PHOENIX – Bark If You’re Dirty, a pet store with locations in Phoenix and Scottsdale, owned and operated by Teetszinty, LLC, Teetszinty 2, LLC, and Teetszinty Holding LLC, will pay $340,000 and provide other injunctive relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) lawsuit, the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s suit on behalf of a class of female employees, a male manager at the Phoenix store and a male employee

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Cinergy Entertainment Group, Inc., a Texas corporation operating multiple cinema and entertainment centers around the country, violated federal law when it unlawfully retaliated against a former employee, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

The lawsuit alleged that in 2023, a former employee re-applied to work for Cinergy but was informed by a company vice president that she was not eligible for rehire because she filed

CHARLOTTE, N.C. –Suncakes NC, LLC, a North Carolina-based company, and Suncakes, LLC, a Texas-based company doing business as IHOP (collectively “Suncakes”), will pay $40,000 and provide other relief to settle a religious discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Suncakes hired a cook at its Woodlawn Road location in Charlotte in January 2021. At the time of hire, the

Harrisburg, Pa.  – Pro Pallet, LLC, a Pennsylvania-based construction company, will pay $50,000 and furnish other relief to settle a retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, a human resources manager received a complaint of sexual harassment against the general manager of the company. When the human resources manager began to investigate the complaint, Pro Pallet’s president and owner rebuked her

DALLAS – Third Bench Holdings LLC will pay $165,000 and furnish other relief to settle a lawsuit for unlawful retaliation filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. Third Bench Holdings is a New Mexico-based company which owns and operates a subsidiary, Las Cruces Cabinets LLC doing business as Sher-Wood Cabinetry in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, the general manager complained that a company official

FRESNO, Calif. – Real Time Staffing Services, LLC, doing business as Select Staffing, will pay $500,000 and furnish injunctive relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit, the federal agency announced today. The EEOC brought the lawsuit on behalf of a class of female agricultural workers, including many temporary workers directly employed by Select Staffing.

The EEOC’s related suit against National Raisin recently settled with a $2,000,000 fund

THIBODAUX, La. – X-Treme Tech Services, LLC, which provides marine electronic services, violated federal law when a supervisor repeatedly sexually harassed a female employee and then fired her after she resisted his advances, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the lawsuit, the female employee was an administrative assistant for X-Treme Tech and her supervisor repeatedly and persistently subjected her to unwelcome sexual advances. His conduct included