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DILLARD'S TO PAY $110,000 FOR SAME-SEX HARASSMENT

EEOC Settles Suit Charging Male Supervisor Sexually Harassed Male Subordinates

     

MIAMI -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that national retail giant Dillard's, Inc. will pay $110,000 and provide significant remedial relief to settle a same-sex harassment lawsuit involving two male victims.

     

According to the EEOC's suit, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Dillard's permitted a sexually hostile work environment for men at its

June 11, 2009

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BROOKS RUN MINING CO. AND NEAL & ASSOCIATES SETTLE EEOC SEX DISCRIMINATION SUIT FOR $115,000

Women Security Officers Laid Off and Transferred to Punish Them for Reporting Abuse, Federal Agency Charged

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Brooks Run Mining Company and staffing firm Neal & Associates will pay $115,000 to settle a sex-based discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

     

In its lawsuit, the EEOC had charged that women security guards as a class were discriminated against because of their sex. 

June 11, 2009

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SCHOTT NORTH AMERICA, INC. TO PAY $1.45 MILLION TO SETTLE EEOC SEX BIAS SUIT

Company Laid Off Class of Women Workers Based on Gender, Federal Agency Said

     

SCRANTON, PA. — The U.S.  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a major  settlement of a sex discrimination lawsuit for $1,450,000 and significant  equitable relief against Schott North America, a multinational developer and  manufacturer of special glass and specialty materials, components and systems, based in Elmsford,  N.Y.

     

The EEOC charged that Schott laid off women

June 10, 2009

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B&E INDUSTRIES / SPIRIT STOP SETTLES EEOC SEX HARASSMENT LAWSUIT FOR $67,500

Telemarketers Harassed by Supervisor, Federal Agency Charged

DALLAS – B&E Industries, doing business as Spirit Stop, will pay $67,500 to two former employees to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  B&E Industries, headquartered in Arlington, Texas, manufactures and then markets customized spirit items for high schools.

According to the EEOC's lawsuit (Civil Action No.1:08-CV-00132 in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of

June 10, 2009

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UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX TO PAY $32,500 TO SETTLE EEOC RETALIATION LAWSUIT

School Denied Training Opportunities to Employee for Filing Earlier Pregnancy Discrimination Charge, Federal Agency Said

     

HOUSTON -- The University of Phoenix, Inc. will pay $32,500 and furnish other relief to settle a retaliation discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

     

The EEOC's lawsuit, filed in September 2008 (C.A. 4:08-cv-02890 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division)

June 9, 2009

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FEDERAL COURT ORDERS AARON BROTHERS TO PRODUCE DOCUMENTS IN EEOC INVESTIGATION

Art Supply Stores Must Provide National Statistical Data and Information Regarding Pay Disparity Allegations

LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that Aaron Brothers, Inc. (Aaron Brothers) must provide nationwide statistical pay data, according to a ruling by U.S. District Judge A. Howard Matz. The EEOC issued a subpoena during the course of a nationwide investigation into the company to determine if the retailer discriminated against female managers by paying

June 8, 2009

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UNITED AIRLINES SUED FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION

EEOC Says Airline Failed to Provide Reasonable Accommodations for Disabled Workers

   

SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today sued Chicago-based global air carrier United Airlines for discriminating against a class of employees with disabilities by failing to provide job transfers to vacant positions, despite their qualifications, as a reasonable accommodation.

           

Lead class member Joe Boswell worked as an airline mechanic for United at

June 4, 2009

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BRAND SCAFFOLD BUILDERS PAYS $175,000 FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION

EEOC Settles Suit against Texas Construction Contractor

   

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A construction contractor operating at Texas refineries will pay $175,000 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. 

The EEOC's lawsuit charged Brand Energy Solutions, L.L.C., formerly known as Brand Scaffold Builders, L.L.C., with violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by subjecting a female

June 3, 2009

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PROVIDENCE ALASKA MEDICAL CENTER PAYS $220,000 TO OPERATING ROOM STAFF LAID OFF DUE TO AGE BIAS

EEOC Settles Discrimination Suit Against Alaska's Largest Hospital

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Providence Alaska Medical Center has agreed to pay $220,000 and other relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit on behalf of five workers laid off and denied rehire because of their age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.

   

The EEOC charged that in February 2005, Providence laid off and refused to rehire longtime employees Gola Anderson, Lawrence Harris, Milagros

June 3, 2009

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FLORIDA CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES SUED FOR RACIAL HARASSMENT, THREATENING BLACK WORKER WITH NOOSE

EEOC Says Crom Companies Subjected African Americans to Racial Insults, Physical Abuse

     

MIAMI – The Crom Corporation and Crom  Equip­ment Rentals violated federal law when they allowed the racial harassment  of black employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged  in a lawsuit announced today. The EEOC  also says the Florida-based construction companies unlawfully suspended an  African American employee for complaining about severe racial insults, threats  and physical abuse.

   
June 3, 2009
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