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King's Way Baptist Church Sued By EEOC for Retaliation

The King's Way Baptist Church, Inc. of Douglasville, Ga., violated federal law when it fired a kindergarten teacher at its King's Way Christian School for reporting sexual harassment by its chief executive officer / pastor, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed recently.
November 3, 2015

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Jury Awards $240,000 to Muslim Truck Drivers In  EEOC Religious Discrimination Suit

A federal jury in Peoria, Ill., has awarded $240,000 to two Somalian-American Muslims who were fired from their jobs as truck drivers at Star Transport, an over-the-road trucking company, when they refused to transport alcohol because it violated their religious beliefs, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which brought the case.  The trial started on Oct. 19, and the jury returned its verdict the next day after 45 minutes of deliberation.
October 22, 2015

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DAP Products Sued By EEOC For  Disability Discrimination

DAP Products, Inc., a Dallas-based business and a leading manufacturer of home repair and construction products, violated federal law when it refused to allow a capable cancer-stricken employee to return to work and subsequently fired him because of his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
October 22, 2015

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SOCI Petroleum/Santmyer Oil Company, Inc. Sued For Sex-Based Pay Discrimination

SOCI Petroleum/Santmyer Oil Company, Inc., (SOCI), a leading oil company, violated federal equal pay laws by paying a female employee less than a male predecessor for performing substantially equal work, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed on September 30, 2015.
October 6, 2015

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Stanley Martin Companies, LLC Sued By EEOC For Pay Discrimination

Stanley Martin Companies, LLC, one of the largest homebuilders in the Mid-Atlantic Region, violated federal law by failing to promote a qualified female employee to a purchasing manager position and then paid her less than her male coworkers after promoting her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.
October 2, 2015

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Austin's Park N Pizza Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Austin's FEC, LLC and Austin Entertainment Center, LP d/b/a Austin's Park N Pizza, a Pflugerville-based amusement park, violated federal law by firing an employee because of his intellectual disabilities after denying him a reasonable work accommodation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed this week.
October 1, 2015

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EEOC Sues Prince George's County for Pay Discrimination

Prince George's County, Md., violated federal law when it repeatedly paid a female engineer less than her male coworkers because of her gender, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
October 1, 2015

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Trans Ocean Seafoods Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Northwestern Washington-based Trans Ocean Seafoods, Inc., doing business as New England Shellfish, violated federal law by allowing a supervisor to sexually harass four female workers and by retaliating against three of the victims and a male employee who tried to help them, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
October 1, 2015

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EEOC Sues Coca-Cola Bottling Of Mobile for Sex Discrimination

Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Mobile, a manufacturer, bottler and distri­butor of soft drink products violated federal law by discriminating against a job applicant on the basis of sex, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed on Sept. 30.
October 1, 2015

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EEOC Sues Vacation Resorts International for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Vacation Resorts International (VRI), a provider of management and marketing services to resorts, condominiums, and timeshares, violated federal law when it permitted a manager at the Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort (which VRI manages) to sexually harass a groundskeeping / housekeeping employee, Katrina Archer, and other female employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed Sept. 30.  EEOC also charged VRI with unlawfully firing Archer when she resisted and reported the harassment.
September 30, 2015

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EEOC Sues Philips Lighting for Retaliating Against Employee

Philips Lighting, a Dutch company that provides goods and services in the fields of health care, lighting, and grooming, violated federal law when it fired an employee because his grandfather had filed a lawsuit against the company, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 30, 2015

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Bloomfield Senior Living at Bluffton Sued for Race Discrimination

Bloomfield Senior Living at Bluffton, an operator of elder living homes in Bluffton and Hilton Head, S.C., violated federal law by firing an African American activities director because of her race, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 30, 2015

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Sierra Academy of Aeronautics Voluntarily Settles EEOC Pregnancy Charge for $60,000

An international flight institution, KS Aviation, dba Sierra Academy of Aeronautics, headquartered and operated out of Atwater, Calif., will pay $60,000 to settle a pregnancy discrimination charge filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. 
September 30, 2015

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Georgia Mentor Sued By EEOC For  Pregnancy Discrimination

National Mentor Healthcare, LLC, dba Georgia Mentor, an Albany, Ga., health and human services provider offering services to adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, violated federal law by rescinding its job offer to a female applicant shortly after learning that she was pregnant, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it recently filed.
September 30, 2015

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Emory University Hospital Sued By EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Emory University Hospital, which operates in midtown Atlanta, violated federal law by denying an employee with a disability a reasonable accommodation and then unlawfully firing him for that reason, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it recently filed.
September 30, 2015

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EEOC Sues Morse Moving & Storage For Retaliation Discrimination

Morse Moving & Storage, a residential and corporate moving services provider, violated federal law by firing an employee who complained of racial and sexual discrimination and harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 30, 2015

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EEOC Sues Regis Corporation for Disability Discrimination

Texas – Minnesota-based Regis Corporation, doing business as SmartStyle, violated federal disability discrimination law for denying a hair stylist an accommodation for her claustrophobia and then firing her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
September 29, 2015

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EEOC Sues P.H. Glatfelter for Disability Discrimination

P.H. Glatfelter, a global paper manufacturer headquartered in York, Pa., violated federal law by subjecting individuals to improper medical examinations and by taking adverse employment actions against qualified individuals based on their disabilities, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
September 29, 2015