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McDonald's Franchisee Settles EEOC Sex Harassment Lawsuit

Credle Enterprises, LLC, doing business as McDonald's in the Texas panhandle, will pay $340,000 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.   
November 22, 2019

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November 4, 2019

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La Cantera Resort and Spa to Pay Over $2.5 Million to Settle EEOC National Origin Discrimination Suit

The former operators of the La Cantera Resort and Spa have agreed to pay $2,625,000 to settle a national origin discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC's lawsuit alleged that the operators of the La Cantera Resort and Spa in San Antonio violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by subjecting Hispanic banquet staff to a hostile work environment based on their national origin and by retaliating against workers who opposed a restrictive language policy.
October 31, 2019

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Smiley Dental Settles EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit

Smiley Dental Walnut will pay $20,000 and provide other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
October 17, 2019

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Norval Electric Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

A utility serving Northeast Montana, NorVal Electric Cooperative, Inc., violated federal law when its general manager sexually harassed a female employee and then retaliated against her when she objected to his conduct and sought to report it, the U.S. Equal Employ­ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. 
October 16, 2019

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EEOC Sues Service Caster Corp. for National Origin and Religious Harassment, Retaliation

Service Caster Corporation, one of the largest caster and wheel companies in North America, violated federal law when it discriminated against and harassed three workers based on their national origin and religion and then retaliated against them for complaining, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.
October 16, 2019

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Arizona Discount Movers to Pay $54,000 to Settle EEOC Racial Harassment Case

Arizona Discount Movers of Phoenix will pay $54,000 and furnish other relief to settle a racial harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employ­ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC said the company subjected an African American employee to egregious racial harassment and forced him to quit to escape the abuse.
October 15, 2019

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EEOC Sues Sikorsky Global Helicopters for Racial Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation

Sikorsky Global Helicopters, a Stratford, Conn.-based manufacturer of helicopters for commercial and military use, violated federal law when it subjected a class of African American employees to racial harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today. The EEOC also charged Sikorsky with refusing to hire a temporary employee because of her race and in retaliation for complaints about the racial harassment.
October 11, 2019

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Heritage Crystal Clean to Pay $20,000 to Resolve EEOC Discrimination Finding

Heritage Crystal Clean, an Elgin, Ill.-based cleaning and waste services company, will pay $20,000, establish a revised written anti-harassment policy, and provide workplace civility training to conciliate an employment discrimination charge filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
October 8, 2019

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Court Orders Waikiki Sports Bar to Pay Over $250,000 for Sexual Harassment

A federal court has ordered the owners of a Waikiki Beach sports bar and grill to pay $255,302 to resolve a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employ­ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC's suit was against Pacific Fun Enterprises LLC, doing business as Snappers Sports Bar and Grill and Snap-ette Beach and Liquor Store in Honolulu.
October 4, 2019

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EEOC Sues El Sombrero for Sex Harassment and Retaliation

El Sombrero Restaurant with locations in Vicksburg and Byram, Miss. created a sexually hostile work environment and retaliated against female employees who complained, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commi¬ssion (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
October 1, 2019

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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