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EEOC Conciliates Discriminatory Wage Theft Case

A Steamboat Springs, Colo., restaurant has agreed to pay $50,000 to resolve race and national origin discrimination charges, including charges of wage theft, by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
October 4, 2016

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EEOC Names Shirley Richardson as New Head of Its Dallas District

Shirley Richardson, who recently served as the deputy director of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) Memphis District, was named director of the agency's Dallas District Office, EEOC Chair Jenny R. Yang announced today.
October 3, 2016

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Greektown Casino Sued By EEOC For Disability Discrimination

A Detroit casino operator violated federal law by denying a reasonable accommodation to and then firing an employee because of his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
October 4, 2016

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7-Eleven Sued By EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Oklahoma Chain Unlawfully Denied Reasonable Accommodations to Workers with Disabilities and Fired Them, Federal Agency Charges

ST. LOUIS - Brown-Thompson General Partnership, dba 7-Eleven, a chain of Oklahoma convenience stores, violated federal law when it failed to provide reasonable accommodations to workers with disabilities at the company's Oklahoma City warehouse and distribution center, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed on Friday, September 30, 2016.

According to EEOC's suit, Casey

October 3, 2016

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Granite Mesa Health Center Sued By EEOC for Disability Discrimination and Retaliation

Nursing Home Fired a Certified Nurse Assistant When He Disclosed He Was HIV-Positive, Federal Agency Charged

AUSTIN, Texas - A nursing home violated federal law by discharging an employee who hesitated when ordered to provide his HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) test results as a condition of his continued employment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the lawsuit, Granite Mesa Health Center, Ltd. unlawfully required a medical examination of

October 3, 2016

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EEOC Sues Work Services, Inc.  For Disability Discrimination

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that it has filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against Work Services, Inc., an employer of six intellectually and developmentally disabled former employees. Work Services, Inc., which is located in Newberry, S.C., contracts its employees to work the production line at a Newberry-based turkey processing plant.
October 3, 2016

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Royal Dining and Better 4 You Breakfast Sued For Sex-Based Harassment and Retaliation

Royal Dining Catering, Inc., Royal Dining Group, and Better 4 You Breakfasts, related companies that provide prepared meals to schools, violated federal law by subjecting four male employees in Phoenix to a hostile work environment based on their sex, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. EEOC also charged the companies by illegally retaliating against the complainants by refusing to rehire the men and a female co-worker because they reported the unlawful discrimination.
September 30, 2016
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