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PRESS RELEASE
9-30-02

Alleges Termination of Afghan-American, Muslim Man Was Discriminatory

BOSTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed a lawsuit against the Worcester Art Museum alleging that, in the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the museum fired an Afghan-American Muslim man on the basis of his national origin and religion.

"The experience of Zia Ayub represents an unfortunate example of how

PRESS RELEASE
9-30-03

Major Hollywood Studio Accused of Firing Black Assistant Director Because of Race

LOS ANGELES - In a rare case against a major Hollywood studio, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed suit in Federal District Court located in Los Angeles (Case No. LACV 03-7023 GAF (JTLx) against Vivendi Universal S.A. ("Universal Studios") for race discrimination. The suit alleges that on October 9, 2002, Universal

PRESS RELEASE
9-3-09

EEOC Said Applicant Denied Employment as Truck Driver Because of Prosthetic Leg

JACKSON, Miss. -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a disability discrimination lawsuit against KLLM Transport Services, Inc. (KLLM) for $56,500 and remedial relief on behalf of a qualified truck driver who was rejected for a job due to his prosthetic leg.

KLLM is a trucking company headquartered

PRESS RELEASE
9-30-03

Eight-Year Employee of Middle Eastern Descent Fired Based on National Origin

NEW YORK, N.Y. The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed suit in federal district court against Applied Graphics Technologies, Inc. (AGT), a New York digital media service company operating nationwide and internationally, and Newsweek, Inc., an international publisher based in New York, alleging discrimination against an employee of Middle Eastern-Lebanese national origin

PRESS RELEASE
9-30-03

Federal Agency Says Cosmetics Giant Told Senior Director She Didn't Fit 'Youthful Image'

DALLAS - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has filed an age discrimination and retaliation suit against L'Oreal U.S.A., Inc., claiming that the cosmetics giant discriminated against a former female Senior Director by subjecting her to a hostile work environment because of her age.

The EEOC says that

PRESS RELEASE
9-30-08

EEOC Says Retail Giant Requires Employees to Reveal Confidential Medical Information

SAN DIEGO – Dillard Store Services, Inc. (Dillard's), the nationwide chain of department stores, unlawfully discrimin­ates against employees by requiring them to disclose personal and confidential medical information or face disciplinary action including termination, the U.S. Equal Employ­ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charges in a class lawsuit filed under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

The

PRESS RELEASE
9-30-09

Forging Company Punished Employees for Complaining About Racial Harassment, Federal Agency Charges

MILWAUKEE – In a lawsuit filed here today in federal court, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged that Milwaukee Forge, a Milwaukee forging company, violated federal law by subjecting black employees to a hostile work environment, disciplining them more harshly than white employees, subjecting them to different terms and conditions of employment

PRESS RELEASE
9-30-09

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Napoli’s Italian Restaurant discriminated against a 17-year old server and other female teen workers by subjecting them to sexual harassment in the form of lewd comments, propositions and touching, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today in federal court. Napoli’s Italian Restaurant is located in Maryville, Mo.

According to the EEOC’s suit, filed in the U.S

PRESS RELEASE
9-30-09

Agency Says Ostioneria Michoacan Fired Non-Spanish-Speaking Servers

HOUSTON – A Houston restaurant violated federal law against race and national origin discrimination when it fired two employees for not speaking Spanish and failed to hire a class of non-Hispanic applicants, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC’s suit, in November 2007, Michoacan Seafood Group L.L.C., doing

PRESS RELEASE
9-30-09

Agency Says PawnMart, Inc. Fired Employee for Complaining About Store Manager’s Unwanted Sexual Advances

ATLANTA – An Atlanta-area pawn shop chain violated federal law when it fired a female employee in retaliation for complaining about a manager’s intimidating and sexually harassing conduct, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of

PRESS RELEASE
9-30-09

Black Employees Were Subjected to a Hostile Work Environment, Federal Agency Charges

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Ralph Jones Sheet Metal, Inc. violated federal law by subjecting African American employees to a hostile work environment because of their race, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

The EEOC’s suit (Civil Action No.2:09-cv-02636, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District

PRESS RELEASE
9-29-09

FOSTORIA, Ohio -- Sunny Farms Landfill subjected its African American employees to race-based harassment and retaliation, the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor­tunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC's suit (Case No. 3:09-CV02239), filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Sunny Farms subjected both Willie Norwood and Toby Shepherd to unlawful racial harassment and retaliation, including allegedly

PRESS RELEASE
9-29-09

Federal Agency Says Vegas Western Cab Unlawfully Refused to Hire a Qualified Amputee

LAS VEGAS - Vegas Western Cab Company, a major taxicab company in the Las Vegas region, violated federal law by refusing to employ an applicant for a driver position because of his disability, single arm amputation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed yesterday.

According to the EEOC's

PRESS RELEASE
9-29-09

Employee Fired for Wearing Jewelry After Complaining About Women's Access to Bathroom Facilities, Federal Agency Charges

SAN ANTONIO - Zachry Industrial, Inc. formerly known as Zachry Construction Corporation, a privately owned construction and industrial maintenance service company based in San Antonio, Texas, violated federal law when it fired a female employee in retaliation for filing a report of sex-based discrimination at her job site as well

PRESS RELEASE
9-29-09

HOUSTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today it has sued a Houston diagnostics management company and its related companies for firing an employee after learning she was pregnant.

According to the EEOC's lawsuit, (Civil Action No 4:09-cv-03146), filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, Advanced Diagnostics Management, L.L.P. and its related companies unlawfully forced Mary Garcia

PRESS RELEASE
9-29-09

Restaurant Fired Server Who Complained About Harassment, Federal Agency Charges

PHILADELPIA - A Trevose, Pa., restaurant franchise violated the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) when it fired an employee because he complained about harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

A restaurant manager repeatedly harassed T.J. Cahill based on his perceived disability, the EEOC charges in its lawsuit against

PRESS RELEASE
9-29-09

Hispanic Executive Director Unlawfully Fired, Federal Agency Charges

SAN ANTONIO - A Delaware corporation which provides hospices nationwide violated federal law by firing a Hispanic employee from his position as an executive director of its Kerrville, Texas, facility because of his national origin and because he reported discriminatory conduct, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the

PRESS RELEASE
9-29-09

Driver With Disability Denied Reasonable Accommodation and Fired, Federal Agency Charges

SAN FRANCISCO - The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. violated federal law by failing to accommodate and firing an employee with a disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a workplace discrimination lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC's lawsuit, Eldridge Davis, age 46 and African American, worked for Pepsi since October

PRESS RELEASE
9-29-09

Company Fired Employee Who Complained About Perceived Harassment, Agency Charged

PITTSBURGH — Verizon Pennsylvania Inc. has agreed to pay $37,000 and furnish other relief to settle a retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC charged in its lawsuit that Verizon fired Senior Field Clerk Lissa Hannan about 10 days after she complained about perceived sexual harassment

PRESS RELEASE
9-29-09

Woman Not Returned Because of History of Depression, Federal Agency Charges

DETROIT – A Saginaw, Mich., provider of health services violated federal law by refusing to return an employee to work because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC's suit (EEOC v. Health Delivery, Inc., Case No. 2:09CV13837), filed in U.S. District