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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.

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.

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.

A physician-owned hospital in Fayetteville, Ark., violated federal law by failing to accommodate a nurse with a seizure disorder, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.

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.

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.

Blinded Veterans Association (BVA), a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit that provides services to blind veterans, will pay $150,123 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.

First Call Ambulance Service, LLC, a Nashville-based company that provides non-emergency medical transport and ambulance services throughout Tennessee, Ohio and Virginia, violated federal law when it refused to accommodate an employee's pregnancy-related lifting restriction, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today.

KAY QSRS, Inc. d/b/a Subway, violated federal law by firing an employee after the employee disclosed his disability to his manager, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), charged in a lawsuit it filed yesterday. KAY QSRS operates five Subway franchise locations in Lebanon, Sheridan, Cicero and Indianapolis, Indiana. The franchisee is Shalinder Kular.

A Midwest City, Okla., auto detailing company, On Sight K.C., LLC, dba DMS Onsite, LLC, violated federal employment discrimination law by demoting one employee and firing three others because they were African-American, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

E-MDS, Inc., an Austin-based business which provides cloud computer software and management tools for doctor's offices, including electronic health records, violated federal law when it failed to accommodate a disabled pregnant employee and subsequently fired her because of her pregnancy and her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Commission) charged in a lawsuit filed today. 

Zale Delaware, Inc. dba Piercing Pagoda, a  major jewelry retailer based in Irving, Texas, violated federal law when it refused to provide a reasonable accommodation to an emp­loyee with a disability and then terminated her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed in federal court today.

Methodist Health System and Methodist Charlton Medical Center, also known as Charlton Methodist Hospital, violated federal law by firing an employee because of her back injury, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

The GEO Group, Inc., operators of the Central Arizona Correctional Facility in Florence, Ariz., violated federal law by sexually harassing a female correctional officer and then retaliating against her for having participated in a prior lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against GEO alleging systemic sexual harassment, EEOC charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

Major network communications giant Windstream Communications violated federal law by failing to accommodate a diabetic employee, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.

Ryan's Pointe, LLC violated federal law by discharging its apartment manager because of her Hispanic national origin and pregnancy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.  Ryan's Pointe, LLC does business as Advantage Property Management.

CTI, Inc., a Tucson-area regional trucking company, will pay $300,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

Muskegon Family Care, a medical services provider located in Muskegon, Heights, MI, violated federal law by firing an employee due to a disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today. 

A Canton, Miss., grocery store violated federal law by subjecting a female employee to ongoing sexual harassment, including sexual assault, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed September 17, 2015.

Sensient Natural Ingredients LLC, a producer of dried onions, garlic and vegetable products, violated federal law when it discriminated against workers due to their disabilities, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

A Fort Lauderdale, Fla., funeral home violated federal law by subjecting at least five women to sexual harassment and retaliating against two of the women for complaining about it, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.             

According to EEOCís suit, sole owner and manager Albert McWhite subjected female employees to constant egregious sexual harassment, creating a work environment permeated with sexual innuendo, unwanted touching and sexual overtures.  The harassment included showing female employees pictures on his phone of naked women and of himself engaged in sex acts, putting his hand on his crotch and asking a female employee about wanting to take ìcare of her bills,î and touching female employees on the breasts and buttocks.  The lawsuit also alleges that McWhite retaliated against a former employee after she filed an EEOC charge by providing negative references to her prospective employers.   He also allegedly retaliated against another employee after she refused to provide a supportive statement for him in conjunction with an EEOC investigation when he reduced her hours and attempted to tamper with her probation proceedings.

            

Subjecting employees to persistent and egregious sexual comments and conduct because of their sex, and retaliating against those who engage in protected activity to put a stop to such misconduct, violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  EEOC filed suit after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement.  The lawsuit, EEOC v. McWhite Funeral Home, Inc., (Case No. 0:15-cv-61997 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida), seeks compensatory and punitive damages for all named claimants and a class of people subjected to the sexually hostile work environment and retaliation, back pay for two of the named claimants, and injunctive relief ordering the company to stop the harassing conduct, among other types of injunctive relief.

            

ìThis case presents horrible sexual harassment and retaliation spearheaded by the companyís sole owner and manager,î said EEOC District Director Ozzie Black.   ìSuch blatant harassment and retaliation is precisely the kind of misconduct EEOC works to

DeHaven's Transfer & Storage, Inc., a residential and commercial moving company, violated federal law when it fired a female employee because she was pregnant, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed yesterday.

Nestlé Waters North America (NWNA), a Stamford, Conn.-based division of Nestlé Waters, the world's largest bottled water company, violated federal anti-discrimination law when it refused to promote a highly qualified female employee and then laid her off because of her gender, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed Sept. 21, 2015.

Stack Bros. Mechanical Contractors, Inc. of Superior, Wis., a major heating and plumbing contractor in northern Wisconsin and northern Minnesota, will pay $140,000 and furnish other relief to settle an age discrimination and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.