Jiji, Inc., a Holiday Inn franchisee located in Batesville, Miss., violated federal law when it fired an employee because of her pregnancy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

Guardian Angel Ambulance Service, Inc. violated federal law by failing to comply with a negotiated agreement settlement of a discrimination charge, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.

A Cheyenne, Wyo., contracting company unlawfully retaliated against its only female electrician after she complained that she had been sexually harassed, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed yesterday.

Battaglia Distributing Co., Inc., a Chicago wholesale food distributor located at 2500 South Ashland Avenue, permitted a hostile work environment where use of racial slurs was common, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.  According to the EEOC, slurs were used by both black and white supervisors to scold black employees.  In addition, frequent, offensive racial banter among hourly workers was routinely tolerated by management.

Market Burgers, L.L.C., doing business as Checkers, a fast food restaurant chain, violated federal law by paying women less than men and scheduling them for fewer hours than their male counterparts because of gender, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.

La Oficina del Distrito de Miami de la Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo de los EE.UU. (EEOC) firmó un Memorando de Entendimiento (MOU) en Orlando hoy con el Consulado General de México en Miami y el Consulado de México en Orlando. El acuerdo establece una colaboración entre estas entidades para facilitar a mexicanos con información, orientación y acceso a recursos para la prevención de la discriminación en el lugar de trabajo, independientemente de su estatus migratorio. El Cónsul mexicano Efran Nicolas Leyva Acevedo de Orlando y el Director de la Oficina del Distrito de Miami de la EEOC Malcolm S. Medley, firmaron el acuerdo. Cónsul General Suplente de México Vladimir Hernández Lara de Miami firmó el documento antes de la reunión de hoy.

Platinum P.T.S., Inc., a Laredo-based company which provides oil/gas testing, measuring, surveying and analysis surveys, and oil and gas exploration and development, will pay a former employee $100,000 to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The Miami District Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Orlando today with the Consulate General of Mexico in Miami and Consulate of Mexico in Orlando.  The agreement establishes an ongoing collaboration between these entities to provide Mexican nationals with information, guidance, and access to resources on the prevention of discrimination in the workplace regardless of immigration status.  Mexican Consul Efran Nicolas Leyva Acevedo of Orlando and Miami District Office Director Malcolm S. Medley signed the agreement.  Acting Mexican Consul General Vladimir Hernandez Lara of Miami signed the document prior to the meeting today.

OhioHealth Corporation, doing business as Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, violated federal law by failing to accommodate and then firing an employee with narcolepsy, a chronic central nervous system disorder, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit it announced today.

An Akron, Ohio-based van company has agreed to resolve a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.