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DELAWARE COUNTY PAIN MANAGEMENT TO PAY $95,000 TO SETTLE PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION SUIT

EEOC Charged Pain Management Practice Terminated Chiropractor Due to Pregnancy

PHILADELPHIA – Delaware County Pain Management will pay $95,000 and provide  equitable relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.

 

The EEOC charged in its lawsuit (Civil Action 07-cv-4086, filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania) that the pain treatment center terminated Dr. Kristina M. Shuffler because of her pregnancy.  Shuffler began

April 1, 2009

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FISHER SAND AND GRAVEL SUED BY EEOC FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION

Supervisor on Road Construction Crew Harassed Two Women, Federal Agency Charges

     

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Fisher Sand & Gravel Co., which engages in business activities related to road construction, violated federal law by subjecting a class of women to sexual harassment and firing one woman for complaining about it, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

     

In its suit, the EEOC said that

April 1, 2009

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OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE AND ROBERT HALF TO PAY $64,500 FOR PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION

Pregnant Temp Terminated for Complaining About Discrimination, EEOC Said

     

PHOENIX– The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has settled its pregnancy discrimination and retaliation lawsuit against two international corporations for $64,500 in monetary relief and remedial relief and that Federal District Court Judge G. Murray Snow signed the consent decrees resolving this case.

     

The EEOC's suit (Case No. 2:08-CV-0221-PHX-GMS in U.S. District Court for the

April 1, 2009

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HIBBING TACONITE COMPANY SUED BY EEOC FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION

Mine Refused to Hire Laborer With Hearing Impairment, Federal Agency Charges

MINNEAPOLIS – A Hibbing,  Minn., taconite mining company  violated federal law by denying an applicant a reasonable accommodation for his  hearing impairment and then rejecting him from employment 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, Hibbing Taconite  Company initially refused to interview James Edstrom for

March 31, 2009

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BRITTHAVEN TO PAY $300,000 TO SETTLE PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION SUIT

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Britthaven, Inc., a Kinston, N.C.-based  nursing home and assisted living chain, will pay $300,000 to settle a pregnancy  discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity  Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

     

The  EEOC had charged that Britthaven had, since at least 2002, subjected pregnant  employees to different terms and conditions of employment than its non‑pregnant  employees. Specifically, the EEOC said  that upon learning that an employee was

March 31, 2009

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MINNESOTA FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT GRANTS FINAL APPROVAL OF EEOC RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION SUITS

Prayer Breaks Sought by Muslim Employees to be Instituted;
Total of $365,000 to be Paid, Job Offers Made in Two Cases

MINNEAPOLIS – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today  that Magistrate Judge Jeanne J. Graham of the U.S. District Court in St. Paul, Minn.,  has ordered final approval of consent decrees settling two religious  discrimination lawsuits brought by the EEOC against a leading St. Cloud,  Minn.-based chicken processor, Gold’n Plump Poultry, Inc

March 31, 2009

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TUSCARORA YARNS SUED BY EEOC FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION

Yarn Company Suspended Woman for Complaining About Abuse, Federal Agency Charged

     

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A North Carolina yarn  manufacturing company violated federal law by subjecting an employee to sexual  harassment and then retaliating against her for com­plaining about it, the U.S.  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed  today.

     

In its suit, the EEOC said that from around April 2007 to December 2007,  Tuscarora Yarns

March 30, 2009

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AELMINGS HUMAN RESOURCES CORPORATION AND RELATED COMPANIES SUED BY EEOC FOR RETALIATION

Employee Terminated for Complaining About Sexual Harassment, Federal Agency Charges

RALEIGH,  N.C. – Three commonly owned North Carolina placement agencies violated federal law by terminating an employee for opposing sexual  harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor­tunity Commission (EEOC) charged in  a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC’s suit, Aelmings Human Resources  Corporation, along with two related entities, Judges Security Staffing, LLC and  Total Protection Services of the Carolinas, LLC, employed Kieshara Powell as an 

March 26, 2009

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ARBITRATOR ISSUES EEOC OVERTIME DECISION

Staff Given Time Off Also Entitled to Overtime Pay, Arbitrator Rules

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) practice of giving time off to employees who worked extra hours was insufficient for certain investigators and mediators, an arbitrator ruled.

 

"The EEOC offered compensatory time off to any employee who worked extra hours, but the arbitrator found that practice was not enough to satisfy the Fair Labor Standards Act," Acting EEOC Chairman Stuart J. Ishimaru

March 26, 2009

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FRANKE FOODSERVICE SYSTEMS SETTLES EEOC RACE DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT

Black Applicant Denied Hire Because of Race, Federal Agency Charged

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Franke, Inc., doing business as Franke Foodservice Systems, will offer permanent employment to an African American applicant and furnish other relief to resolve a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. 

     

The EEOC had charged that Franke Foodservice, headquartered in LaVergne, Tenn., refused to hire the black applicant into a

March 26, 2009

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THE STAR TRIBUNE COMPANY TO PAY OVER $300,000 FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF FEMALE WORKERS

Court Approves Proposed Settlement in EEOC Suit Against Media Company

MINNEAPOLIS – The United States District Court for the District of Minnesota has approved as final a proposed settlement of a sexual harassment lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against The Star Tribune Company for more than $300,000 and significant remedial relief, the EEOC announced today.  The suit was filed on behalf of female employees at the plant which produces The Star

March 26, 2009

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MIKE HOOKS SUED FOR RACE DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION

Louisiana Dredging Company Fired Black Worker for Protesting Racism, Federal Agency Charged

     

NEW ORLEANS -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that it has sued Mike Hooks, Inc. for racial discrimination, harassment and retaliatory discharge.  Mike Hooks is a civil engineering, construction and dredging company headquartered in Westlake, La., with a work force of about 275 employees.

   

The EEOC's lawsuit (Civil Action No. 2:09-cv-00477, filed March 25

March 25, 2009

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MARSHALLS TO PAY $110,000 TO SETTLE EEOC SEXUAL HARASSMENT LAWSUIT

Women Abused at Jacksonville Store Federal Agency Charged

WILMINGTON, N.C. – Framingham, Mass.-based TJX Companies, Inc., doing business as Marshalls, a discount retail store chain, will pay $110,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC had charged in its lawsuit that beginning in September 2004, a male supervisor at the Jacksonville, N.C., Marshalls store subjected Machelle Allison, Shauntel Boyd, and a

March 25, 2009

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McDONALD'S FRANCHISE TO PAY $115,000 FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF TWO YOUNG WOMEN

EEOC Says Male Manager Engaged in Physical and Verbal Abuse of Teen Worker

     

ALBUQUERQUE – An Albuquerque-based McDonald's restaurant franchise will pay $115,000 and provide significant remedial relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of two young female employees, including a teenager, the agency announced today.

   

The EEOC's suit charged that Alejandra Jasso, then age 17, was subjected to

March 24, 2009

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KODAK SUBSIDIARY TO PAY $272,000 FOR AGE BIAS

EEOC Settles Suit With Qualex for Targeting Older Workers During RIF

     

BOSTON – Qualex, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Eastman Kodak, will pay $272,000 to settle an age discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The lawsuit, filed in May 2008 in federal court in Connecticut, alleged that Qualex, a photo processing company, and its parent company, Eastman Kodak, violated federal law by

March 24, 2009

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COURT APPROVES PAYMENT OF $4.3 MILLION TO HISPANIC WORKERS IN EEOC LAWSUIT AGAINST B & H FOTO

Federal Agency Says Hispanics Paid Less Than Non-Hispanics, Denied Promotion and Health Benefits Due to National Origin

     

NEW YORK – Judge Harold Baer of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York gave final approval to a sweeping consent decree between the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and B & H Foto and Electronics Corp. (B & H), the federal agency announced today.  The decree resolves a

March 24, 2009

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EEOC OBTAINS OVER $300,000 FOR CLASS OF FEMALE PROFESSORS SUBJECTED TO PAY DISCRIMINATION

Settlement with Adelphi University of Long Island Also Includes Remedial Relief

NEW YORK – Adelphi University of Garden City, N.Y., one of the largest universities on Long Island, has agreed to settle a pay discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for more than $300,000 and significant remedial relief, the federal agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that Adelphi paid a group of women professors less than male professors performing

March 24, 2009

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THE ALPHA GROUP OF DELAWARE SETTLES EEOC DISCRIMINATION SUIT FOR $160,000

CEO Charged by Federal Agency With Persistent Harassment of Women

CLEVELAND — The Alpha Group of Delaware, Inc., a non-profit Ohio corporation located in Delaware, Ohio, will pay $160,000 to settle a sex-based harassment and retaliation lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), announced today.  The EEOC had charged that Alpha Group of Delaware, which provides employment, rehabilitation and adult day support services, subjected female workers to a hostile work environment and then retaliated

March 23, 2009

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INVESTMENT FIRM SETTLES EEOC PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT

MayfieldGentry Fired Woman Right After Maternity Leave, Federal Agency Charged

DETROIT – MayfieldGentry Realty Advisors, L.L.C., a Detroit securities investment firm, has agreed to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that MayfieldGentry violated Title VII of the Civil Rights of 1964 when it fired an employee because of her pregnancy. 

   

According to the EEOC's lawsuit (Case No

March 20, 2009

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EEOC OBTAINS $290,000 FOR FEMALE WORKERS WHO WERE SEXUALLY HARASSED BY MALE NURSE

First Street Surgical Center Settles Discrimination Lawsuit; Remedial Relief Included

   

HOUSTON – A Houston-area surgical center will pay $290,000 and provide significant remedial relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the federal agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that First Street Surgical Center, L.P. and First Surgical Partners, LLC subjected several female workers

March 20, 2009