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EEOC Sues Roofing Company for Constructive Discharge

BUFFALO, N.Y. – A.W. Farrell & Son, Inc., part of a group of related commercial roofing companies operating in New York and Pennsylvania, violated federal law when its failure to address sexual harassment of a journeyman roofer led him to quit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, the roofer’s supervisor subjected him to months of unwelcome comments and incidents of physical contact on

September 30, 2025

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Christopher’s Dodge Ram to Pay $480,000 in EEOC Sex, Race and National Origin Harassment and Retaliation Case

DENVER – Chris The Crazy Trader, Inc., operating as Christopher’s Dodge Ram in Golden, Colorado, and formerly known as Christopher’s Dodge World, will pay $480,000 and provide other relief to settle a sex, race, and national origin harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Christopher’s Dodge Ram employees and managers used derogatory and demeaning language toward female employees and touched

July 28, 2025

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EEOC Sues Midwest Farms for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

DENVER – Midwest Farms, an agribusiness company operating several farms in rural Colorado, violated federal law by subjecting female employees to sexual harassment and retali­ation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed yesterday.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, a male farm manager entered the women’s dressing room on at least three separate occasions without knocking while female employees were either undressed or undressing. Another male manager regularly subjected female employees

September 29, 2023

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SAVA to Pay $150,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

DENVER – SSC Montrose San Juan Operating Co., LLC and SavaSeniorCare Administrative Services, LLC (collectively, “SAVA”) have agreed to pay $150,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, residents at the SAVA-owned San Juan Living Center in Montrose, Colorado repeatedly subjected female employees to sexual harassment by grabbing their breasts and

August 30, 2023

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EEOC Sues Teamsters Local Union #455 for Sexual Harassment

BOULDER, Colo. – Teamsters Union Local #455, a certified collective bargaining representative and labor organization, violated federal law when it failed to take action against its business agent, despite notice that he previously sexually harassed and verbally assaulted other females, the U.S. Equal Employ­ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed yesterday.

According to the EEOC’s suit, in September 2020, during a meeting between the male business agent and a female UPS supervisor, he

September 29, 2022

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