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Hufcor, Inc. to Pay $120,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit

Hufcor, Inc., of Janesville, Wis., the world's leading manufacturer of operable and accordion partitions, will pay $120,000 and furnish other relief under a consent decree entered in a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
August 17, 2015

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EEOC Wins $365,000 Default Judgment Against Bliss Cabaret for Race Discrimination and Retaliation

A Clearwater, Fla., adult entertainment club and its parent company violated federal law by firing an African-American employee on the basis of race and later retaliating against a manager who objected to the racism by terminating him. The company must pay over $365,000 in total monetary relief according to the default judgment entered on August 11, 2015, by Hon. Virginia M. Hernandez Covington, U.S. District Judge.
August 13, 2015

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Injunction, Attorney Fees Ordered Against EmCare in EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Case

Upon consideration of a request by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, U.S. District Judge Jorge A. Solis has directed EmCare, a physician outsourcing group based in Dallas, to end practices of sex discrimination and retaliation and to report any employee claims of sexual harassment to the agency for the next two years. The judge's action follows a jury verdict in October 2014 awarding $499,000 to three former employees in a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit the civil rights enforcement agency brought against EmCare.
August 7, 2015

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Menomonie Restaurant Owner in Contempt of Court

North Broadway Holdings, Inc., owner of a restaurant previously known as Sparx Restaurant, and currently operating as a Denny's franchise in Menomonie, Wisconsin, has been held in contempt of court under an order issued by United States District Judge Barbara B. Crabb on July 28, 2015. The contempt sanction stems from North Broadway Holdings' violation of a court order requiring it to submit information to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) regarding its financial status and assets and to pay attorney's fees to the EEOC.
July 30, 2015

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Court Prevents Peters' Bakery from Firing Employee Alleging Discrimination in EEOC Suit

Peters' Bakery, a family-owned business in East San Jose, may not terminate a sales clerk whose allegations of ethnic and racial harassment and retaliation are the basis for a federal lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), according to a preliminary injunction recently issued by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Division.  U.S. District Court Judge Beth Labson Freeman found that Peters' Bakery "gave no legitimate business reason for terminating Ms. Ramirez," and that "the EEOC is likely to succeed on its Title VII claims."
July 27, 2015

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Condo Association Sued for Sexual Harassment National Origin Discrimination and Retaliation

Vail Run Resort Community Association, Inc., a condominium complex in Vail, Colo., and its management company, Global Hospitality Resorts, Inc., violated federal law by allowing a housekeeping manager to sexually harass Mexican female employees, including attempted rape, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
July 27, 2015

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EEOC Sues Regis Corporation/Smart Style Family Hair Salon for Unlawful Retaliation

Regis Corporation, doing business as Smart Style Family Hair Salon, a Minnesota-based company that operates a chain of hair salons, violated federal law by firing two employees in retaliation for complaining about race discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
July 22, 2015

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Daimler Trucks North America Agrees to Pay $40,000 in EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC, a Delaware corporation that operates a manufacturing plant in Mt. Holly, N.C., will pay $40,000 and provide substantial injunctive relief to settle an employment discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
July 13, 2015

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Appeals Court Affirms Jury Verdict of over  $1.5 Million in EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit Against New Breed Logistics

A federal appeals court has refused to grant New Breed Logistics' petition for rehearing of a decision in favor of the U.S. Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.  The denial of the petition upholds a jury verdict of over $1.5 million in EEOC's lawsuit against the High Point, N.C.-based logistics services provider for sexual harassment and retaliation against three temporary female employees.  New Breed had petitioned the full panel of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear the case.
July 10, 2015

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Holiday Systems Voluntarily Settles EEOC  Sex Harassment & Retaliation Charges  After Agency Finds Violation

Holiday Systems International, a Las Vegas-based travel wholesaler, has agreed to settle alleged sex harassment and retaliation charges filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.  The settlement was reached after EEOC's investigation found Holiday Systems International violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (Title VII). Eight female employees alleged they were targets of sex harassment by a senior-level company official due to their gender and that some of the alleged victims were retaliated against upon reporting the harassment.  Although Holiday Systems International denies the allegations, the travel wholesaler agreed to resolve the matter in a timely manner.
July 1, 2015

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Erie Strayer Company and Local Union Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Case

Erie Strayer Company, a concrete product and services company, located in Erie, Penn. will pay $15,000 and provide substantial injunctive relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced.  U.S. District Judge Nora Barry Fischer entered a consent order on June 16, 2015, resolving the case.
June 24, 2015