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Forging Company Punished Employees for Complaining About Racial Harassment, Federal Agency Charges

MILWAUKEE – In a lawsuit filed here today in federal court, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged that Milwaukee Forge, a Milwaukee forging company, violated federal law by subjecting black employees to a hostile work environment, disciplining them more harshly than white employees, subjecting them to different terms and conditions of employment, and by retaliating against black employees

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Napoli's Italian Restaurant discriminated against a 17-year old server and other female teen workers by subjecting them to sexual harassment in the form of lewd comments, propositions and touching, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today in federal court.  Napoli's Italian Restaurant is located in Maryville, Mo. 

According to the EEOC's suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, Civil

Agency Says Ostioneria Michoacan Fired Non-Spanish-Speaking Servers

HOUSTON – A Houston restaurant violated federal law against race and national origin discrimination when it fired two employees for not speaking Spanish and failed to hire a class of non-Hispanic applicants, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC's suit, in November 2007, Michoacan Seafood Group L.L.C., doing

Agency Says PawnMart, Inc. Fired Employee for Complaining About Store Manager's Unwanted Sexual Advances

ATLANTA – An Atlanta-area pawn shop chain violated federal law when it fired a female employee in retaliation for complaining about a manager's intimidating and sexually harassing conduct, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Case No. 1:09-CV-2704. 

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Black Employees Were Subjected to a Hostile Work Environment, Federal Agency Charges

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Ralph Jones Sheet Metal, Inc. violated federal law by subjecting African American employees to a hostile work environment because of their race, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

The EEOC's suit (Civil Action No.2:09-cv-02636, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District

Black Production Manager Subjected to Racial Epithets, EEOC Charges 

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Harrisburg-based Stroehmann Bakeries LLC, a subsidiary of Bimbo Bakeries USA, violated federal law when it subjected a production operator to a racially hostile work environment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

The EEOC says that Henry Hairston, an African American production operator, was subjected to a hostile work environment based on his race when

White Laborers Harassed by Hispanics on the Job, Federal Agency Charged

DALLAS – Total Electric and Supply Company, doing business as TESSCO, will pay $125,000 to three former employees to settle a racial and national origin harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  TESSCO is an energy and utility services company headquartered in Midland, Texas.

According to the EEOC's lawsuit (Civil Action No. MO-08-CV-130 in U.S. District

Better Qualified Former Employee Denied Jobs Because of Pregnancy, EEOC Charges

MIAMI – Hilton Grand Vacations Company, LLC, a division of Hilton Hotels Corporation, violated federal law when it refused to hire a former employee because of her pregnancy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC's suit, EEOC v. Hilton Grand Vacations Company, L.L.C., Case No. 6:09-cv-01673-GAP-DAB

Investment Management Giant Refused to Hire Black Applicant as Financial Planning Manager, Federal Agency Charges

PHILADELPHIA – Malvern, Pa.- based Vanguard Group, Inc., one of the world's largest investment management companies, violated federal law when it refused to hire an African American applicant because of her race, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

According to the EEOC's lawsuit, Barbara Alexander was the only African American applicant for a

Railway Failed to Promote Woman to Yardmaster Position, Federal Agency Charges

BALTIMORE  – One of the nation’s premier transportation companies engaged in unlawful sex  discrimination when it refused to provide a female employee with training  necessary to obtain a pro­motion to a yardmaster position, the Equal Employment  Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.

The  railroad removed Kathryn Class from yardmaster training and replaced her with

Staffing Companies Refused to Hire Applicant with Back Impairment, EEOC Says

BALTIMORE – Two staffing  agencies with headquarters in Georgia, Axiom Staffing Group, Inc., and Axiom  Staffing Group of Virginia, Inc., engaged in disability discrimination at their  Hagerstown, Md., facility when they refused to hire an  applicant because of her back impairment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity  Commission (EEOC) announced in a lawsuit today.

The EEOC said  that when

Property Management Companies Harassed a Class of Hispanic Workers, Federal Agency Charges

BALTIMORE – Three  interrelated companies which provide property management services to apartment  complexes in Maryland and Virginia violated federal law when they  subjected a class of Hispanic workers to harassment and suspended or fired  employees who opposed the illegal practices, the U.S. Equal Employment  Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

The EEOC alleges  in

PITTSBURGH -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today  announced the filing of a class lawsuit against Ruby Tuesday, Inc. under the  Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) on behalf of older job applicants  who were denied hire due to ageism.

  The EEOC alleges that since at  least January 2005, Ruby Tuesday, Inc. has refused to hire individuals who were  in the ADEA’s protected class (age 40

Staffing Company Terminated Women Because of Pregnancy, Federal Agency Says

BALTIMORE – CTI Global  Solutions Inc., a staffing agency headquartered in Largo,  Md., violated  federal law when it terminated a group of employees because of their pregnancy,  the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit  announced today.

“More than 30 years after the passage of the Pregnancy  Discrimination Act, the EEOC has seen a sharp increase

ST. LOUIS – Trinity Products, Inc., a manufacturer of billboards and sign posts located in O'Fallon, Mo., violated federal law when a supervisor sexually harassed a female worker and then replaced her when she complained to company managers, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a discrimination lawsuit filed today in federal court. 

According to the EEOC's suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Case No. 4:09-cv-01617

Woman Not Returned Because of History of Depression, Federal Agency Charges

DETROIT – A Saginaw,  Mich., provider of health  services violated federal law by refusing to return an employee to work because  of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)  charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC’s suit (EEOC v. Health Delivery,  Inc., Case No. 2:09CV13837), filed in U.S. District Court for

Hispanic Executive Director Unlawfully Fired, Federal Agency Charges

SAN ANTONIO - A Delaware corporation which provides hospices nationwide violated federal law by firing a Hispanic employee from his position as an executive director of its Kerrville, Texas, facility because of his national origin and because he reported discriminatory conduct, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. 

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Restaurant Fired Server Who Complained About Harassment, Federal Agency Charges

PHILADELPIA - A Trevose, Pa., restaurant franchise violated the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) when it fired an employee because he complained about harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

A restaurant manager repeatedly harassed T.J. Cahill based on his perceived disability, the EEOC charges in its lawsuit against 99 West Inc., doing business as 99 Restaurant and

Female Employees Subjected to Sexual Comments and Touching, Federal Agency Says

LEXINGTON, Va.  – Lexington, Va., Sawmill Operator George C. Shumate, Inc. violated federal law by allowing a male president and company owner to sexually harass female employees and by firing one of the victims for complaining, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. 

According to the EEOC's complaint against Shumate Sawmill, Monique Ingram and

Federal Court Approves Largest Monetary Amount Ever in Single EEOC ADA Suit; Employees Allegedly Terminated Based on Inflexible Workers' Compensation Leave Exhaustion Policy

CHICAGO - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the entry of a record-setting consent decree resolving a class lawsuit against Sears, Roebuck and Co. (Sears) under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) for $6.2 million and significant remedial relief.

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