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EEOC Sues San Antonio Car Dealerships for Sex-Based Discrimination and Retaliation

SAN ANTONIO – Benson Enterprises, Inc., the operator of multiple automotive dealerships including Ingram Park Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram, violated federal law by subjecting two female employees to sex-based discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed in federal court today.

The EEOC’s lawsuit claimed a male manager for Ingram Park Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram created and maintained a hostile work environment by subjecting a female fleet

September 25, 2024

Press release

Clarksburg JATC to Pay $150,000 to Settle EEOC Sex Discrimination Charge

CLARKSBURG, W.V. – Clarksburg Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC), which oversees an electrician apprenticeship program in North-Central West Virginia, has agreed to pay $150,000 and provide injunctive relief to resolve charges of sex discrimination filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

The EEOC investigation found that the Clarksburg Electrical JATC denied three female applicants admission to its apprenticeship and training program because they were female; used

September 29, 2023

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