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Engie Services Inc. Sued by EEOC For Same-Sex and Race Harassment

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Engie Services Inc., a Canadian company that provides baggage handling and maintenance services at airports across the country, violated federal anti-discrimination laws when its supervisors harassed African American male employees at its Birmingham International Airport facility, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.  

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, supervisors subjected two African American male employees to sexual harassment and subjected one to racial harassment. A

November 9, 2020

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EEOC Sues Konos for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

MARTIN, MI—Konos, Inc., a Michigan-based egg producer, was sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for subjecting a female employee to sexual harassment and retaliating against her when she complained.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, repeated sexual advances by the male supervisor culminated in sexual assault. The assaults led to a criminal prosecution and conviction of the supervisor. Despite the seriousness of the supervisor’s actions and the employee’s complaints to the company, Konos failed

October 14, 2020

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Cincinnati-Area Group of Korean Restaurants to Pay $75,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A Cincinnati-area restaurant group will pay $75,000 to a former employee and implement other relief to settle a federal lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

According to the EEOC lawsuit, the male owner and chef of 3501 Seoul, LLC, SushiNati, LLC, and The Korea House, LLC subjected a female employee to unwelcome and offensive sexual harass­ment, including an offer of money in exchange for

October 13, 2020

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EEOC Sues Golden Entertainment / Rocky Gap Resort for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

BALTIMORE – Las Vegas, Nev.-headquartered Golden Entertainment, Inc., trading as Rocky Gap Casino Resort in Flintstone, Md., violated federal law when it allowed a female bartender to be sexually harassed and then retaliated against her after she opposed the illegal conduct, the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor­tunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.

According to the lawsuit, a male bartender at Rocky Gap Casino repeatedly made sexually offensive remarks to a female bartender

September 29, 2020

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Hawthorn Suites Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

SEATTLE, Wash. — The owner of a Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham, a hotel located near the Seattle-Tacoma airport in Kent, Wash., violated federal law when it allowed a manager to sexually harass two Latina housekeepers and retaliated against one after she protested the illegal conduct, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the lawsuit, a male manager at Hawthorn Suites harassed them by cornering and groping them

September 17, 2020

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EEOC Sues Chipotle Mexican Grill for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

TAMPA, Fla. – Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., an international restaurant chain, violated federal law when a Tampa location service manager was sexually harassed by a coworker and fired in retaliation for complaining about it, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, a Chipotle crew person repeatedly made sexually offensive remarks and inappropriately touched the service manager. The conduct escalated into two sexual assaults on

September 10, 2020

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Par Ventures, McDonald’s Franchisee, to Pay $12,500 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – Par Ventures, Inc., a North Carolina corporation which operates a chain of seven McDonald’s fast food restaurants, will pay $12,500 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harass­ment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that Par Ventures violated federal law when it subjected a teenaged female employee to a sexually hostile work environment.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit

July 17, 2020

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EEOC Sues Cincinnati-Area Asian Restaurant Group for Sexual Harassment and Constructive Discharge

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The owner of three Cincinnati-area restaurants violated federal law by subjecting a female waitress to egregious sexual harassment and constructive discharge, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. The defendant companies are 3501 Seoul, LLC, SushiNati, LLC and The Korea House, LLC.

According to the EEOC lawsuit, the owner and chef of these three restaurants subjected the waitress to unwelcome and offensive sexual harassment, including an

April 9, 2020

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Elite Wireless Group Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment of Teen Employee

Sprint Authorized retailer Elite Wireless Group, Inc. violated federal law when the retailer failed to address a male store manager who sexually assaulted a young female employee, the U.S. Equal Employ­ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a recently filed lawsuit.
November 7, 2019

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EEOC Sues El Sombrero for Sex Harassment and Retaliation

El Sombrero Restaurant with locations in Vicksburg and Byram, Miss. created a sexually hostile work environment and retaliated against female employees who complained, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commi¬ssion (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
October 1, 2019

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Par Ventures, Owner of Seven Mcdonald's, Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment

Par Ventures, Inc., a North Carolina corporation which operates a chain of seven McDonald's fast food restaurants, violated federal law when it subjected a female emp­loyee to a sexually hostile work environment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
August 7, 2019

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Leaders Representing Industries and Associations Join EEOC for Roundtable Discussion on Harassment Prevention

Today the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) convened an "Industry Leaders Roundtable Discussion on Harassment Prevention."  The Roundtable continues the EEOC's efforts to lead harassment prevention efforts, including two Commission meetings and a Reconvening of the Select Task Force in the wake of the #MeToo movement.  The roundtable will inform strategies for the next generation of issues flowing from the EEOC Select Task Force on the Study of Harassment in the Workplace in 2015, the task force Co-Chairs' 2016 Report, and the #MeToo movement.
March 20, 2019

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Sys-con, LLC to Pay $70,000 to Settle Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Sys-Con, LLC, a Sys-Con, LLC, a Montgomery, Ala.-based general contractor, will pay two former female employees a total of $70,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
March 11, 2019

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EEOC Wins Jury Verdict Against Favorite Farms for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

A federal jury rendered a verdict on Dec. 19, 2018 awarding $850,000 in compensatory and punitive damages to a female farmworker at Favorite Farms in Dover, Fla., who was raped by her supervisor and reported it to police and management that same day, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.
December 21, 2018

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Rosebud Restaurants To Pay $160,000 To Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment And Retaliation Lawsuit

Rosebud Restaurants, Inc. will pay $160,000 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC's lawsuit charged Rosebud, which owns approximately nine Italian restaurants in the Chicagoland area, with violating federal civil rights laws when it subjected two women to sexual harassment, and fired one of the women after she complained about the harassment and objected to employees referring to African-Americans by racial slurs.
October 15, 2018

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EEOC Sues Sys-Con for Sexual Harassment of Two Female Employees

Sys-Con, LLC, a Montgomery, Alabama-based construction general contractor that also provides facility and building maintenance services, violated federal law when at least two female employees working in the Hyundai plant in Montgomery were subjected to sexual harassment by their Sys-Con supervisor, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed on September 26, 2018.
September 27, 2018

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Golden Corral Franchisee to Pay $85,000 to Settle  EEOC Disability and Sex Harassment Lawsuit

Jax, LLC, which operates a Golden Corral restaurant in Matthews, N.C., has agreed to pay $85,000 and provide other relief to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that Jax discriminated against an employee when it subjected him to a hostile work environment based on both his disability (autism) and his sex (male). The EEOC had also charged that the employee was forced to resign because of the harassment.
July 13, 2018

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EEOC Sues G2 Corporation for Sex Harassment

G2 Corporation, doing business as Screen Tight, violated federal law by subjecting a female worker in the Patio Screen Door Fabrication warehouse in Corsicana, Texas to unwelcome physical and verbal sexual harassment at the hands of her production manager and another high-level corporate officer, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
June 13, 2018

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EEOC Sues Ecology Services, Inc. for Sexual Harassment

Ecology Services, Inc., a waste management services company headquartered in Columbia, Md., violated federal law when it subjected a female employee to a sexually hostile work environment which forced her to resign, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Com­mission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
April 18, 2018

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GEO Group to Pay $550,000 To Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

The GEO Group, Inc., operator of the Central Arizona Correctional Facility (CACF) and Arizona State Prison-Florence West Facility (Florence West) in Florence, Ariz., will pay $550,000 and furnish other relief pursuant to a consent decree to settle lawsuits for sexual harassment and retaliation filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Arizona Civil Rights Division of the Attorney General's Office (ACRD), the EEOC announced today.
January 8, 2018

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Trans Ocean Seafoods To Pay $75,000 To Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit

Northwestern Washington-based Trans Ocean Seafoods, Inc., doing business as New England Shellfish, will pay $75,000 to three female former employees and implement other relief to settle a federal lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
November 30, 2017