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MSDS Consultant Services Sued by EEOC For Disability Discrimination And Retaliation

Clinton, Maryland-based federal contractor MSDS Consultant Services LLC violated federal law by failing to reasonably accommodate a project manager's post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and panic disorder, subjecting her to a hostile work environment, and firing her because of her disability and her complaints of discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed Thursday.
September 21, 2018

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The Glenridge On Palmer Ranch Sued by EEOC For Pregnancy Discrimination

The Glenridge on Palmer Ranch, an upscale retirement community in Sarasota, Fla., violated federal law by refusing to hire and promote a woman because of her potential to become pregnant, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed Friday.
September 24, 2018

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Furniture Retailer Rooms to Go Adopts Revised Criminal Background Check Procedures In Cooperation With The EEOC

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Rooms To Go, a larger furniture retailer, have reached a voluntary conciliation agreement to resolve allegations of race discrimination raised by an unsuccessful black applicant whose offer of employment was rescinded as a result of Rooms To Go's background check policies, the federal agency announced today.  The agreement reflects the company's implementation of revised policies and practices to ensure that its pre-employment screenings comply with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (Title VII).
September 24, 2018

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EEOC Sues Wal-Mart For Pregnancy Discrimination

Walmart violated federal law when it refused to accommodate workers' pregnancy-related medical restrictions, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
September 21, 2018

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Mariscos Altata To Pay $220,000 To Settle EEOC Sexual  And Age-Based Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

Phoenix restaurant Francisco Fine Foods LLC, doing business as Mariscos Altata, agreed to pay $220,000 and furnish other relief to settle an employment discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC charged the restaurant with severe sexual harassment, age discrimination, and retaliation against a group of women.
September 21, 2018

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EEOC Sues Party City For Disability Discrimination

Party City Corporation violated federal law by failing to hire a qualified employee with a disability at its Nashua, N.H. location, after it became aware that she required a job coach as a reasonable accommodation for her disability, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 19, 2018

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EEOC Sues Oceanic Time Warner Cable / Spectrum for Disability Discrimination

Oceanic Time Warner Cable LLC, doing business as Spectrum, violated federal law when it denied leave as an accommodation to a class of customer service representatives at its headquarters in Mililani, Hawaii, the U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 19, 2018

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EEOC Sues Corizon Health Care Companies for Disability Discrimination

Nationwide health care companies Corizon Health Inc., and Corizon LLC (collectively, "Corizon") violated federal law by discriminating against employees with disabilities through the application of a 100% return-to-work policy and other unlawful practices, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. Corizon provides health care services to jail and prison inmates in 518 correctional facilities across 26 states, including Arizona.
September 19, 2018

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EEOC Sues First Metropolitan Financial Services for Equal Pay Act Violation

First Metropolitan Financial Services, Inc., a Memphis-based consumer loan and finance company, violated federal law when it paid a class of female branch managers less than their male colleagues for doing essentially the same work, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed on September 18, 2018.
September 19, 2018
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