Callaro's Prime Steak & Seafood, LLC, a restaurant in Manalapan, Fla., will pay $10,000 and furnish significant injunctive relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

LAZ Parking, LLC, a Hartford, Conn.-based national parking company doing business in over 16 states, including Georgia, will pay $46,000 to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

Global clothing retailer The Gap violated federal law by firing an employee at its Howell, Mich., store because of his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

One Communications Corp., the largest privately held regional provider of telecommunications services in the United States, has agreed to pay $66,000 and provide other equitable relief to settle a religious harassment lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.

At a meeting held today, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission heard testimony that age discrimination is causing the nation's older workers to have a difficult time maintaining and finding new employment, a problem exacerbated by the downturn in the economy. The number and percentage of age discrimination charges filed with the EEOC have grown, rising from 16,548 charges — 21.8 percent of all charges — filed in fiscal year 2006, to 22,778 —24.4 percent — in fiscal year 2009.

Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) will pay $95,000 and furnish other relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

A Simpsonville, S.C., hotel violated federal law by subjecting a class of female employees to a sexually hostile work environment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.  The EEOC's lawsuit further charged that one woman was unlawfully fired in retaliation for complaining about the sexual harassment.

Tony's Restaurant in Alton, Ill., will pay $75,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that the restaurant subjected a teenaged hostess and two young female cooks to sexual harassment.

In order to examine the pressing problem of age discrimination in the workplace, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a public meeting to explore the impact of the current economic climate on older workers.  The meeting will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 9:30 a.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 131 M Street, N.E.  The Commission is scheduled to hear from the following invited panelists:

Digital Cable and Communications South, Inc., a Parma, Ohio-based cable TV installation company, will pay $75,000 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.