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Kentucky Fried Chicken to Pay $200,000 for EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Charge

MIAMI – Kentucky Fried Chicken Corporation (KFC) agreed to conciliate a sexual hostile work environment and retaliation charge involving two employees at an Orlando KFC location with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

During the EEOC’s charge investigation, the agency found reasonable cause to believe KFC violated federal law by subjecting an employee to a sexually hostile work environment and then firing her in January 2022 in retaliation for

January 6, 2026

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EEOC Sues Renovation Flooring for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

MIAMI – Renovation Flooring, LLC and its parent company, Payfin Enterprises, LLC, located in Miramar Beach, Florida, violated federal law when its owner and CEO sexually harassed multiple female employees and then retaliated against his executive assistant when she refused to submit to his sexual advances, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEOC) charged in a federal lawsuit announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, the owner subjected his executive assistant and other female employees at

September 25, 2025

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EEOC Sues Boss Man Tacos for Sexual Harassment

INDIANAPOLIS – Bossman Tacos, LLC, doing business as Boss Man Tacos, violated federal law at its Highland, Indiana restaurant by subjecting female employees to a hostile work environment because of their sex, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, since at least November 2021, Boss Man Tacos knew its head chef and other male cooks were sexually harassing its female servers, some of whom

July 30, 2025

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EEOC Sues GEM Management For Sexual Harassment

INDIANAPOLIS – GEM Management, LLC, a property management company specializing in affordable housing headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, violated federal civil rights law when it subjected an employee to sexual harassment and constructive discharge, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, GEM Management knew its Stanford, Kentucky site manager reported being sexually harassed, but failed to address it, instead directing the employee to continue

July 26, 2024

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EEOC Sues Chesterfield Valley Investors for Sexual Harassment

INDIANAPOLIS – Chesterfield Valley Investors, LLC, doing business as Gateway Classic Cars, violated federal law by subjecting a female employee to a hostile work environment because of her sex, the U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Gateway’s chief financial officer and chief operating officer (CFO/COO) subjected a female employee to unwelcome sexual conduct, advances and requests while she worked in Gateway’s Indianapolis showroom. The

April 26, 2024

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EEOC Sues Kane’s Furniture for Sex Discrimination

PINELLAS PARK, Fla. – Kanes Furniture, LLC, doing business as Kane’s Furniture, which operates 17 furniture stores throughout Florida, violated federal law when it refused to hire female applicants for delivery driver, delivery assistant, and warehouse associate positions, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Kane’s chief executive officer instructed other company personnel not to hire women as delivery drivers or warehouse associates. Consistent

September 13, 2023

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Qualtool Agrees to Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Sex Discrimination Lawsuit

MIAMI – Qualtool, Inc., a Tavares, Florida tool manufacturing company, will pay $50,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor­tunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Qualtool refused to accept applications from or hire women who sought positions on the evening shift because of their sex.

Such alleged conduct violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

December 16, 2022

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Applebee’s to Pay $100,000 to Settle EEOC Lawsuit Over Sexual Orientation and Race Discrimination, Retaliation for Complaining

TAMPA, Fla. – Neighborhood Restaurant Partners Florida, LLC (NRP), which operates an Applebee’s Neighborhood Bar & Grill restaurant in Plant City, Florida, has agreed to pay $100,000 and furnish comprehensive injunctive relief to settle a sexual orientation and race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, two members of the restaurant’s staff verbally harassed a black employee by subjecting him to

July 11, 2022

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EEOC Sues Eden Foods for Sexual Harassment

DETROIT – Eden Foods, Inc., an organic foods company headquartered in Clinton, Michigan that claims to be the premier natural foods company in the Americas, violated federal law by subjecting female employees to repeated sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Eden’s owner and president touched multiple female employees inappropriately. The EEOC’s pre-suit investigation revealed that the company’s owner regularly touched the

April 28, 2022

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