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EEOC Files Contempt Action Against Charlotte Security Provider Metro Special Police

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has filed a contempt action against Metro Special Police & Security Services, Inc., a Charlotte-based provider of private security and public safety services.  The contempt action charges that Metro Special Police breached of the terms of an agreement it entered into with the EEOC to resolve a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit.
December 3, 2014

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Paloma Blanca in Albuquerque Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit for $145,000

Paloma Blanca Health Care Associates, LLC, d/b/a Paloma Blanca Health and Rehabilitation, which owns and operates a health and rehabilitation center in Albuquerque, has agreed to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for $145,000 and other relief, the agency announced today. 
December 2, 2014

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Well Servicing Companies to Pay $1.2 Million to Settle EEOC Suit for Race Harassment, Retaliation

A federal judge in Casper, Wyo., has approved a $1.2 million settlement in a case brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against Dart Energy Corp. and two related companies, the federal agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged well servicing companies Dart Energy Corp., Beckman Production Services, Inc., and J&R Well Service, LLC with violating federal law prohibiting race and national origin harassment and retaliation. The EEOC sought monetary and injunctive relief for more than a dozen men who claim that they had to endure racially derogatory comments and jokes on a regular and repeated basis.
December 2, 2014

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Angel Medical Center to Pay $85,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Angel Medical Center, Inc., a full-service critical access hospital located in Franklin, N.C., will pay $85,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that the hospital unlawfully refused to accommodate a nurse undergoing cancer treatments and subsequently fired her because of her disability.
November 24, 2014

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Jurado Juzga En Favor De La EEOC Que Guardia De Seguridad Con Un Brazo Fue Despedido Debido A Su Discapacidad

En un veredicto a favor de la Comisión para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC), un jurado encontró que un guardia de seguridad con un solo brazo con licencia fue ilegalmente discriminado en base a no tener una extremidad cuando su empleador, lo sacó de su cargo a raíz de la queja de un cliente acerca de su discapacidad, la agencia federal anunció hoy.
October 23, 2014
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