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Press release

Builders FirstSource Sued by EEOC for Discrimination

SEATTLE – A building supply company doing business as Builders FirstSource north of the Seattle area violated federal law when it terminated a qualified worker’s assignment because of his age and the assumption that he had a physical impairment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed Monday.

Assigned by a third-party staffing company, the 67-year-old worker reported for his first day of work as an assembler at Builders FirstSource’s truss

October 2, 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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