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Regions Bank to Pay $95,000 to Settle EEOC Age and Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Regions Financial Corporation, doing business as Regions Bank, will pay $95,000 and provide injunctive relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that Regions failed to provide a reasonable accommodation for a former employee's disability and discharged her because of her age.
December 20, 2013
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McDonald's Restaurants of California, Inc. Settles EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit
McDonald's Restaurants of California, Inc. will pay $50,000 and furnish other relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
December 20, 2013
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EEOC Sues Food Rite Community Supermarket For Sex Discrimination
Lee's Food Corp., doing business as Food Rite Community Supermarket (Food Rite), violated federal law when it failed to hire a qualified female applicant because of her sex, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
December 19, 2013
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EEOC Sues Maui County Police Department for Age Discrimination
The County of Maui violated federal law when it refused to hire a qualified candidate as a police officer due to his age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today in the state of Hawaii.
December 18, 2013
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Jackson-Area Save-A-Lot Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit for $325,000
A Jackson-area Save-A-Lot grocery store operated by Venture, Inc. will pay $325,000 and furnish other relief to settle a class sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
December 13, 2013
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Beverage Distributors Ordered to Pay About $200K and Hire Sight-Impaired Employee in EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
In a disability lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), a federal court in Denver has ordered Beverage Distributors Company (BDC) in Colorado to pay around $200,000 and hire him to a position he had been denied because of his impaired eyesight, the agency announced today.
December 12, 2013
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Oakland Children's Hospital Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination
An Oakland-based non-profit regional medical center violated federal law when it failed to accommodate and instead fired an office associate diagnosed with breast cancer, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
December 11, 2013
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Bay State Milling Company to Pay $80K to Settle EEOC Hiring Discrimination Case
Bay State Milling Company, a major flour and grain producer, will pay $80,185 and furnish other relief to settle an age discrimination suit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
December 11, 2013
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Step Three to Pay $60,000 for EEOC Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination Suit
Step Three, Ltd., a Hawaiian resort retailer, will pay $60,000 for discriminating against an employee because of her fertility treatments and eventual pregnancy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today. The EEOC simultaneously filed and resolved its pregnancy and disability discrimination suit against Step Three in a settlement that includes widespread changes to company policy and procedures.
December 11, 2013
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Alorica Pays $135,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
Alorica Inc., a telesales and data services company that acquired Ryla Teleservices, Inc., will pay $135,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against Ryla, the agency announced today.
December 11, 2013
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Providence Hospital Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination
Providence Hospital, a full-service hospital in Washington, D.C., unlawfully refused to accommodate a disabled employee and subsequently discharged her because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
December 9, 2013
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Direct Optical Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination, Retaliation
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed suit today against Direct Optical, Inc., a Michigan eyewear retailer, for discriminating against an optician because of her disabilities.
December 4, 2013
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Foodworks Will Pay $25,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
The Food Farmacy, Ltd. and J&T Enterprises, LLC, doing business as Foodworks, a chain of grocery stores in Connecticut, will pay $25,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
December 4, 2013
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Mountaire Farms Pays $48,000 to Settle EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit
Mountaire Farms, Inc., doing business as Mountaire Farms of North Carolina Corp., will pay $48,000 and furnish other relief to resolve a lawsuit for retaliation filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. Mountaire Farms is a Delaware-based agricultural food processing company that operates a poultry processing facility in Lumber Bridge, N.C.
November 25, 2013
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Tri-County Lexus to Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Suit
United Galaxy Inc., a car dealership in Little Falls, New Jersey doing business as Tri-County Lexus, will pay $50,000 and provide other significant relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
November 19, 2013
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MCM Elegante Hotel Settles Religious Discrimination Suit with EEOC
704 HTL Operating, LLC and Investment Corporation of America, doing business as MCM Elegante Hotel in Albuquerque, has agreed to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for $100,000 and other relief, the agency announced today.
November 18, 2013
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Baird Tree to Settle EEOC National Origin Wage Discrimination Lawsuit
Baird Tree Company, Inc., a tree-trimming service company based in Jacksboro, Tenn., and operating in eastern and middle Tennessee, has agreed to settle a national origin discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of 19 Hispanic former employees, the agency announced today.
November 4, 2013
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Global Shipping Giant UPS to Pay $70,000 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit
United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS), the world's largest package delivery company, agreed to pay $70,000 and furnish significant injunctive relief to settle a religious accommodation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
November 4, 2013
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Toys"R"Us Will Pay $35,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Toys"R"Us, Inc., one of the world's largest retailers of toys and juvenile products, will pay $35,000 and provide significant equitable relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit, the U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.
October 29, 2013
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EEOC Sues Saint Joseph's Hospital for Disability Discrimination
Saint Joseph's Hospital, part of the BayCare Health System, the second-largest private employer in the Tampa Bay area, violated federal anti-discrimination law when it refused to accommodate a nurse's request for a reasonable accommodation based on a disability, refused to reassign her to a vacant position for which she was qualified and then fired her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed October 23, 2013.
October 23, 2013
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Dollar General Stores to Pay $47,500 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Dolgencorp, LLC, d/b/a Dollar General Store in Muncie, will pay $47,500 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
October 23, 2013
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Southwest Virginia Community Health System to Pay $30,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit
Saltville, Va.-based Southwest Virginia Community Health System, Inc. (SVCHS) will pay $30,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
October 23, 2013
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Pace Solano to Pay $130,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Solano County disability services provider Pace Solano agreed to pay $130,000 and implement preventative measures to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
October 17, 2013
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Tucson-Area Trucking Company CTI Sued by EEOC For Disability Discrimination
CTI, Inc., a Tucson-area regional trucking company violated federal law by automatically firing employees after medical leave without considering or offering possible reasonable accommodations, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
October 17, 2013