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New 'Digest of EEO Law' Issued by EEOC

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the latest edition of its federal sector Digest of Equal Employment Opportunity Law (EEO Digest), which is now available on the EEOC's website https://www.eeoc.gov/federal/digest/index.cfm
April 22, 2019

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Appeals Court Affirms Jury Verdict of over  $1.5 Million in EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit Against New Breed Logistics

A federal appeals court has refused to grant New Breed Logistics' petition for rehearing of a decision in favor of the U.S. Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.  The denial of the petition upholds a jury verdict of over $1.5 million in EEOC's lawsuit against the High Point, N.C.-based logistics services provider for sexual harassment and retaliation against three temporary female employees.  New Breed had petitioned the full panel of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear the case.
July 10, 2015

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Appeals Court Affirms Jury Verdict of  Over $1.5 Million in EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit Against New Breed Logistics

A federal appeals court has upheld a jury verdict of over $1.5 million in the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC's) lawsuit against a High Point, N.C.-based logistics services provider for sexual harassment and retaliation, the federal agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged the company with subjecting three temporary female employees to sexual harassment and retaliation against them for complaining, as well as against a male employee who supported the women's claims.
April 23, 2015

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EEOC Sues Wal-Mart for Disability Discrimination

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit here yesterday against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., alleging that the giant retailer fired an intellectually disabled employee at a Rockford Walmart store after it rescinded his workplace accommodation.
July 2, 2014

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Mid Valley Labor Services Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit

Mid Valley Labor Services, Inc., a statewide farm labor contractor with hundreds of employees, will pay $150,000 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
May 16, 2012

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Jury Awards over $1.5 Million in EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Case Against Mid-American Specialties

A U.S. District Court jury brought in a verdict of over $1.5 million for sexual harassment and retaliation in the U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC's) lawsuit against Mid-American Specialties (Mid- American), a Memphis-based company that distributes promotional products and office supplies, the agency announced today.  The verdict came after a trial presided over by Chief Judge Jon P. McCalla.  The actual jury award included more than $400,000 in compensatory damages and back pay to three women and $1.1 million in punitive damages.
March 4, 2011

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Courtesy Building Services Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment

Courtesy Building Services, a janitorial and maintenance service located in West Dallas with an office in Fort Worth, violated federal law by subjecting a female employee to sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.  The EEOC alleges that as part of the unlawful work environment, the employee was pressured to marry a stranger from Thailand to promote his efforts toward citizenship.
September 23, 2010

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B&E INDUSTRIES / SPIRIT STOP SETTLES EEOC SEX HARASSMENT LAWSUIT FOR $67,500

Telemarketers Harassed by Supervisor, Federal Agency Charged

DALLAS – B&E Industries, doing business as Spirit Stop, will pay $67,500 to two former employees to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  B&E Industries, headquartered in Arlington, Texas, manufactures and then markets customized spirit items for high schools.

According to the EEOC's lawsuit (Civil Action No.1:08-CV-00132 in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of

June 10, 2009

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B&E INDUSTRIES / SPIRIT STOP SETTLES EEOC SEX HARASSMENT LAWSUIT FOR $67,500

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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6-10-09

Telemarketers Harassed by Supervisor, Federal Agency Charged

DALLAS – B&E Industries, doing business as Spirit Stop, will pay $67,500 to two former employees to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. B&E Industries, headquartered in Arlington, Texas, manufactures and then markets customized spirit items for high schools.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit (Civil Action No.1:08-CV-00132