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PRESS RELEASE
9-3-09

Russellville Store Refused to Hire Applicant Because of MS, EEOC Charges

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A Starbucks store in Russellville, Ark., violated federal law when it refused to hire an applicant for a barista position because of his multiple sclerosis (MS), the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC’s suit, Starbucks advertised six openings at its

PRESS RELEASE
9-3-08

New Publication Focuses on Frequently Asked Questions from Employers and Employees

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a comprehensive question-and-answer guide addressing how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to a wide variety of performance and conduct issues.  The document is available on the agency's web site at www.eeoc.gov/facts/performance-conduct.html.

"The EEOC continues to receive numerous questions on these topics

PRESS RELEASE
9-3-03

Federal Agency Says Director Forced Out for Trying to Stop Sexual Harassment

NORFOLK, Va.- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that on Tuesday a federal jury awarded $4,050,000 to Stephanie Denninghoff following a four- day trial conducted on her behalf by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center, Inc. for unlawful retaliation. The jury awarded $1,050,000 in

PRESS RELEASE
9-3-03

September 8 All-Day Meeting to Focus on Securing Continued Effectiveness

The next open meeting of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will take place on Monday, September 8, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., in the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Conference Room (9th Floor), at agency headquarters located at 1801 L Street, N.W. The all-day public Commission Meeting will

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bank Subjected Women to Wage Discrimination and a Sexually Hostile Environment, Then Fired Employee for Complaining, Agency Charges

CLEVELAND - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today that JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. violated federal law by subjecting female employees to wage discrimination, a sexually hostile environment and retaliation at its Polaris Park facility in Columbus, Ohio.

According to the EEOC's

PRESS RELEASE
9-29-09

Corporate Relocation Firm Fired Employee for Discrimination Complaints, Federal Agency Charges

MILWAUKEE – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed suit against TRC Global Solutions, Inc., a Milwaukee firm providing relocation services to corporate clients throughout the country, charging that it unlawfully fired a personal move associate because of her complaints of race discrimination.

According to the EEOC’s suit, Princess Barksdale filed an internal

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

Female Employee Fired for Complaining About Sexual Harassment, Federal Agency Charges

INDIANAPOLIS - B&B Drive-In, doing business as Sonic of Kokomo, a fast food restaurant in Kokomo, Ind., violated federal law by subjecting one of its cooks to sexual harassment and then firing her for complaining about the harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the

PRESS RELEASE
9-29-09

Employee Fired for Complaints About Harassment, Federal Agency Charges

HOUSTON - An employee who opposed workplace harassment was fired by a group of Texas transportation brokerage companies in violation of federal law, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

The EEOC sued Amino Transport (Civil Action No. 4:09-cv-03142) in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, charging that

PRESS RELEASE
9-29-09

ST. LOUIS – Trinity Products, Inc., a manufacturer of billboards and sign posts located in O’Fallon, Mo., violated federal law when a supervisor sexually harassed a female worker and then replaced her when she complained to company managers, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a discrimination lawsuit filed today in federal court.

According to the EEOC's suit, filed in the U.S. District Court

PRESS RELEASE
9-29-09

OKLAHOMA CITY - Pizza Pub, Educominc, LLC, doing business as Pizza Pub, Core Curriculum of America, Inc., Curriculum Solutions, Inc. and Active Learning Academy, Inc. - operating as a joint employer or an integrated enterprise – allowed the sexual harassment of a 17-year-old female worker, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today in federal court. Pizza Pub and the other

PRESS RELEASE
9-29-09

Female Employees Subjected to Sexual Comments and Touching, Federal Agency Says

LEXINGTON, Va. – Lexington, Va., Sawmill Operator George C. Shumate, Inc. violated federal law by allowing a male president and company owner to sexually harass female employees and by firing one of the victims for complaining, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC’s complaint

PRESS RELEASE
9-29-09

Federal Court Approves Largest Monetary Amount Ever in Single EEOC ADA Suit; Employees Allegedly Terminated Based on Inflexible Workers' Compensation Leave Exhaustion Policy

CHICAGO - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the entry of a record-setting consent decree resolving a class lawsuit against Sears, Roebuck and Co. (Sears) under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) for $6.2 million and significant remedial relief.

The

PRESS RELEASE
9-29-05

52 Women Rejected for Armour Jobs Because of Strength Test To Receive Job Offers and Back Pay

FORT MADISON, IOWA -- A federal judge has ordered the Dial Corporation to pay over $3 million to resolve a sex discrimination suit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against The Dial Corporations Armour Star Meat Packing plant in Fort Madison, Iowa.

Chief Judge Ronald E. Longstaff

PRESS RELEASE
9-29-04

National Effort to Educate Teen Employees About Their Rights and Responsibilities

WASHINGTON - Commissioner Stuart J. Ishimaru of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) met this morning with students of McKinley Technology High School in the District of Columbia, as the agency's new "Youth@Work" initiative continues in the Washington metropolitan area. Information about the initiative can be found online at www.eeoc.gov.

Youth@Work is an unprecedented