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SAVA to Pay $150,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

DENVER – SSC Montrose San Juan Operating Co., LLC and SavaSeniorCare Administrative Services, LLC (collectively, “SAVA”) have agreed to pay $150,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, residents at the SAVA-owned San Juan Living Center in Montrose, Colorado repeatedly subjected female employees to sexual harassment by grabbing their breasts and

August 30, 2023

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EEOC Sues Employment & Training Centers, Inc. for Disability Discrimination

HOUSTON – Employment & Training Centers, Inc. violated federal law by refusing to provide a reasonable accommodation for an individual applying for a data entry position in its Houston office, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Employment & Training Centers, Inc. interviewed an applicant with an end-stage renal disease and made a conditional offer of employment to the applicant, subject to the applicant

August 30, 2023

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JC Market Thriftway to Pay Over $50,000 Following EEOC Investigation

NEWPORT, Ore. –JC Market, Inc., doing business as JC Market Thriftway, a Lincoln County, Oregon grocery chain, has agreed to provide $50,000 in compensatory damages, backpay, and furnish other injunctive relief to resolve a charge of disability discrimination filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

The EEOC investigation found the applicant interviewed for a position with the owner of JC Market and was given a job offer and

August 30, 2023

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University of Texas, Permian Basin to Settle EEOC Equal Pay Suit

MIDLAND, Texas – The University of Texas, Permian Basin has agreed to pay $46,000 in damages and to furnish other relief in order to settle a pay discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, the University of Texas, Permian Basin (UTPB) violated the Equal Pay Act (EPA) by paying lesser wages to a female associate professor of accounting than it paid

August 30, 2023

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United Labor Agency Will Pay $32,371 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

 

CLEVELAND – The United Labor Agency (ULA), a Cleveland-based non-profit that focuses on workforce development, will pay $32,371 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, ULA discriminated against a long-time employee based on her disability, breast cancer, when it denied her reasonable accommodation request for temporary remote work and subjected her to intolerable work conditions that

August 29, 2023

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EEOC Sues Intertwined Real Estate Companies for Pregnancy Discrimination

NEW YORK – St. Charles Housing, LP, Menowitz Management Corp., and Rental Assistance II, Inc., doing business as Apartment Corp., interrelated companies that own and manage residential and commercial properties throughout the country, fired a female property manager just days after she told her supervisor she was pregnant, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, the employee, who managed one of defendant’s properties in

August 29, 2023

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David Davis Elegido Nuevo Director del Distrito de San Luis

SAN LUIS – David Davis ha sido elegido nuevo director del Distrito de San Luis de la Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC) de los EE. UU., anunció hoy la agencia federal.

"Estoy encantada de que el Señor Davis haya aceptado este puesto," dijo la Presidenta de la EEOC Charlotte A. Burrows. “El trae al cargo de Director de Distrito una gran cantidad de conocimiento y experiencia de su tiempo en

August 28, 2023

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David Davis Chosen as New Director of EEOC’s St. Louis District

ST. LOUIS – David Davis has been chosen as the new director of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) St. Louis District, the federal agency announced today.

“I am delighted that Mr. Davis has accepted this position,” said EEOC Chair Charlotte A. Burrows. “He brings to the role of District Director a wealth of knowledge and experience from his time in both the private and public sectors, and I am confident that he will

August 28, 2023

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La EEOC Anuncia Varias Demandas por Acoso Sexual Presentadas Contra la Industria Hospitalaria de Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS – La Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC) de los EE. UU. anunció esta semana cuatro demandas contra restaurantes locales en el área de Las Vegas y el sur de Nevada.

Las demandas presentadas contra Nevada Restaurant Services Inc, Bouchon y Mariscos El Puerto y La Catrina alegan acoso sexual hacia empleados por parte de propietarios, supervisores y gerentes, compañeros de trabajo y/o clientes. Las cuatro demandas incluyeron acusaciones

August 24, 2023

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EEOC Announces Several Sexual Harassment Lawsuits Filed Against the Las Vegas Hospitality Industry

LAS VEGAS – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced four lawsuits against local restaurants in the Las Vegas and Southern Nevada area this week.

Lawsuits filed against Nevada Restaurant Services Inc, Bouchon, and Mariscos El Puerto and La Catrina allege sexual harassment towards employees by owners, supervisors and management, co-workers, and/or customers. The four lawsuits included allegations raised by workers throughout the hospitality industry, from housekeepers in hotels to waitstaff in both high-end

August 24, 2023

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EEOC Sues Nevada Restaurant Services, Inc. for Sexual Harassment

LAS VEGAS – Nevada Restaurant Services, Inc., the owner and operator of a chain of gambling parlors and hotel casino and resort facilities, which includes the Laughlin River Lodge Hotel & Casino in Laughlin, Nevada, violated federal law when it failed to prevent and correct ongoing sexual harassment and retaliation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, since at least 2018, Nevada Restaurant Services

August 24, 2023

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EEOC Demanda a Mariscos El Puerto y La Catrina por Acoso Sexual, Discriminación y Acoso Contra Trabajadores Gay y Lesbianas

LAS VEGAS — Mariscos El Puerto, Inc. y La Catrina, LLC, un restaurante y bar con sede en Las Vegas, violaron la ley federal cuando sus propietarios, gerentes, supervisores, compañeros de trabajo y clientes sometieron a sus trabajadoras a acoso sexual y sometieron a trabajadores homosexuales y lesbianas a discriminación y acoso, acusó la Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC) de los EE. UU. en dos demandas separadas presentadas hoy.

Según

August 24, 2023

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EEOC Sues Mariscos El Puerto and La Catrina for Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, and Harassment Against Gay and Lesbian Workers

LAS VEGAS — Mariscos El Puerto, Inc. and La Catrina, LLC, a restaurant and bar based in Las Vegas, violated federal law when its owners, managers, supervisors, co-workers, and customers subjected female workers to sexual harassment and subjected gay and lesbian workers to discrimination and harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in two separate lawsuits filed today.                               

August 24, 2023

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EEOC Sues TNT Crane & Rigging for Race Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation

FORT WORTH, Texas – TNT Crane & Rigging, Inc., one of the largest crane service providers in North America, with over 40 branches in the United States and Canada, violated federal law by subjecting four Black employees to race-based discrimination and harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed in federal court today. The EEOC also charged the company with retaliating against a white employee for raising allegations of race-based

August 24, 2023

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EEOC Sues Bouchon and Thomas Keller Restaurant Group for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

LAS VEGAS – KVP, LP, doing business as Bouchon Restaurant, and KRM, Inc, doing business as Thomas Keller Restaurant Group, together operate a restaurant chain including restaurants such as French Laundry, Bouchon Bistro, and Bouchon Bakery, violated federal law by subjecting employees to sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, since at least 2018, managers at Bouchon Las Vegas sexually harassed female

August 24, 2023

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EEOC Sues Hooters of America for Race and Color Discrimination

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Hooters of America, LLC, a Georgia Corporation, violated federal law when it failed to recall employees after a COVID-motivated layoff because they were Black and/or had dark skin tones, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit it filed today.

In March of 2020, the Greensboro Hooters restaurant laid off approximately 43 employees in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The EEOC’s lawsuit alleges that a class of employees who

August 24, 2023

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Lady Luck Steakhouse Agrees to Resolve Allegations of Pregnancy Discrimination

TACOMA, Wash. – Hoyle Enterprises LLC, doing business as Lady Luck Steakhouse (“Lady Luck”), a local restaurant in Tacoma, Washington, has agreed to the terms of a conciliation agreement following the investigation of a charge of discrimination filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

According to the EEOC, Lady Luck fired a newly-hired pregnant worker after completing a single shift. Lady Luck’s management team also had a practice of

August 22, 2023

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EEOC Adopta Nuevo Plan Estratégico

WASHINGTON – Hoy, la Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC) de los EE. UU. anunció que aprobó su Plan Estratégico para los años fiscales 2022-2026 https://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc-strategic-plan-2022-2026. La implementación comenzará de inmediato.

El Plan Estratégico sirve como marco para lograr la misión de la EEOC de prevenir y remediar la discriminación laboral ilegal y promover la igualdad de oportunidades de empleo para todos. El Plan también establece su visión de lugares

August 22, 2023

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EEOC Adopts New Strategic Plan

WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced it has approved its Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022-2026 https://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc-strategic-plan-2022-2026. Implementation will begin immediately.

The Strategic Plan serves as a framework for achieving the EEOC’s mission to prevent and remedy unlawful employment discrimination and advance equal employment opportunity for all.  The Plan also sets forth its vision of fair and inclusive workplaces with equal opportunity for all.

To accomplish this mission and

August 22, 2023

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Corning to Pay $120,000 to Settle EEOC Sex Discrimination Case

NEW YORK – Corning Incorporated will pay $120,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Corning violated federal law by failing to promote female “process assistants” (machine operators) at its Sullivan Park and Big Flats locations in southern central New York.

The EEOC alleged that, at its Sullivan Park and Big Flats locations

August 18, 2023

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EEOC Sues Gmri, Inc. for Disability Discrimination

PITTSBURGH – GMRI, Inc., doing business as Olive Garden, violated federal law by subject­ing a job applicant for a busser position to discriminatory hiring practices because of his disability in its Tarentum, Pennsylvania location, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, the general manager of one of GMRI, Inc.’s Olive Garden restaurants interviewed an applicant with a disability for a busser position, and

August 17, 2023

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Court Awards Over $80,000 Dollars Against Coastal Drilling East, LLC and Coastal Well Service, LLC In EEOC Race Discrimination Lawsuit

PITTSBURGH - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has won a victory in federal court in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in its employment discrimination lawsuit against Coastal Drilling East, LLC and Coastal Well Service, LLC, the federal agency announced today.

The EEOC originally filed the racial harassment case against Coastal Drilling East, LLC (Coastal Drilling), a Pennsylvania-based company that provides geotechnical construction services in the oil and natural gas industry, on September 13, 2021. According to

August 16, 2023

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EEOC Demanda a Barrett Distribution y Supreme Staffing por Represalias

MEMPHIS – Barrett Distribution Center y Supreme Staffing LLC, que operan como empleadores conjuntos, violaron la ley federal de derechos civiles cuando tomaron represalias contra un empleado después de que se quejó de que Barrett discriminaba a los solicitantes y trabajadores a base de su origen nacional (hispano), la Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo de los EE. UU. (EEOC) acusó en una demanda presentada hoy.

De acuerdo con la demanda por

August 15, 2023

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EEOC Sues Barrett Distribution and Supreme Staffing for Retaliation

MEMPHIS – Barrett Distribution Center and Supreme Staffing LLC, operating as joint employers, violated federal civil rights law when they retaliated against an employee after he complained that Barrett discriminated against applicants and workers based on their national origin (Hispanic), the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC’s suit, Supreme, a staffing agency, and Barrett, one of Supreme’s clients and one of the worksites where Supreme

August 15, 2023