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Long John Silver’s to Pay $200,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

CHICAGO – Long John Silver’s will pay $200,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

The EEOC charged that Long John Silver’s violated federal law when it subjected a teenage female employee at its Centralia, Illinois restaurant to sexual harassment. The federal agency said that the company failed to stop harassment by two adult male managers and retaliated

March 17, 2022

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EEOC Sues Riverwalk Post-Acute for Race Harassment and Retaliation

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Riverwalk Post-Acute, a Riverside skilled nursing facility, violated federal law by allowing a class of Black employees to be subjected to racial harassment and one employee to be retaliated against, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. The EEOC filed suit against Orange Treeidence OPCO, LLC, Providence Group, Inc., and Providence Administrative Consulting Services, Inc., dba Riverwalk Post-Acute.

According to EEOC’s lawsuit, since at least 2018

March 9, 2022

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EEOC Sues North Georgia Foods For Sex Harassment and Retaliation At Murphy Burger King

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – North Georgia Foods, Inc., a Georgia-based company operating as Burger King in Murphy, North Carolina, unlawfully discriminated against a pregnant employee, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today. The EEOC said the company subjected Tiffany Smith to a hostile work environment based on her sex, female, and retaliated against her for opposing the unlawful conduct by reducing her work hours and then firing her.

According to

March 7, 2022

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TrueBlue and PeopleReady to Pay $125,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination and Retaliation Suit

WASHINGTON – TrueBlue, Inc. and PeopleReady, Inc., labor sourcing companies with offices across the United States, will pay $125,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to resolve a federal disability discrimination suit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, the companies fired an employee because of her psychiatric disability. The employee, who worked at the Manassas, Virginia office of TrueBlue’s subsidiary, PeopleReady, was not

February 24, 2022

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Eureka Stone Quarry to Pay $58,000 to Settle EEOC Racial Harassment Suit

PHILADELPHIA – Eureka Stone Quarry, Inc., a company engaged in mining and sales of sand, stone and other materials in eastern Pennsylvania, will pay $58,000 and furnish significant injunctive relief to settle a race and retaliatory harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commis­sion (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, an African American heavy equipment operator at Eureka Stone’s Pocono Quarry in eastern Pennsylvania was subjected to egregious

February 23, 2022

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Main Event Entertainment Will Pay $40,000 to Resolve EEOC Disability Discrimination and Retaliation Charge

CLEVELAND — Main Event Entertainment, Inc., an entertainment and dining establishment in Avon, Ohio, will pay $40,000 and furnish equitable relief to settle a disability discrimination and retaliation charge filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

Following an investigation, the EEOC found reasonable cause to believe that Main Event failed to hire an applicant for a technician position because of his disability and in retaliation for his asking

March 24, 2021

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George W. Morosani and Associates to Pay $11,000 to Settle EEOC Retaliation Suit

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – George W. Morosani and Associates, LLC, an Asheville, N.C., commercial real estate company, will pay $11,000 and provide other relief to settle a retaliation discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, the employee worked as a maintenance helper at the company’s Wellington Community Estates in Arden, N.C. On July 27, 2017, the employee complained to a managing member of

June 29, 2020

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Quinton Township Board of Education Settles EEOC Retaliation Charge

PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Quinton Township Board of Education in Hammonton, N.J., reached a voluntary conciliation agreement to resolve a retaliation charge filed by a former employee, the federal agency announced today.

Following an investigation, the EEOC found reasonable cause to believe that Quinton Township engaged in retaliation when its separation agreement purported to waive a former employee’s right to file a charge with the EEOC and when it

May 11, 2020

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Ojos Locos Sports Cantina to Pay $700,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Ojos Locos Sports Cantina in Albuquerque will pay $700,000 and furnish other relief to settle a lawsuit charging sex-based harassment and retaliation filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The owner/operators of the relevant businesses are Ojos Locos Sports Cantina, LLC; Ojos Locos Sports Cantina DOS, LLC; Ojos Locos Sports Cantina TRES, LLC; Ojos Locos Sports Cantina Cuatro, LLC and Reach Restaurant Group, acting as

February 14, 2019

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