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Federal Agency Obtains $60,000 for Latina Cooks at Paragary's Gold River Restaurant

SACRAMENTO —  Sacramento restaurant group Paramoor, Inc., will pay $60,000 and provide remedial relief to settle an employment discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that Paramoor allowed the sexual harassment of two line cooks at the former Paragary's Gold River Bar & Oven (which has since been

Home Builder Unlawfully Assigned Sales Agents by Race, Federal Agency Charges

ATLANTA – John Wieland  Homes and Neighborhoods, Inc., an Atlanta-based home builder, unlawfully  engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination against black sales agents,  the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it  filed today.

According  to the EEOC’s suit, Wieland intentionally assigned African American sales  agents to housing communities

Augusta Car Dealer Subjected Black Sales Manager to Racial Abuse, Agency Charges

ATLANTA  – In a race discrimination lawsuit filed today, the U.S. Equal Employment  Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged that a GM Pontiac-Buick car dealership  committed racial discrimin­ation at its Augusta,  Ga., location. The EEOC charged that a white male management  consultant subjected an African American sales manager to a racially hostile  work environment over a four-month period.

Nursing Home Fired Woman Because of Race and Made Job Assignments Based on Employees' Race, Federal Agency Charged

INDIANAPOLIS – Heartland Employment Services, LLC, doing business as  ManorCare of Indy South, an Indianapolis nursing home, will pay $56,000 and furnish other relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. 

According to the EEOC's lawsuit, ManorCare of Indy South discriminated against a class of

Weight Loss Chain Fired Employee Over Bipolar Disorder, Federal Agency Charged

DETROIT – A Southfield, Mich.-based chain of  weight loss clinics will pay $68,000 to settle a disability discrimination  lawsuit brought by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the  agency announced today. The EEOC had  charged that Medical Weight Loss Clinic, Inc. unlawfully fired an employee with  bipolar disorder because it regarded her as disabled, even though she had a  superior work

Muslim Denied Time Off for Pilgrimage to Mecca, Federal Agency Charged

NASHVILLE -- Southern Hills Medical    Center will  pay $70,000 and provide other relief to settle a religious discrimination  lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the  agency announced today.

The  EEOC’s suit (No. 3:07-cv-00976, filed  in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee) had charged  that Southern

Company Fired Female Worker Based on Gender, Federal Agency Says

RALEIGH, N.C. – A Garner, N.C.-based engineering and design company will pay $10,250 and furnish other relief to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that Tyndall Engineering and Design, P.A. disciplined workers in a discriminatory fashion based on gender when it fired a female employee at

Panelists Discuss Importance of Caregiver-Friendly Policies During Recession

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a document on best practices to avoid discrimination against workers with caregiving responsibilities, and held a public meeting to discuss the importance of policies that protect caregivers in an economic downturn.

The technical assistance document, Employer Best Practices for Workers with Caregiving Responsibilities, is available online at http://www.eeoc/policy/docs/caregiver-best-practices.html.  The best practices document supplements Unlawful Disparate

EEOC Says Company to Pay $20,000 for Firing Expectant Mother

LITTLE ROCK – A North Little Rock, Ark.-based third-party receivables management company for health clubs will pay $20,000 to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. 

The EEOC's suit (Civil Action No. 4:08-CV-2816, filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, at Little Rock) charged that ABC Financial Services fired Reshma

Company Failed to Provide Interpreter for Hearing-Impaired Employee, Federal Agency Charges

MIAMI -- The Florida Institute for Neurologic Rehabilitation, Inc. (FINR) violated federal law when it denied a job to a hearing-impaired person because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed yesterday.

The EEOC's suit, Case No. 8:09cv716-T23MAP, filed in U.S. District Court for the Middle District

Panelists to Discuss Work-Life Balance in an Economic Downturn;
EEOC to Issue Employer Best Practices Document

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity  Commission (EEOC) will hold a public meeting at 10 a.m. (Eastern Time), Wednesday,  April 22, to address best practices to avoid discrimination against workers  with caregiving responsibilities.  The  meeting, at agency headquarters, 131 M Street, N.E., is open for public  observation of the Commission’s deliberations, in accordance with the Sunshine  Act.

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Hispanic, Black Employees Subjected to Racial and Ethnic Slurs, Agency Charged

MIAMI – National department store Nordstrom, Inc. will pay $292,500 to 10 former employees and furnish other remedial measures to settle a harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  EEOC had charged that the department store manager harassed Hispanic and black employees based on their national origin, race, and color, and retaliated against

Gary Plant Rescinded Job Offer Because of Disability, Federal Agency Charges

HAMMOND, Ind. – United States Steel Corporation, a Pittsburgh-headquartered steel manufacturing company, violated federal law by denying a job to an applicant because of his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. 

According to the EEOC's suit, U.S. Steel's Gary, Ind., plant rescinded an offer of employment

EEOC Said Trucking Dealership Denied Pay Increases to Black Diesel Technician

PHILADELPHIA – A Harrisburg, Pa.-based trucking dealership has agreed to pay $60,000 and furnish other relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that Transteck, Inc., doing business as Freightliner of Philadelphia, violated federal civil rights laws when it failed to give salary increases to a black diesel

Nursing Home Companies Imposed English-Only Rule on Spanish Speakers While Permitting Other Foreign Languages in Workplace, EEOC Alleged

LOS ANGELES – Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc., Skilled Healthcare, LLC, and other affiliated companies, will pay up to $450,000 and provide significant remedial relief to a class of Hispanic employees at its nursing homes and assisted living facilities who were subject to harassment, different terms and conditions of employment, promotion, compensation, and treatment through

Las empresas de Hogar de Ancianos imponen regla de Inglés-solamente a parlantes de español, mientras que permite otros idiomas en el trabajo, EEOC alego.

LOS  ANGELES - La  Comisión de Igualdad de  Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC) anunció el día de hoy que la empresa Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc.,  Skilled Healthcare, LLC, y otras compañías afiliadas  pagarán hasta $450,000 y proporcionarán alivio significante de recuperación a  un grupo de empleados hispanos que fueron

EEOC Says Restaurant Denied Job to Applicant Because of Speech Impediment

NEW ORLEANS – A New Iberia, La.-based Sonic  restaurant franchisee violated federal law by discriminating against an  applicant because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity  Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According  to the EEOC’s lawsuit, in October 2006, Gravlee’s Sonic of New Iberia, Inc.,  doing business as Sonic Drive-In, denied Shanna Proctor employment as a car hop  or

EEOC Prevails in Case Involving Physical and Verbal Abuse of Glassblowers

PHOENIX – A federal district court today entered a Federal Court Judgment for over $267,000 and significant injunctive relief in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in a discrimination lawsuit against Sunfire Glass, Inc. The EEOC's suit charged that the company's owner subjected a class of female employees to severe physical and verbal sexual harassment in violation of

Federal Agency Charged Liquid Carbon Dioxide and Dry Ice Maker Refused to Promote Black Employee Because of His Race

RICHMOND, Va. – A Radnor,  Pa.-based liquid carbon dioxide and dry ice manufacturer will pay $40,000  and furnish other relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the  U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced  today. The EEOC had charged that Airgas  Carbonic, Inc. refused to promote a black employee at its Hopewell

EEOC Says Women at Cedar Bluff Store Punished for Complaining About Sexually Hostile Work Environment

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Cracker  Barrel Old Country Stores, Inc. will pay $255,000 and provide other relief to  settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal  Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC’s suit (No.3:07-cv-00376  E.D.TN), filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of  Tennessee, Knoxville Division, had charged that Cracker