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EEOC SUES BEVERAGE SOLUTIONS FOR DISABILITY BIAS

Federal Agency Says Company Unlawfully Fired Employees Who Needed Medical Leave

CHICAGO – Beverage Solutions, Inc., a Chicago-area beverage distribution company, violated federal law by refusing to reasonably accommodate the needs of one of its employees who needed medical leave, and firing her, because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. 

   

According to the EEOC, Pamela Stokes, who worked as a customer service

June 25, 2009

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KMART SUED FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION FOR FIRING GREETER WHO USED CANE

Retail Giant Punished Worker for Back Impairment, EEOC Charges

NORFOLK,  Va. – National retail giant Kmart  Corporation violated federal law by firing an employee because of his disability,  the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit  filed yesterday under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) on behalf of a  former worker who uses an assistive walking device.

The EEOC’s  suit, filed in he U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

June 24, 2009

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FEDERAL COURT BARS STATE AGENCY FROM INTERFERING WITH EEOC INVESTIGATION

Judge Rejects Department of Developmental Services' Protective Order Request

LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity  Commission (EEOC) today announced that federal Magistrate Judge Sandra M.  Snyder has issued a court order requiring that the Department of Developmental  Services (DDS) not interfere with the EEOC’s investigation of the California state agency,  which provides services and support to persons with developmental disabilities. DDS allegedly threatened witnesses with  criminal prosecution if they cooperated with the EEOC’s

June 24, 2009

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SAN JUAN FURNITURE COMPANY SUED BY EEOC FOR COLOR BIAS AND RETALIATION

Koper Furniture Harassed Employee Because of Dark Color and Fired Him for Complaining, Federal Agency Charged

     

SAN JUAN, P.R. – Koper Furniture violated federal law when it permitted a store manager to harass a dark-complexioned Puerto Rican employee because of his skin color and fired him for complaining, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. 

           

Koper operates several furniture

June 22, 2009

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CHATEAU DEL MAR / HICKORY HILLS COUNTRY CLUB TO PAY UP TO $690,000 TO SETTLE EEOC SEX AND RACE DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION LAWSUITS

Popular Banquet Facility and Country Club Routinely Harassed Female Employees, Refused to Hire Blacks and Sued Victims as Retaliation, Federal Agency Charged

     

CHICAGO – A popular Hickory Hills, Ill., banquet facility and country club will pay up to $690,000 to settle two lawsuits, charging sex and race discrimination and retaliation, brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

           

Federal District Judge

June 22, 2009

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THE VAIL CORPORATION PAYS $80,000 TO SETTLE EEOC RELIGIOUS AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT LAWSUIT

Christian Emergency Services Supervisory Officer Denied Religious Accommodation and Subjected to Harassment at Keystone Resort, Federal Agency Charged

DENVER – The Vail Corporation, which operates ski resorts in Vail and Keystone, Colo., will pay $80,000 and furnish other relief to settle a religious and gender discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

According to the EEOC's lawsuit, EEOC v. The Vail Corporation, 07-cv-02035-REB-KLM, Lisa Marie Cornwell

June 22, 2009

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MUEBLERIA DE SAN JUAN ES DEMANDADA POR EL EEOC POR DISCRIMEN BASADO EN EL COLOR DE LA PIEL Y REPRESALIA

La Mueblería Koper Hostigó a un Empleado Por Su Piel Oscura y Lo Despidió Por Quejarse, Según Cargos Radicados Por la Agencia

   

San Juan, P.R. – La Comisión  Federal de Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC, por sus siglas en  inglés) alega que la mueblería Koper violó la ley federal al permitir que su  gerente hostigara a un puertoriqueño de piel oscura por causa del color de su  piel y por despedirlo

June 22, 2009

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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM SETTLES EEOC AGE DISCRIMINATION SUIT

Federal Agency Obtains $50,000 for SFSU Lecturer Denied Position Due to His Age

SAN FRANCISCO -- The California State University System (CSUS) has agreed to settle an age discrimination suit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of a longtime San Francisco State University Lecturer for $50,000 and other relief, the agency announced today.

This settlement resolved the EEOC's lawsuit charging that the state's largest university system discriminated against Dr. Lawford

June 19, 2009

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UNITED PARCEL SERVICE SETTLES EEOC RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT

Driver is Given Damages and Sabbath Accommodations

MEMPHIS -- United Parcel Service (UPS) will offer monetary damages and religious accommodations to a 19-year employee at UPS's Bartlett, Tenn., facility to resolve a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

     

The lawsuit, EEOC v. UPS, Inc. (Civil Action No. 2:07-cv-02576 filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee), charged UPS violated federal law

June 18, 2009

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CATHOLIC CHARITIES SETTLES EEOC AGE DISCRIMINATION SUIT

Charity Fired Seniors Advocate for New Hire Half His Age, Federal Agency Charged

     

SAN FRANCISCO — Catholic Charities, one of the largest  non-profit providers of social services in the San Francisco Bay Area, has  agreed to pay $30,000 and other relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal  Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

     

The EEOC’s suit had charged that Catholic  Charities fired

June 18, 2009

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WILLAMETTE TREE WHOLESALE SUED BY EEOC FOR SEVERE SEXUAL HARASSMENT, RETALIATION

Latina Workers at Oregon Nursery Sexually Harassed, Threatened, and One Woman Repeatedly Raped, Federal Agency Charges

     

SEATTLE — A  Molalla, Ore., nursery violated federal law when it allowed female employees to  be severely sexually harassed and retaliated against the women and male  co-workers after they reported the harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment  Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. This is the agency’s third such case against Oregon agricultural 

June 18, 2009

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SIMULA TO PAY $110,000 TO SETTLE EEOC GENDER, EQUAL PAY AND RETALIATION CASE

Settlement With Military Contractor Provides Compensation and Training

     

PHOENIX -- A Phoenix-based international military contractor will pay $110,000 and furnish other relief to settle lawsuit charging a sex and age discrimination and unlawful retaliation filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

     

The EEOC's suit (Case No. 2:07-CV-01656-PHX-ECV) in U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona charged that Simula, Inc. discriminated against temporary

June 17, 2009

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COMMISSION VOTES TO REVISE RULES TO CONFORM TO ADA AMENDMENTS ACT

New Regulations Would Make it Easier for People to Establish Disability Under ADA

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted today to revise its regulations to conform to changes made by the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) of 2008, which would make it easier for an individual seeking protection under the ADA to establish that he or she has a disability.

The Commission voted 2-1 to adopt the rules changes, at a public

June 17, 2009

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COMMISSION TO MEET JUNE 17 TO CONSIDER ADA AMENDMENTS ACT REGULATIONS

     

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its next public meeting on Wednesday, June 17, 2009, at 10 a.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 131 M St, NE, Washington, DC.  In accordance with the Sunshine Act, the meeting is open for public observation of the Commission's deliberations.

           

The following matters are scheduled for consideration during the open session of the meeting:

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June 15, 2009

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RYAN'S FAMILY STEAKHOUSE PAYS $500,000 FOR RACE BIAS, SEX DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION

EEOC Said Restaurant Created Hostile Workplace for Black and Female Employees

PADUCAH, Ky. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a class litigation settlement under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act for one half million dollars and significant remedial relief in a case against Fire Mountain Restaurants LLC, doing business as Ryan's Family Steakhouse (Ryan's).

       

According to the EEOC's lawsuit, filed in September 2008 in U.S. District

June 15, 2009

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TWO SAN ANTONIO COMPANIES SETTLE EEOC SEX DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT

Day Porter Fired Because of Her Sex, Federal Agency Charged

   

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A San Antonio maintenance company and a real estate management company will pay $29,500 and furnish other relief to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

           

San Antonio Building Services & Supply, LLC, (SABSS) and CB Richard Ellis, Inc. (CBRE), the company

June 15, 2009

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DILLARD'S TO PAY $110,000 FOR SAME-SEX HARASSMENT

EEOC Settles Suit Charging Male Supervisor Sexually Harassed Male Subordinates

     

MIAMI -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that national retail giant Dillard's, Inc. will pay $110,000 and provide significant remedial relief to settle a same-sex harassment lawsuit involving two male victims.

     

According to the EEOC's suit, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Dillard's permitted a sexually hostile work environment for men at its

June 11, 2009

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BROOKS RUN MINING CO. AND NEAL & ASSOCIATES SETTLE EEOC SEX DISCRIMINATION SUIT FOR $115,000

Women Security Officers Laid Off and Transferred to Punish Them for Reporting Abuse, Federal Agency Charged

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Brooks Run Mining Company and staffing firm Neal & Associates will pay $115,000 to settle a sex-based discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

     

In its lawsuit, the EEOC had charged that women security guards as a class were discriminated against because of their sex. 

June 11, 2009

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AUTOZONE, INC. TO PAY $65,000 FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT; EEOC SECURES UNANIMOUS JURY VERDICT

         

PHOENIX – An eight person federal jury has returned a unanimous verdict in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in a sexual harassment lawsuit against AutoZone, Inc., the Memphis, Tenn.-based national auto parts retail giant, the EEOC announced today.

           

The jury ruled that AutoZone violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by subjecting employee Stacy Wing to a

June 11, 2009

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B&E INDUSTRIES / SPIRIT STOP SETTLES EEOC SEX HARASSMENT LAWSUIT FOR $67,500

Telemarketers Harassed by Supervisor, Federal Agency Charged

DALLAS – B&E Industries, doing business as Spirit Stop, will pay $67,500 to two former employees to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  B&E Industries, headquartered in Arlington, Texas, manufactures and then markets customized spirit items for high schools.

According to the EEOC's lawsuit (Civil Action No.1:08-CV-00132 in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of

June 10, 2009