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Hydro Extrusions USA Settles EEOC Age Discrimination Case

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Hydro Extrusion USA, LLC (www.Hydro.com), an Illinois-based aluminum fabricator with approximately 20 plants throughout North America, have reached a voluntary conciliation agreement to resolve allegations of age discrimination raised by a former employee at its South Dakota plant, the federal agency said today.
September 30, 2019

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EEOC Sues Davis Automotive Group / BMW Cleveland for Age Discrimination

Davis Automotive Group, Inc., doing business as BMW Cleveland, an automobile dealership located in Solon, Ohio, violated federal law by intentionally subjecting older workers to age discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed on September 27, 2019.
September 30, 2019

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EEOC Sues American Addiction Centers for Pregnancy Discrimination

Dallas-based Greenhouse Outpatient Center and its parent company, American Addiction Centers, violated federal law when they fired a Behavioral Health Technician after she requested an extra 30 days of leave to recover from childbirth by cesarean section, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. 
September 27, 2019

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EEOC Sues Jumbo Supermarket for Age Discrimination

M1 5100 Corporation, doing business as Jumbo Supermarket, Inc., violated federal law by terminating a qualified employee because of her age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 26, 2019

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EEOC Sues Schuster for Sex Discrimination

Schuster Company is violating federal law by using a strength test that discriminates against women truck drivers, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 26, 2019

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EEOC Sues Ryder and Kimco for Racial Harassment and Retaliation

Ryder Integrated Logistics, Inc., a transportation and supply chain solutions company, and staffing agency Kimco Staffing Services, Inc. violated federal law by subjecting black employees to racial harassment and retaliation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced in a lawsuit filed today.
September 25, 2019

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EEOC Sues Imperial Pacific for Sex Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation

Imperial Pacific International, LLC, doing business as Best Sunshine Inter­national, which operates a casino in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) in con­junction with Imperial Pacific International Holdings Ltd., an investment holding company, violated federal law by subjecting female employees to sexual harassment, other sex-based discrimination, and retaliation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 24, 2019

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Entertainment Benefits Group Settles Two EEOC Lawsuits for $925,000

The Miami-based travel and entertainment company Entertainment Benefits Group (EBG) has settled sexual harassment and disability lawsuits for $925,000 and injunctive relief with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
September 23, 2019

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Marquez Brothers to Pay $2 Million to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Suit

Marquez Brothers International, Inc. and its affiliates will pay $2 million and furnish other relief to settle a race discrimination suit filed by the U.S. Equal Employ­ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC had charged the company refused to hire non-Hispanic applicants for unskilled positions.
September 18, 2019

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EEOC Sues Desert Truss and Buttrum Construction for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Desert Truss, Inc., an Arizona-based construction supplies manufacturer, and Buttrum Construction, Inc., a home building company with operations based in New Braunfels, Texas, violated federal law when they subjected a female employee to flagrant sexual harassment and retaliated against her for complaining, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 17, 2019

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Barenbrug USA Reaches Agreement with EEOC

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Oregon-headquartered grass seed company Barenbrug USA have reached a voluntary conciliation agreement to resolve allegations of discrimination raised by a former employee, the federal agency said today.
September 12, 2019

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Lexington Treatment / Treatment Centers LLC to Pay $110,000 to Settle EEOC Racial Harassment Lawsuit

Treatment Centers, LLC, doing business as Lexington Treatment Associates, a Delaware-based limited liability company that owns and operates methadone clinics in North Carolina, will pay a total of $110,000 and provide other relief to settle a racial harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that the company violated federal law when it subjected three black employees at its Lexington, N.C., facility to a racially hostile work environment.
September 11, 2019

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Oncor to Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC, a Dallas-based electric utility company, will pay $50,000 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.
September 10, 2019

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EEOC Sues KU Medical Center for Firing Whistleblower Who Exposed Age Discrimination

The University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) violated federal law when it discharged a manager who alerted officials that his department head instructed staff to give hiring preference to millennials over older applicants, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit today.
September 6, 2019

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Carefree of Colorado Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Carefree of Colorado, which manufactures and sells RV awnings and is located in Broomfield, Colorado, violated federal law when it refused to hire a candidate because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed yesterday.
September 6, 2019

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EEOC Sues Greensboro Zaxby's Owner for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

BCD Restaurants, LLC, a Greensboro, N.C.-based Zaxby's restaurant franchisee, violated federal law when it subjected a female employee to a sexually hostile work environ­ment and then fired her for complaining about it, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. 
September 5, 2019

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EEOC Sues Market America for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Market America, Inc., a Greensboro, N.C.-headquartered multi-level marketing company, violated federal law when it subjected a female employee to a sexually hostile work environment and then fired her after she complained about the harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 3, 2019

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Bryce Corporation Sued by EEOC for Pay Discrimination

Bryce Corporation, a family-owned and -operated corporation that offers flexible packaging and prepress solutions, violated federal law by paying a female senior employee less than it paid a male employee who held the same position, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed August 30, 2019.
September 3, 2019

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EEOC Sues Hitachi for Disability Discrimination

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc., a global supplier of automotive parts, has been sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for failing to accommodate an employee's disability and firing her because of it, the federal agency announced today.
August 29, 2019