  nursing home and assisted living chain, will pay $300,000 to settle a pregnancy  discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity  Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

     

The  EEOC had charged that Britthaven had, since at least 2002, subjected pregnant  employees to different terms and conditions of employment than its non‑pregnant  employees. Specifically, the EEOC said  that upon learning that an employee was

March 31, 2009

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TUSCARORA YARNS SUED BY EEOC FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION

Yarn Company Suspended Woman for Complaining About Abuse, Federal Agency Charged

     

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A North Carolina yarn  manufacturing company violated federal law by subjecting an employee to sexual  harassment and then retaliating against her for com­plaining about it, the U.S.  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed  today.

     

In its suit, the EEOC said that from around April 2007 to December 2007,  Tuscarora Yarns

March 30, 2009

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FRANKE FOODSERVICE SYSTEMS SETTLES EEOC RACE DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT

Black Applicant Denied Hire Because of Race, Federal Agency Charged

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Franke, Inc., doing business as Franke Foodservice Systems, will offer permanent employment to an African American applicant and furnish other relief to resolve a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. 

     

The EEOC had charged that Franke Foodservice, headquartered in LaVergne, Tenn., refused to hire the black applicant into a

March 26, 2009

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THE STAR TRIBUNE COMPANY TO PAY OVER $300,000 FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF FEMALE WORKERS

Court Approves Proposed Settlement in EEOC Suit Against Media Company

MINNEAPOLIS – The United States District Court for the District of Minnesota has approved as final a proposed settlement of a sexual harassment lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against The Star Tribune Company for more than $300,000 and significant remedial relief, the EEOC announced today.  The suit was filed on behalf of female employees at the plant which produces The Star

March 26, 2009

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AELMINGS HUMAN RESOURCES CORPORATION AND RELATED COMPANIES SUED BY EEOC FOR RETALIATION

Employee Terminated for Complaining About Sexual Harassment, Federal Agency Charges

RALEIGH,  N.C. – Three commonly owned North Carolina placement agencies violated federal law by terminating an employee for opposing sexual  harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor­tunity Commission (EEOC) charged in  a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC’s suit, Aelmings Human Resources  Corporation, along with two related entities, Judges Security Staffing, LLC and  Total Protection Services of the Carolinas, LLC, employed Kieshara Powell as an 

March 26, 2009

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MIKE HOOKS SUED FOR RACE DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION

Louisiana Dredging Company Fired Black Worker for Protesting Racism, Federal Agency Charged

     

NEW ORLEANS -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that it has sued Mike Hooks, Inc. for racial discrimination, harassment and retaliatory discharge.  Mike Hooks is a civil engineering, construction and dredging company headquartered in Westlake, La., with a work force of about 275 employees.

   

The EEOC's lawsuit (Civil Action No. 2:09-cv-00477, filed March 25

March 25, 2009

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McDONALD'S FRANCHISE TO PAY $115,000 FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF TWO YOUNG WOMEN

EEOC Says Male Manager Engaged in Physical and Verbal Abuse of Teen Worker

     

ALBUQUERQUE – An Albuquerque-based McDonald's restaurant franchise will pay $115,000 and provide significant remedial relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of two young female employees, including a teenager, the agency announced today.

   

The EEOC's suit charged that Alejandra Jasso, then age 17, was subjected to

March 24, 2009

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THE ALPHA GROUP OF DELAWARE SETTLES EEOC DISCRIMINATION SUIT FOR $160,000

CEO Charged by Federal Agency With Persistent Harassment of Women

CLEVELAND — The Alpha Group of Delaware, Inc., a non-profit Ohio corporation located in Delaware, Ohio, will pay $160,000 to settle a sex-based harassment and retaliation lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), announced today.  The EEOC had charged that Alpha Group of Delaware, which provides employment, rehabilitation and adult day support services, subjected female workers to a hostile work environment and then retaliated

March 23, 2009

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EEOC OBTAINS $290,000 FOR FEMALE WORKERS WHO WERE SEXUALLY HARASSED BY MALE NURSE

First Street Surgical Center Settles Discrimination Lawsuit; Remedial Relief Included

   

HOUSTON – A Houston-area surgical center will pay $290,000 and provide significant remedial relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the federal agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that First Street Surgical Center, L.P. and First Surgical Partners, LLC subjected several female workers

March 20, 2009

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EEOC FILES RACE AND SEX HARASSMENT SUIT AGAINST NATIONAL DENTURE PROVIDER

Federal Agency Claims Affordable Care Dentist Abused Female Assistants

BOSTON – A national denture provider, Affordable Care, Inc., violated federal law when its affiliated dentist, Nelson Wood, racially and sexually harassed two female employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.

     

The EEOC's lawsuit, Civil Action No. 1:09-CV-10399-GAO, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts yesterday, alleges that Affordable Care and Nelson Wood, operating as Nelson Wood

March 17, 2009

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GOVERNOR'S VILLAGE AND NAVIGROUP SETTLE DISABILITY BIAS CASE FOR $75,000, OTHER RELIEF

     

CLEVELAND – The operators of an assisted living facility in Mayfield Village will pay $75,000 and provide remedial relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. 

     

In its suit against Governor's Village, LLC and Navigroup, LLC (Case No. 1:08-cv-01298), filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, the EEOC charged that the activities director

March 17, 2009

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GOLDEN STATE MUTUAL SUED BY EEOC FOR UNLAWFUL RETALIATION

Insurance Company Demoted Employee for Reporting Sexual Harassment Complaint, Federal Agency Charges

     

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A Los Angeles-based insurance company that services policyholders in 12 states violated federal law by demoting an employee for opposing sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

   

According to the EEOC's suit, Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company employed William Barringer as an associate sales manager in

March 16, 2009

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VERIZON PENNSYLVANIA TO PAY $37,000 TO SETTLE EEOC FEDERAL RETALIATION SUIT

Company Fired Employee Who Complained About Perceived Harassment, Agency Charged

   

PITTSBURGH — Verizon Pennsylvania Inc. has agreed to pay $37,000 and furnish other relief to settle a retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC charged in its lawsuit that Verizon fired Senior Field Clerk Lissa Hannan about 10 days after she complained about perceived sexual harassment by a male contractor.

     
March 16, 2009