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Jacksonville Firefighters' Union Sued By EEOC for Race Discrimination

The Jacksonville Association of Firefighters (Local 122 of the International Association of Fire Fighters) engaged in intentional discrimination when it negotiated a racially discriminatory promotional process in the City of Jacksonville, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
April 30, 2012

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EEOC Sues Sparx Restaurant for Race Discrimination and Retaliation

The owners of Sparx, a Menomonie, Wis., restaurant, violated the law when managers posted racist imagery and then fired an African-American employee after he complained, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed on March 27, 2012.
March 28, 2012

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Sierra Restroom Solutions Settles EEOC Racial Harassment, Retaliation Case

Northern Nevada-based Sierra Restroom Solutions, a supplier of onsite portable toilets, has agreed to pay $50,000 to an African-American driver to settle a federal racial harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
March 20, 2012

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Ready Mix to Pay $400,000 To Settle EEOC Racial Harassment Lawsuit

Ready Mix USA, a major cement and concrete products company, will pay $400,000 and furnish other relief to settle a lawsuit for racial harassment filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
February 21, 2012

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Choctaw Transportation Company Settles EEOC Racial Discrimination Suit for $75,000

Choctaw Transportation Company, Inc., a marine construction and transportation company located in Dyersburg, Tenn., will pay $75,000 to an African-American job applicant to settle a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
January 19, 2012

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Findlay Honda to Pay $150,000 to Resolve EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit

Shack-Findlay Automotive, LLC, doing business as Findlay Honda and Findlay Automotive Group, Inc., a car dealership in Henderson, Nev., will pay $150,000 to two black employees for subjecting them to discrimination, harassment and retaliation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.
January 17, 2012

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M. Slavin & Sons to Pay $900,000 to Settle EEOC Discrimination Suit

M. Slavin & Sons, Ltd., doing business as M. Slavin & Sons Fish, a retail and wholesale fish market, will pay $900,000 and furnish other relief to settle an employment discrimination suit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that the company created a hostile work environment for over 30 black and African male loaders and drivers, including physical and verbal sexual harassment, offensive comments based on race and national origin, and retaliation against those who took part in the case.
December 15, 2011

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Federal Court Signs Order for Blockbuster Inc. To Pay Over $2m to Settle EEOC Suit for Sex, Race and National Origin Discrimination, Retaliation

Blockbuster, Inc. has entered into a consent judgment requiring it to pay over $2 million to settle an employment discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged the Dallas-based global entertainment retailer with subjecting female temporary employees to sexual harassment, retaliating against them for resisting sexual advances and complaining, and subjecting Hispanic temporary employees to national origin and race harassment and other discrimination. The litigation concerned events that occurred in 2004 and 2005 at a distribution center in Gaithersburg, Md.
December 14, 2011

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Salem Electric Company to Pay $40,000 to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Suit

A Winston-Salem, N.C.- based electric company will pay $40,000 and furnish significant remedial relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The agency charged that Salem Electric Company fired a black employee because of his race.
November 8, 2011

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Pioneer Hotel Sued by EEOC for Harassment of Latinos, Retaliation

Pioneer Hotel, Inc., a popular hotel and casino in Laughlin, Nev., violated federal law when it failed to stop the harassment of a class of Latino room attendants and retaliated against those who reported it, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
September 30, 2011

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EEOC Sued Day & Zimmerman NPS, Inc. for Racial Discrimination and Retaliation

Day & Zimmerman NPS, a premier supplier of maintenance, labor, and construction services to the power industry, violated federal law by creating a hostile work environment for an African-American employee, including physical and verbal racial harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
September 30, 2011

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Sully and Ryder Sued by EEOC for Widespread Discrimination Against Non-Whites

Scully Distribution Services and Ryder System, Inc., the company which purchased Scully, engaged in pervasive and wide-ranging discrimination, harassment and retaliation against a class of the companies' non-white employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced in a lawsuit filed today.
September 30, 2011

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Sutter Transfer Service Sued for Race Harassment

Yuba City-based Sutter Transfer Service violated federal law by allowing a supervisor to harass employees with racial epithets, including the trucking company's only African-American driver, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 29, 2011

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U-Haul Sued for Racial Harassment

U-Haul violated federal law by subjecting African-American employees to a racially hostile work environment because of their race, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed September 28, 2011.
September 29, 2011

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Federal Court Denies Motion for Summary Judgment on EEOC Race Harassment and Discrimination Claims Against WRS Compass

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has denied WRS Compass's motion of summary judgment on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) racial harassment and discrimination claims for seven former African-American employees, the agency announced today.  The court also denied summary judgment on the EEOC's retaliation claim for a former white employee who complained of discrimination.
September 29, 2011

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Weiman's Bakery Sued for Racial Harassment

Weiman's Bakery, Inc. violated federal law by subjecting African-American employees to a hostile work environment based on their race, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.  Weiman's Bakery is a family-owned business that produces and sells bread wholesale to local restaurants in Richmond.
September 28, 2011

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EEOC Obtains $98,900 From GES Global Energy Services For Race Discrimination, Retaliation

A Houston energy company will pay $98,900 and provide additional remedial relief to resolve a discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged GES Global Energy Services, Inc., (GES) formerly known as IDM Equipment, Inc., and Global Energy Services Operating, LLC, formerly known as IDM Equipment, LLC (Global Energy Services) with race discrimination and retaliation against a group of African-Americans who worked in its "rig-up yard" in Houston.
September 27, 2011

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EEOC Sues AA Foundries for Racial Harassment

AA Foundries, Inc., a local San Antonio manufacturer of ferrous castings and producer of foundry mold machines, racially harassed its African-American employees in violation of federal law, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 23, 2011

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Bass Pro Failed to Hire Blacks and Hispanics at its Stores Nationwide, EEOC Says in Suit

Bass Pro Outdoor World, LLC (Bass Pro), a nationwide retailer of sporting goods, apparel, and other miscellaneous products, engaged in a pattern or practice of  failing to hire African-American and Hispanic applicants for positions in its retail stores nationwide, and retaliated against employees who opposed the discriminatory practices, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 21, 2011

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Briggs Equipment Settles EEOC Race Discrimination Suit

Briggs Equipment, Inc., a Dallas-based company and one of North America's largest industrial and construction equipment distributors, will pay a former employee $112,000 and furnish other relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
August 24, 2011