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EEOC Sues Leona's Pizzeria for Breach of Conciliation Agreement

Leona's Pizzeria, Inc. has refused to abide by the terms of a conciliation agreement reached with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to resolve a class-wide sexual harassment finding, according to a lawsuit filed by the federal agency in court today.
September 13, 2012

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Bojangles' to Pay over $30,000 to Settle EEOC Sex Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

Charlotte-based Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc. has agreed to pay $33,426 and provide substantial additional 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 had charged that an employee at a Greensboro Bojangles' was sexually harassed and then fired for complaining about it.
September 12, 2012

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EEOC Sues Trinity Medical Center for Sexual Harassment, Retaliation

Trinity Medical Center in Rock Island, Ill., violated federal law when it permitted the sexual harassment of an employee and then fired her for complaining about it, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
September 10, 2012

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Silver Diner Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

A Lexington, N.C., restaurant violated federal law by subjecting a female employee to a sexually hostile work environment, retaliating against her by reducing her work hours and then firing her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 7, 2012

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Southwest Virginia Community Health System Sued for Sexual Harassment

Southwest Virginia Community Health System, Inc. violated federal law by subjecting a female employee to a sexually hostile work environment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.   Southwest Virginia Community Health System consists of a group of eight non-profit community healthcare centers throughout the Southwest Virginia region.  The EEOC said that the misconduct occurred at a healthcare facility in Troutdale, Va.
September 6, 2012

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Catie Food Systems Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment

Catie Food Systems, Inc., doing business as a Hardy, Va., Wendy's restaurant, violated federal law by subjecting some of its female employees to sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 4, 2012

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Fry's Electronics Pays $2.3 Million to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

National retailer Fry's Electronics agreed to pay $2.3 million and to implement preventative measures to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), according to a consent decree filed by the agency today. The EEOC had charged the company with harassing a young salesperson and firing a supervisor for standing up for her.
August 30, 2012

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MKB Construction Settles EEOC Retaliation Discrimination Suit

Phoenix-based MKB Construction will pay $38,500 and furnish other relief to settle a retaliation discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employ­ment Oppor­tunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged the company with violating federal law by firing an employee for reporting sexual harassment.
August 27, 2012

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EEOC Sues Help at Home for  Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Help at Home, Inc., a company that provides home health care to elderly and disabled individuals in their homes, violated federal law by allowing the company's regional director to sexually harass employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a discrimination lawsuit filed today.  The company also unlawfully fired the victims and their supervisor for complaining, the EEOC said.
August 22, 2012

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EEOC Sues Morgan Hill Restaurant for Retaliation

The Good Fork (formerly known as Fuzia Restaurant Group, Inc.), which operates three restaurants in Morgan Hill, Calif., violated federal law when it terminated a worker after she complained to management about sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a federal lawsuit filed today.
August 21, 2012

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EEOC Releases FY 2011 Federal Sector Report

Federal employees and applicants filed 16,974 complaints of employment discrimination in fiscal year 2011, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) "Annual Report on the Federal Work Force Part I:  EEO Complaints Processing for Fiscal Year 2011."  The report issued today assesses federal agencies' equal employment opportunity complaint processing program statistics.  The full text of the report is available on the EEOC's web site at: http://www.eeoc.gov/federal/reports/fsp2011/index.cfm.
August 20, 2012

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Court Grants EEOC Injunction Against Prospect Airport Services

A federal judge has ordered Prospect Airport Services, Inc., a provider of wheelchair assistance services to airline passengers, to implement extensive measures to prevent sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.
July 27, 2012

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EEOC Wins Jury Verdict of $350,000 for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Victims

A federal jury has awarded $350,000 in compensatory and punitive damages to three former employees Endoscopic Microsurgery Associates, a Baltimore-area medical practice, who were subjected to unwanted sexual advances by the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.
July 24, 2012

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DiMare Ruskin to Pay $150,000 and Furnish Nationwide Relief to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

DiMare Ruskin, Inc., a Florida-based tomato grower and produce provider, will pay $150,000 to two female farmworkers and take other steps to prevent and address unlawful harass­ment and retaliation at its farms and facilities nationwide as part of a three-year consent decree that will resolve a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. 
July 16, 2012

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Federal Court Hammers Fry's Electronics for Discovery Abuses in EEOC Harassment Suit

A federal judge ordered sanctions on July 3, 2012, including a $100,000 penalty, against Fry's Electronics, Inc., due to its actions in a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced.   The penalized behavior includes intentionally withholding evidence, raising a "fallacious" argument and demonstrating a "disturbing lack of candor to the tribunal."  According to U.S. District Court Judge Robert S. Lasnik, "The Court finds that defendant's conduct in this respect was unfair, unwarranted, unprincipled, and unacceptable."
July 6, 2012

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Giumarra Vineyards Agrees to Sweeping Changes to Settle EEOC Suit Filed on Behalf of Indigenous Farmworkers

Giumarra Vineyards, one of the largest growers of table grapes in the United States, will settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.  The company agreed to comprehensive and sweeping changes of company procedures in dealing with discrimination and retaliation, affecting up to 3,000 employees and to expend a total of $350,000 to resolve EEOC's case.
July 2, 2012

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Frank A. Mora to Pay $43,000 to Settle Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Frank A. Mora, individually, and as the authorized corporate officer of Two Lac, Inc. d/b/a Oasis One Dry Cleaners, a McAllen, Texas dry cleaning and laundry service, will pay $43,000 and provide significant remedial relief to a former female employee who was subjected to a sexually hostile work environment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.
June 25, 2012