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TRUCKING COMPANY YRC AND EEOC REACH AGREEMENT ADDRESSING DIVERSITY EFFORTS IN TRUCKING INDUSTRY

     

ST. LOUIS – YRC Inc. ("YRC"), and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") today announced an agreement providing for an expanded recruitment program that both the federal agency and America's largest over-the-road trucking company expect will increase the diversity of YRC's truck driving and dock employees' workforce. 

     

The agreement focuses on continuing and expanding YRC's existing diversity efforts and hiring programs for women and minorities.  In particular, YRC

March 12, 2009

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ELKS LODGE SUED BY EEOC FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND REPRISALS AGAINST FEMALE BARTENDERS

Suit Cites Sexual Advances, Touching, Explicit Comments Followed by Threats

     

EAST ST.  LOUIS, Ill.  – Elks Lodge No. 954 in Jerseyville,  Ill., violated federal law by  sexually harassing three female bartenders and then taking reprisals against  them when they com­plained, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission  (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

     

In its lawsuit (Case No. 3:09-cv-00200), filed in U.S.  District Court in East St. Louis, Illinois

March 12, 2009

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EEOC SUES AUSTIN FOAM PLASTICS FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT, RACIAL HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION

     

AUSTIN, Texas – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission  (EEOC) announced today that it has filed a workplace discrimination lawsuit against  Austin Foam Plastics, Inc., a pro­ducer and distributor of corrugated box and cushion packaging. The EEOC charged the company with  racial harassment, sexual harassment and unlawful retaliation.

     

According to the EEOC’s suit, Civil  Action Number A-09-CA-180-LY, filed in U.S. District Court for the Western  District of Texas, Austin

March 12, 2009

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N-M VENTURES TO PAY $457,500 TO SETTLE EEOC RACE DISCRIMINATION / RETALIATION SUIT

     

LAS VEGAS – The corporate owner of several restaurants in three states will pay $457,500 to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that N-W Ventures, LLC in Las Vegas subjected a class of African American employees to discrimination, including racial harassment and retaliation.  N-W Ventures owns several bars, steakhouses and lounges in Las Vegas, Chicago and

March 11, 2009

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HD SUPPLY SUED BY EEOC FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT, RETALIATION

Female Secretary at Gillette Facility Suffered Repeated Harassment and Retaliation, Federal Agency Charges

     

GILLETTE, Wyo. – The Gillette location of the HD Supply wholesale distributor chain violated federal law by subjecting a female employee to a hostile work environment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.  According to company information, HD Supply is a leading nationwide wholesale supplier of building materials and has over 2,800

March 11, 2009

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EEOC REPORTS JOB BIAS CHARGES HIT RECORD HIGH OF OVER 95,000 IN FISCAL YEAR 2008

Commission Obtains $376 Million for Victims of Discrimination

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that workplace discrimination charge filings with the federal agency nationwide soared to an unprecedented level of 95,402 during Fiscal Year (FY) 2008, which ended Sept. 30.  This level is a 15 percent increase from the previous fiscal year.  The FY 2008 enforcement and litigation statistics, which include trend data, are available online at http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/enforcement.html.

"The

March 11, 2009

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FAURECIA EXHAUST SYSTEMS SETTLES RETALIATION SUIT BY EEOC FOR $27,500 AND OTHER RELIEF

Federal Agency Charged Company Fired Welder After Disability Bias Complaint

     

CLEVELAND –A Lordstown, Ohio-based automotive parts company will pay $27,500 and furnish remedial relief to settle a retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

     

According to the EEOC, welder Eugene Vallozzi had an excellent work record at Faurecia Exhaust Systems for two years prior to March 2006, when the company learned

March 10, 2009

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WHEELER CONSTRUCTION TO PAY $325,000 TO SETTLE EEOC SUIT FOR NATIONAL ORIGIN HARASSMENT, RETALIATION

     

PHOENIX -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that Wheeler Construction, Inc., a Phoenix-based construction company, has agreed to settle a national origin harassment lawsuit for $325,000 and other relief on behalf of Mexican workers.

     

The EEOC's complaint in U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona charged that employees Leonard Lopez and Juan Campos were subjected to harassment based on their national origin (Mexican) and

March 10, 2009

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BASIC ENERGY SERVICES WILL PAY QUARTER MILLION TO SETTLE EEOC SEX DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION SUIT

Oil Contractor Fired Woman for Complaining About Sexual Harassment and Unequal Treatment, Federal Agency Charged

     

NEW ORLEANS – Basic Energy Services, L.P. has agreed to pay $250,000 and consented to substantial injunctive relief to settle a sex discrimination and retaliation suit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC charged in its suit that the Midland, Texas-based company, a major oil well servicing contractor, had

March 9, 2009

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BURGER KING TO PAY $85,000 FOR TEEN HARASSMENT

EEOC Said 18-Year-Old Employee Sexually Harassed by General Manager

     

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Burger King Corporation will pay $85,000 and furnish significant non-monetary relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that a female employee of the Clemmons, N.C., Burger King was subjected to a sexually hostile work environment when she was 18-years-old. 

The EEOC charged in

March 9, 2009

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BIG VANILLA ATHLETIC CLUB TO PAY $161,000 TO SETTLE EEOC LAWSUIT FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT

Company Subjected Class of Women to Sexual Harassment and Then Fired Them After They Complained, Agency Charged

     

BALTIMORE – A Maryland athletic club will pay $161,000 and  furnish other substantial relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by  the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced  today.

     

According to EEOC’s suit,  (1:08:00518-CCB, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland,  Northern Division), BVP, LLC

February 26, 2009

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ASHLAND, INC. / VALVOLINE SUED BY EEOC FOR AGE DISCRIMINATION

Agency Says Manager Harassed and Fired Because of His Age

     

CLEVELAND – Ashland, Inc., an international chemical giant, and its subsidiary Valvoline, violated federal law when it fired a 52-year-old manager because of his age, according to a lawsuit filed today by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). 

   

According to the EEOC's lawsuit, Michael Roach began working for Ashland in 1989, and most recently held the position of service

February 25, 2009

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DISABLED PERSON'S APPLICATION FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS NO BAR TO EEOC SUIT, JUDGE RULES

Defendant Autozone Denied Leave to Contend That EEOC 'Estopped' by Individual Proceedings Before SSA

CHICAGO – A federal court in Peoria, Ill., decided today that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) could not be blocked from continuing its pursuit of relief on behalf of a disabled sales manager employee of Autozone, Inc. because the employee had applied for and obtained Social Security disability benefits.

Autozone, one of the nation's largest retailers of auto parts

February 23, 2009

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SPARTAN AERONAUTICS COLLEGE TO PAY $32,500 TO SETTLE EEOC SEX DISCRIMINATION SUIT

Flight School Fired Female Instructor for Complaining About Gender Bias, Federal Agency Charged

   

TULSA, Okla. – Spartan Aeronautics College will pay $32,500 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

           

In its lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma (Case No. 707-cv-00544 ), the EEOC charged that the college's management treated

February 19, 2009

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ROBERTSON SANITATION TO PAY $475,000 IN EEOC LAWSUIT CHARGING IT FAILED TO HIRE FEMALE DRIVERS

Trash Removal Company Hired Less Qualified Males, EEOC Charged

     

ATLANTA – Robertson Sanitation, a Phoenix-based trash hauling, recycling and disposal company that operates in Georgia, will pay $475,000 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

   

According to the EEOC's suit, Jeanine Moore applied for a truck driver position with Robertson at its Winder, Ga., facility in August 2005. 

February 17, 2009

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MOVIE PRODUCTION COMPANIES RESOLVE PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION CASE WITH EEOC

'Stranger Than Fiction' Production Companies to Pay $75,000 to Pregnant Job Applicant

   

CHICAGO – Crick Pictures, L.L.C., and Mandate Pictures, L.L.C., will pay $75,000 to settle a federal pregnancy discrimination suit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC's suit had charged that movie production companies Crick and Mandate refused to hire a pregnant job applicant, Cynthia Castillo-Hill, for a position as an extras casting assistant

February 12, 2009

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J.C. PENNEY TO PAY $50,000 TO SETTLE EEOC RACE DISCRIMINATION SUIT

African American Greeter Targeted With Racial Slurs and Fired Due to Race, Federal Agency Charged

     

NEW YORK -- J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc. will pay $50,000 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 J.C. Penney discriminated against Reinell Singh, an African American who worked as a greeter welcoming customers into

February 12, 2009

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GEORGIA-PACIFIC GYPSUM TO PAY $75,000 TO SETTLE EEOC SEXUAL HARASSMENT SUIT

Company Will Pay Additional Amount to Settle Retaliation Claim

           

MILWAUKEE – Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC will pay more than $75,000 to settle sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuits brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and former GP-Gypsum employee Tina Hammer, the EEOC announced today. 

           

The EEOC had alleged that GP-Gypsum violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by permitting

February 12, 2009

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MURPHY FORD INC. TO PAY $244,000 FOR SEX HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION AGAINST FEMALE WORKERS

EEOC Said Car Dealership Fired Service Advisor for Complaining

PHILADELPHIA - Murphy Ford Inc., doing business as Murphy Ford Lincoln Mercury Murphy Ford Inc., a car dealership located in Chester, Pa., will pay $244,000 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), announced today.  The EEOC had charged that Murphy Ford sexually harassed three female employees and fired one woman for complaining about the unlawful harassment.

   
February 11, 2009

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VALLEY ISLE MOTORS SUED FOR DISABILITY BIAS

EEOC Says Car Dealership Refused to Hire a Salesperson Due to Perceived Mental Disability

     

HONOLULU – Valley Isle Motors, Ltd., a car dealership in Maui, unlawfully discriminated against an employee by failing to hire him for a salesperson position because of a perceived mental disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

           

The EEOC charged in its suit, (EEOC

February 10, 2009

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APPEALS COURT IN CHICAGO UPHOLDS EEOC SUBPOENA OF EMPLOYER RECORDS

Seventh Circuit Says Attempted Withdrawal of Charge of Discrimination  'Does Not Diminish Agency's Authority to Investigate'

 

CHICAGO  — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, in a decision by Chief  Judge Frank H. Easterbrook, Friday ordered a District Court to enforce a  subpoena issued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commis­sion (EEOC).  The court ruled that the EEOC had the authority to refuse to allow an  individual to withdraw a charge of

January 26, 2009

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PITT OHIO AGREES TO PAY $2.43 MILLION TO SETTLE EEOC DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT

Trucking Company Refused Class of Women Driver and Dockworker Jobs, Federal Agency Charged

CLEVELAND – An interstate trucking firm has agreed to pay $2.43 million and provide other remedial relief to a class of women to settle a major sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. 

The EEOC had charged in the litigation that Pitt Ohio Express Inc. denied a class of qualified female applicants

January 22, 2009

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CHICAGO DENTIST TO PAY $462,500 TO SETTLE EEOC HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION LAWSUIT

   

Orrington Firm Subjected Employees to Sexual Advances and Scientology Indoctrination and Fired Those Who Complained, Federal Agency Charged

         

CHICAGO – A Chicago dental practice will pay $462,500 to settle a class sexual and religious harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

In its lawsuit, the EEOC alleged that James L. Orrington, D.M.D., Ltd. discriminated against 18 employees by

January 13, 2009

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MERRILL LYNCH TO PAY $1.55 MILLION FOR JOB BIAS AGAINST IRANIAN MUSLIM FORMER EMPLOYEE

EEOC Settles Suit for Discrimination Based on Religion and National Origin

NEW YORK – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that Merrill Lynch, the international financial services firm, has agreed to pay $1,550,000 to settle a discrimination lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act on behalf of an Iranian Muslim former worker who was fired due to his religion and national origin.

The EEOC's lawsuit, in the U.S. District Court

December 31, 2009