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EEOC Sues Total Employment and Management for Breaching Conciliation Agreement

LONGVIEW, Wash. – Total Employment and Management (TEAM), a staffing agency based in Moses Lake, Washington, violated the law by refusing to comply with the terms of a conciliation agreement regarding a classwide national origin discrimination finding, according to a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on Sept. 26.

According to the lawsuit, TEAM participated in EEOC conciliation, a process to resolve charges informally before litigation, and agreed to resolve

October 7, 2024

Press release

Boxlight Settles EEOC Charge Alleging Female Manager Was Intentionally Paid Less Than Male Managers

TACOMA, Wash. – Boxlight Inc., an education technology company headquartered in Duluth, Georgia, agreed to provide injunctive and other relief to a female manager following a pay discrimination investigation conducted by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

In her charge, the complainant alleged that over a period of several years, she was paid less than her male counterparts despite having duties requiring substantially equal skill, effort, responsibility and working

September 10, 2024

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Total Employment and Management to Pay $276,000 to Resolve EEOC National Origin, Retaliation Charge

LONGVIEW, Wash. – R & SL, which does business as Total Employment and Management (TEAM), an employment firm based in Washington and Oregon, has agreed to pay $276,000 and take other actions to conciliate a national origin discrimination and retaliation charge filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

According to the EEOC, TEAM imposed a no-Spanish rule, without adequate business justification to support it. The agency also alleged five

March 29, 2023

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