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EEOC Sues Greyhound Lines, Inc. For Religious Discrimination
Dallas-based Greyhound Lines, Inc., the largest provider of intercity bus transportation in the United States, violated federal law when it refused to accommodate the religious beliefs of a bus driver, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
June 4, 2019
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Saint Thomas Health to Pay $75,000 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Suit
Saint Thomas Health (STH), operating Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, Tenn., will pay $75,000 and furnish other relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
April 18, 2019
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UPS to Pay $4.9 Million to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Suit
United Parcel Service, Inc., the world's largest package delivery company, will pay $4.9 million and provide other relief to settle a class religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The suit was resolved by a five-year consent decree entered by Judge Margo K. Brodie on December 21, 2018, on the eve of the government shutdown. The EEOC reopened today.
December 21, 2018
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GB Flowood Operations to Pay $25,000 To Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit
GB Flowood Operations, LLC, which operates a Flowood, Miss., restaurant under the name "Georgia Blue," will pay a former employee $25,000 and furnish other relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
November 7, 2018
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Sherwood Food Distributors to Pay $3.6 Million And Offer 150 Jobs To Settle EEOC Class Sex Discrimination Lawsuit
Sherwood Food Distributors, LLC, one of the largest independent distributors in the U.S. meat and food industry, will pay $3.6 million and provide other relief to settle a class sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
October 16, 2018
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Saint Thomas Health Sued by EEOC For Religious Bias
Saint Thomas Health (STH), operating Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, violated federal law by demanding that a worker take a flu shot despite his religious beliefs, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed September 28, 2018.
October 2, 2018
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EEOC Sues Walmart For Religious Discrimination
Walmart Inc. and Walmart Stores East, LP violated federal law when they refused a Christian employee's request not to work from sundown Fridays to sundown Saturdays so he could observe the Sabbath as his religion requires, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 27, 2018
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Cargill Meat Resolves EEOC Discrimination Class Finding
Cargill Meat Solutions, headquartered in Wichita, Kan., has agreed to pay $1.5 million to resolve charges of discrimination investigated by the Denver Field Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
September 14, 2018
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M&R Consulting, LLC To Pay $40,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
M&R Consulting, LLC, a Towson, Md.,-based home care agency doing business as Home Instead Senior Care, will pay $40,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle an EEOC disability discrimination lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), announced today.
September 4, 2018
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EEOC Sues Burgers & Beer for Sex Discrimination
Burgers & Beer, a chain of Southern California restaurants, violated federal law when it denied males with the same employment opportunities as their female counterparts, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced in lawsuit filed today.
August 30, 2018
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EEOC Sues Cracker Barrel Old Country Store For Disability Discrimination
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. violated federal law when it refused to hire a qualified deaf applicant for a dishwasher position because of his deafness, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
August 29, 2018
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EEOC Sues Hackensack Meridian Health For Religious Discrimination
Hackensack Meridian Health, a New Jersey health care network, violated federal law when a manager engaged in the harassment of a Catholic employee because of the employee's religious beliefs, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
August 16, 2018
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EEOC Sues Halliburton For National Origin and Religious Discrimination
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced today that it has filed suit against energy giant Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. for subjecting two employees to national origin and religious discrimination. The EEOC's suit also charged that Halliburton unlawfully retaliated against one of the employees by firing him for reporting the mistreatment of employees.
July 3, 2018
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J.C. Witherspoon To Pay $53,000 To Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit
J.C. Witherspoon, Jr. Inc., an Alcolu, S.C.-based logging company, will pay $53,000 and provide other relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC charged that J.C. Witherspoon violated federal law when it refused to accommodate a truck driver's religious belief and fired him because of his Hebrew Pentecostal religion.
June 20, 2018
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Blue Moon Diner Sued by EEOC For Religious Discrimination
Farmington Diner Refused Muslim Employee's Request to Wear Head Scarf, Federal Agency Charges
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Blue Moon Diner LLC, in Farmington, violated federal law by subjecting a Muslim woman to religious discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
In its suit, the EEOC charges that the diner failed to accommodate employee Samantha Bandy's request to work while wearing a hijab, a head scarf worn by Muslim
June 19, 2018
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CSX Transportation to Pay $3.2 Million To Settle EEOC Disparate Impact Sex Discrimination Case
CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) will pay $3.2 million and furnish other relief to settle a company-wide sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
June 13, 2018
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EEOC Sues M&R Consulting, LLC For Disability Discrimination
M&R Consulting, LLC, a Towson, Md,-based home care agency doing business as Home Instead Senior Care, violated federal law when it rescinded a job offer because it regarded an applicant as having tuberculosis, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
June 6, 2018
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Aviation Port Services Sued by EEOC For Religious Discrimination and Retaliation
Aviation Port Services, LLC, a Sumner, Wash.-based nationwide provider of support services to airlines, violated federal law when it fired several employees because of their requests for religious accommodations, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
May 7, 2018
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Jury Awards $5.1 Million For Workers in EEOC Religious Discrimination Case Against United Health Programs of America, Inc. And Cost Containment Group, Inc.
Following a three-week trial, on April 25, a unanimous Brooklyn federal jury found that United Health Programs of America, Inc, which provides discount medical plans, and its parent Cost Containment Group, Inc. ("CCG"), violated federal law by coercing 10 employees to engage in religious practices at work and by creating a hostile work environment for nine of them. The jury also found CCG violated federal law by firing one employee, Faith Pabon, who opposed these practices.
April 26, 2018
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Capstone Logistics to Pay $50,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
Capstone Logistics LLC, a Norcross, Ga.-based manufacturing and distribution company, will pay $50,000 and provide significant equitable relief to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
April 6, 2018
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Memorial Healthcare Sued by EEOC For Religious Discrimination
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today that a health care provider in Owosso, Mich., violated federal law when it rescinded a job offer because of the applicant's religion and need for a religious accommodation.
February 14, 2018
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Decostar Industries to Pay $38,500 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Suit
Decostar Industries, Inc., a manufacturer and supplier of automotive parts based in Carrollton, Ga., will pay $38,500 and provide other relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
February 9, 2018
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XPO Last Mile Will Pay $94,541 To Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Suit
XPO Last Mile, Inc., a logistics company that specializes in the delivery of items such as office furniture, home furnishings and fitness equipment, will pay $94,541 and furnish significant relief to settle a federal religious discrimination lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.
January 30, 2018
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Security Services Company to Pay $90,000 To Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Suit
Universal Protection Services, LP, dba Allied Universal Security Services, a nationwide private security services company, will pay $90,000 and furnish other relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
January 23, 2018