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EEOC Sues Harley Dealership for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

The owners/operators of Chicago Harley Davidson, in Glenview, Ill., violated federal law by fostering a sexually hostile work environment for a female business manager and then firing her for complaining about it, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. The respondent companies are DP Fox Ventures, LLC, Fox Glenview, LLC, and Fox Illinois Staffing, LLC.
February 27, 2020

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EEOC Opens Registration for Honolulu EEO Seminar for Private and Public Employers

The federal agency tasked with enforcing laws against employment discrimin­ation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), announced that registration has opened for its EEOC Honolulu Technical Assistance Program Seminar (TAPS) for both private and public employer representatives, confirmed to take place on May 14 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
February 19, 2020

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Medford Restaurant New China Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

A Medford, Ore., restaurant violated federal law by allowing its former manager to repeatedly sexually harass young female employees, letting one worker go after she re­ported the illegal conduct, and creating conditions so intolerable that another worker quit involunt­arily, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
February 19, 2020

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Select Staffing to Pay $199,500 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit

Real Time Staffing Services, Inc., Employment Solutions Manage­ment, Inc., and Employbridge LLC, all doing business under the brand name "Select Staffing" in Albuquerque, will pay $199,500 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC charged that these entities failed to remedy or prevent sexual harassment of female employees who were placed in jobs with the Inspection of Public Records Act Unit of the Albuquerque Police Department (APD-IPR).
February 13, 2020

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Hat World to Pay $33,000 to Settle EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit

Hat World, Inc., an Indianapolis-based retailer of sports hats and fan gear, will pay $33,000 and provide other relief to settle a retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that Hat World violated federal law when it fired a "Lids" store manager for complaining about sexual harassment and filing an EEOC charge.
February 11, 2020

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EEOC Sues Doubletree Hotel in Jefferson City for Sexual Harassment

Two operators of a DoubleTree hotel in Jefferson City, Mo., violated federal law when they allowed a male room inspector to sexually harass a female housekeeper, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit today.
February 7, 2020

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Global Ministries to Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Retaliation Discrimination Suit

The General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church, Inc., doing business as Global Ministries in Atlanta, will pay $50,000 to settle a retaliation discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
February 4, 2020

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EEOC Releases Fiscal Year 2019 Enforcement and Litigation Data

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released detailed breakdowns for the 72,675 charges of workplace discrimination the agency received in fiscal year 2019. The comprehensive enforcement and litigation statistics for FY 2019, which ended Sept. 30, 2019, are posted on the agency's website, which also includes detailed breakdown of charges by state.
January 24, 2020

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Greensboro Zaxby's Owner to Pay $30,000 To Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

BCD Restaurants, LLC, a Greensboro, N.C.-based Zaxby's restaurant franchisee, will pay $30,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that BCD Restaurants violated federal law when it subjected a female employee to a sexually hostile work environment and then fired her for complaining about the harassment.
January 15, 2020

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Jackson National Life Insurance to Pay $20.5 Million to Settle EEOC Lawsuit

Jackson National Life Insurance Company, Jackson National Life Distributors, LLC, and Jackson National Life Insurance Company of New York (collectively, "Jackson") will pay $20,500,000 to 21 complainants and furnish other relief to settle the EEOC's claims in a race, national origin, and sex discrimination and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
January 9, 2020

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Massey Services Will Pay $63,000 to Settle EEOC Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit

Pest control and landscaping company Massey Services, Inc. will pay $63,000 and provide other significant relief to settle an employment discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC charged in its lawsuit that the company violated federal law when it denied an employee's request for medical leave, fired her after learning of her medical condition, and subsequently failed to rehire her for the position that she previously held that remained vacant.
December 19, 2019

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Uber to Pay $4.4 Million to Resolve EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Charge

SAN FRANCISCO - Uber Technologies, Inc. has entered into a nationwide agreement to strengthen its business culture against sexual harassment and retaliation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.

This settlement resolves a 2017 EEOC Commissioner's Charge of sex discrimination, ending an extensive investigation in which the EEOC found reasonable cause to believe that Uber permitted a culture of sexual harassment and retaliation against individuals who complained about such harassment, in violation Title

December 18, 2019

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Tucoemas Federal Credit Union Settles EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit for $450,000

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today the resolution of a sex, age and retaliatory discrimination lawsuit against Tulare County-based Tucoemas Federal Credit Union. The credit union has agreed to pay $450,000, along with certain injunctive relief, to resolve the complaint.
December 13, 2019

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Herbruck Poultry Ranch, Inc. Pays $93,000 to Settle EEOC Harassment and Retaliation Suit

A Saranac, Michigan egg producer will pay $93,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC charged that Herbruck Poultry Ranch, Inc. violated federal law by subjecting a worker to a hostile work environment because of her disability and by retaliating against her for complaining about the discriminatory treatment.
December 5, 2019

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DSW Shoe Warehouse to Pay $40,000 to Settle EEOC  Race Discrimination Lawsuit

DSW Shoe Warehouse Inc., a nationwide shoe retailer headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, will pay $40,000 and furnish equitable relief throughout the stores in its Midwest Great Lakes Region (including Michigan and Ohio) to resolve a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
December 3, 2019

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Fairbanks Ranch Country Club Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit for $125,000

Fairbanks Ranch Country Club, Inc., one of two entities the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed suit against alleging the sexual harassment of and retaliation against female employees, will pay $125,000 and provide other relief to settle the lawsuit, the agency announced today. Co-defendant Bay Club Fairbanks Ranch, LLC assumed full control of Fairbanks Ranch Country Club in 2015. The EEOC's lawsuit against Bay Club Fairbanks Ranch, LLC continues.
December 3, 2019

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USAble Life Sued by EEOC For Retaliation

USAble Life, an insurance company located in Little Rock, Ark., violated federal law when it fired an employee for complaining about discrimination related to her pregnancy and her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. Founded in 2005 by two Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) organizations, USAble Life serves BCBS plans across the country, providing specialty insurance programs to BCBS's health insur­ance programs.
November 27, 2019