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Windmill Farms Nurseries to Pay $40,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit and Retaliation

Windmill Farms Nurseries, Inc., a plant material wholesaler and nursery located in Zolfo Springs, Fla., will pay $40,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harass­ment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC charged the company with subjecting a female employee, Sheila Aguilar, to sexual harassment and retaliation by her immediate supervisor, crew leader Alvaro DeSantiago.
March 2, 2015

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EEOC and Defense Support Services Conciliate Discrimination Charges

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has found reasonable cause to believe discrimination occurred in charges filed by three female employees against an Arlington, Va.-based government defense contractor, the federal agency announced today.
February 13, 2015

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Seapod Pawnshops to Pay $300,000 to Settle EEOC Harassment Lawsuit

Seapod Pawnbrokers, a chain of pawnshops in Brooklyn and Queens, N.Y., will pay $300,000 and cut ties with its former owner to settle an EEOC lawsuit charging harassment and retaliation against its Hispanic female employees, the agency announced today.
February 12, 2015

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Justice Department Settles Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit Against the State of Maryland, Queen Anne's County, and the Queen Anne's County Sheriff

The Justice Department announced today that it has entered into a consent decree with the state of Maryland and the Queen Anne's County Sheriff.  If approved by the court, the settlement will resolve Murphy-Taylor v. State of Maryland, et al., a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit in which the United States intervened in Feb. 2013.  The United States previously entered into a consent decree with Queen Anne's County in May 2014.
February 12, 2015

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EEOC Estrena Estadisticas el Año Fiscal 2014 de Cumplimiento y Litigios

La Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC) estrenó hoy un set extensivos de datos detallando  las 88,778 quejas de discriminación en el trabajo que la agencia recibió. El año fiscal corrió del 1 de octubre de 2013, al 30 de septiembre 2014.
February 4, 2015

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EEOC Releases Fiscal Year 2014  Enforcement and Litigation Data

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a comprehensive set of fiscal year 2014 private sector data tables providing detailed breakdowns for the 88,778 charges of workplace discrimination the agency received. The fiscal year ran from Oct. 1, 2013, to Sept. 30, 2014.
February 4, 2015

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Appellate Court Overturns $4 Million Fee Award Against EEOC

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued an order Monday reversing a federal district court's decision granting over $4 million in fees and costs to CRST Van Expedited Inc. (CRST), a trucking company, against the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and remanding the case back to the lower court to "individually assess each of the claims" and "explain why it deems a particular claim to be frivolous, unreasonable, or groundless."
December 23, 2014

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EEOC and Sherman Howard L.L.C. Conciliate Sexual and Gender Discrimination Charge

A former assistant in one of the offices of the regional law firm of Sherman & Howard L.L.C. filed a charge of discrimination with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Denver Field Office. The charge contained allegations of sexual harassment and gender discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended.
December 15, 2014

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EEOC Files Contempt Action Against Charlotte Security Provider Metro Special Police

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has filed a contempt action against Metro Special Police & Security Services, Inc., a Charlotte-based provider of private security and public safety services.  The contempt action charges that Metro Special Police breached of the terms of an agreement it entered into with the EEOC to resolve a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit.
December 3, 2014

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Jury Awards $499,000 Against EmCare in EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Case

A Dallas federal court jury, on Friday, October 24, 2014, returned a verdict awarding almost half a million dollars to three former employees in a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against EmCare, a provider of physician services, the federal agency announced.
October 27, 2014

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Waiting with Their Wings to Fight Workplace Sex Discrimination

Flight attendants were one of the first organized groups to challenge systemic—and routine—sex discrimination following the enactment of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a panel of original plaintiffs and other experts explained at an event commemorating the 50th anniver­sary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 held Thursday, October 23rd.
October 24, 2014

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EEOC Sues County Fair Farm for Sexual Harassment

County Fair Farm, a farm and produce wholesaler located in Jefferson, Maine, violated federal law by creating and maintaining a sexually hostile work environment for female farmworkers since 2003, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced in a lawsuit today.
October 22, 2014

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Braun Electric to Pay $82,500 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit

Bakersfield, Calif.-based Braun Electric Company will pay $82,500 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  Braun Electric provides industrial electrical services for the oil and gas industry throughout California's San Joaquin Valley.
October 15, 2014

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Daimler Trucks North America Sued by EEOC for Retaliation

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC, a Delaware corporation that operates a manufacturing plant in Mt. Holly, N.C., violated federal law by firing a female employee because she complained about sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
October 8, 2014

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Dollar General Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Dolgencorp, LLC. dba Dollar General, violated federal law by subjecting a female employee to repeated acts of sexual harassment on a daily basis and then firing her after she reported it, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it recently filed.
October 6, 2014

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EEOC Sues Texas Oilfield Services Company for Retaliation

An Iraan, Texas oilfield construction and services company violated federal discrimination law by firing its only female roustabout after she reported being sexually harassed on the job, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. 
September 30, 2014

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EEOC Sues Mel-K Management Company for Race- and Sex-Based Harassment and Retaliation

Mel-K Management Company violated federal law by subjecting a class of employees to a racially hostile environment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.  The EEOC also said Mel-K unlawfully retaliated against an employee for complaining about the abuse.
September 30, 2014

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EEOC Sues AutoZone for Sexual Harassment

AutoZone, a major nationwide retailer of automotive replacement parts and accessories, violated federal law by allowing a store manager to subject several female employees to sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
September 29, 2014

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EEOC Sues FYC International, Inc. for Sexual Harassment

FYC International Inc., a manufacturer and wholesaler of women's and children's clothing and accessories, created a hostile work environment by allowing its warehouse manager and male employees to sexually harass women in the warehouse, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 26, 2014

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EEOC Sues Texas Roadhouse for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

East Columbus Host, LLC, dba Texas Roadhouse and Ultra Steak, Inc., violated federal law by subjecting several females working at a Texas Roadhouse restaurant in Columbus, including some in their teens, to sexual harassment and then retaliating against them for opposing the misconduct, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today. 
September 26, 2014

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EEOC Sues Hufcor for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Hufcor, Inc., of Janesville, Wis., the world's leading manufacturer of operable and accordion partitions, violated federal law by allowing a female machine operator to be sexually harassed and then retaliating against her for resisting that harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 25, 2014

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EEOC Sues VXI Global Solutions for Systemic Sexual Harassment of Call Center Staff 

VXI Global Solutions, a provider of call center services for major nationwide companies, violated federal law when it failed to stop and remedy the widespread sexual harassment of both female and male workers by company supervisors, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.  The EEOC also alleged that the Los Angeles-based company retaliated against employees who reported the harassment.
September 24, 2014