Black Production Manager Subjected to Racial Epithets, EEOC Charges 

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Harrisburg-based Stroehmann Bakeries LLC, a subsidiary of Bimbo Bakeries USA, violated federal law when it subjected a production operator to a racially hostile work environment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

The EEOC says that Henry Hairston, an African American production operator, was subjected to a hostile work environment based on his race when

Black Employees Were Subjected to a Hostile Work Environment, Federal Agency Charges

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Ralph Jones Sheet Metal, Inc. violated federal law by subjecting African American employees to a hostile work environment because of their race, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

The EEOC's suit (Civil Action No.2:09-cv-02636, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District

Agency Says PawnMart, Inc. Fired Employee for Complaining About Store Manager's Unwanted Sexual Advances

ATLANTA – An Atlanta-area pawn shop chain violated federal law when it fired a female employee in retaliation for complaining about a manager's intimidating and sexually harassing conduct, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Case No. 1:09-CV-2704. 

According to

Agency Says Ostioneria Michoacan Fired Non-Spanish-Speaking Servers

HOUSTON – A Houston restaurant violated federal law against race and national origin discrimination when it fired two employees for not speaking Spanish and failed to hire a class of non-Hispanic applicants, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC's suit, in November 2007, Michoacan Seafood Group L.L.C., doing

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Napoli's Italian Restaurant discriminated against a 17-year old server and other female teen workers by subjecting them to sexual harassment in the form of lewd comments, propositions and touching, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today in federal court.  Napoli's Italian Restaurant is located in Maryville, Mo. 

According to the EEOC's suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, Civil

Forging Company Punished Employees for Complaining About Racial Harassment, Federal Agency Charges

MILWAUKEE – In a lawsuit filed here today in federal court, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged that Milwaukee Forge, a Milwaukee forging company, violated federal law by subjecting black employees to a hostile work environment, disciplining them more harshly than white employees, subjecting them to different terms and conditions of employment, and by retaliating against black employees

Driver With Disability Denied Reasonable Accommodation and Fired, Federal Agency Charges

SAN FRANCISCO - The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. violated federal law by failing to accommodate and firing an employee with a disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a workplace discrimination lawsuit it filed today. 

According to the EEOC's lawsuit, Eldridge Davis, age 46 and African American, worked for Pepsi since October 7, 1996, and

Employee Fired for Wearing Jewelry After Complaining About Women's Access to Bathroom Facilities, Federal Agency Charges

SAN ANTONIO - Zachry Industrial, Inc. formerly known as Zachry Construction Corporation, a privately owned construction and industrial maintenance service company based in San Antonio, Texas, violated federal law when it fired a female employee in retaliation for filing a report of sex-based discrimination at her job site as well as a federal charge of discrimination, the U.S. Equal

Employee Fired for Complaints About Harassment, Federal Agency Charges

HOUSTON - An employee who opposed workplace harassment was fired by a group of Texas transportation brokerage companies in violation of federal law, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. 

The EEOC sued Amino Transport (Civil Action No. 4:09-cv-03142) in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, charging that the company retaliated against Joshua Male.  In July 2008

Federal Court Approves Largest Monetary Amount Ever in Single EEOC ADA Suit; Employees Allegedly Terminated Based on Inflexible Workers' Compensation Leave Exhaustion Policy

CHICAGO - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the entry of a record-setting consent decree resolving a class lawsuit against Sears, Roebuck and Co. (Sears) under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) for $6.2 million and significant remedial relief.

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