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Maita Chevrolet Settles EEOC Religious Discrimination Suit

Elk Grove car dealership Maita Chevrolet has agreed to pay $158,000 and to implement preventive measures to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
September 27, 2013

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Abercrombie & Fitch Settles Two Pending EEOC Religious Discrimination Suits

Clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch has agreed to pay $71,000 and to change its policies to settle two separate religious discrimination lawsuits on behalf of Muslim teens wearing hijabs (religious headscarves), the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.  This settlement follows last week's ruling finding Abercrombie liable for religious discrimination in one case, and an April 2013 ruling dismissing its undue hardship claims in the other suit. 
September 23, 2013

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EEOC Sues Scottish Food Systems / Laurinburg KFC Take Home for Religious Discrimination

Scottish Food Systems, Inc. and Laurinburg KFC Take Home, Inc., two North Carolina corporations that operate a chain of Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants in eastern North Carolina, violated federal law by failing to accommodate an employee's religious beliefs and firing her because of her religion, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in an employment discrimination lawsuit filed today. 
September 19, 2013

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Abercrombie & Fitch Liable for Religious Discrimination in EEOC Suit, Court Says

A federal judge has found clothing giant Abercrombie & Fitch liable for religious discrimination when it fired Muslim employee Umme-Hani Khan for wearing her hijab (religious headscarf), the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.  The ruling came in an employment discrimination lawsuit filed by the federal agency in which Khan intervened.
September 9, 2013

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EEOC Sues JetStream Ground Services at Denver Airport for Religious Discrimination

A Florida-based airline ground services company violated federal law by refusing to accommodate or hire Muslim female applicants and employees over hair and dress issues, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed in federal court in Denver.  The agency also alleged that women were retaliated against after they requested religious accommodations and/or complained about discrimination.
September 4, 2013

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Nags Head Hotel to Pay $45,000 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit

A hotel group which owns and operates the Comfort Inn Oceanfront South in Nags Head, N.C., has agreed to pay $45,000 and provide substantial additional relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  
July 23, 2013

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Ultra Foods Sued by EEOC for Sex Discrimination

A Northern Indiana grocer unlawfully refused to hire a class of women to night shift stocking jobs because of their sex, according to a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
July 22, 2013

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EEOC Sues United Cellular for Religious Discrimination

United Cellular, Inc., an Alabama corporation, violated federal law by subjecting an employee to religious discrimination by refusing to accommodate his religious belief as a practicing Seventh Day Adventist, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed on June 27, 2013. 
July 18, 2013

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EEOC Sues Star Transport, Inc. for Religious Discrimination

Star Transport, Inc., a trucking company based in Morton, Ill., violated federal law by failing to accommodate two employees because of their religion, Islam, and discharging them, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
May 29, 2013

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EEOC Chair Issues Statement on Equal Pay Day 2013

Tuesday, April 9, 2013 is Equal Pay Day, the day that marks the end of the extra period of time that the average woman in the U.S. must work in order to earn what the average man earned during the previous year.
April 9, 2013

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Bojangles' Franchise Sued by EEOC For Religious Discrimination

Bo-Cherry, Inc., a North Carolina corporation that operates several Bojangles' restaurants in the Charlotte metro area, violated federal law when it failed to accommodate an employee's religious beliefs and then fired him because of his religion, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
April 4, 2013

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Voss Lighting to Pay $82,500 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit

Voss Electric Co., doing business as Voss Lighting, will pay $82,500 and furnish company-wide injunctive relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that the Lincoln, Neb.-based supplier of replacement lighting products violated federal law by refusing to hire a qualified applicant at its Tulsa location because of his religious beliefs.
March 19, 2013

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Leading Senior Assisted Living Company Settles Religious Discrimination Suit with EEOC

Texas – Senior Living Properties, LLC, which owns 35 senior assisted living facilities in Texas, will pay $42,500 and furnish extensive injunctive relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged the company with denying a religious accommodation to an employee.
March 18, 2013

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Altec to Pay $25,000 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Suit

Altec Industries, Inc., a Birmingham, Ala. based manufacturing company, will pay $25,000 and furnish other relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
December 21, 2012

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Mobility Works Sued for Sex Discrimination

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed suit today against Akron, Ohio based WMK, Inc. d/b/a Mobility Works for discharging a top female sales associate at the Saginaw, Michigan store. The EEOC alleged in its suit that Mobility Works violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act by firing Pamela Miller because of her sex.
December 20, 2012

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UPS Sued By EEOC for Religious Discrimination

Global package delivery company United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) violated federal anti-discrimination law when it fired a truck loader because of his request to attend an annual Jehovah's Witness service, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed November 29, 2012.
December 3, 2012

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Gaylord, Inc. to Pay $55,000 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit

A North Carolina corporation that manufactures, designs, and produces orthopedic and sports medicine products will pay $55,000 and furnish further relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
November 13, 2012