EEOC Settles Suit Involving Hangman's Nooses, KKK Graffiti and Slurs at Construction Site

PHILADELPHIA  — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a  major settlement of a racial harassment lawsuit for $1,650,000 and significant  remedial relief against Conectiv, A.C. Dellovade, Inc., Steel Suppliers  Erectors, Inc. and Matrix Services Industrial Contractors (doing business as  Bogan, Inc. /Hake Group) on behalf of African American employees who were  subjected to egregious racial harassment

Ninth Circuit Court Affirms Latina Farm Worker's Jury Award of Over $1 Million

SAN FRANCISCO  – The United States Court of  Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has affirmed the judgment on a jury verdict in  favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and farm  worker Olivia Tamayo in a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit against  Coalinga, Calif.-based Harris  Farms, one of the largest integrated farming operations in the Central San

Retail Giant Refused to Hire Man With Cerebral Palsy, Federal Agency Charged

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Wal-Mart  Stores, Inc. will pay $300,000 to a Hardin, Mo., man to settle a disability  discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity  Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

In its suit, the EEOC alleged that Wal-Mart refused to  hire Steve Bradley, who has cerebral palsy and uses crutches or a wheelchair  for

Agency Charged That Fort Wayne Company Denied Referrals Based on Age and Race, Retaliated Against Employees Who Objected to Discriminatory Practices

INDIANAPOLIS – A Fort Wayne staffing company will settle an age, race and retaliation discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The company will pay a total of $580,000 and will also pay up to $5,000 in settlement administrative expenses.

EEOC Settlement Follows Victory in 10th Circuit Court of Appeals Establishing 'Subordinate Bias' Theory

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The U.S. Equal Employment  Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a race discrimination  lawsuit against BCI Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Los  Angeles (BCI) for $250,000 on behalf of an African American former  worker in Albuquerque, N.M. The resolution follows a favorable ruling  by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, which established  an important

E-RACE Initiative Offers New Approach to Combating Job Bias, Promoting Voluntary Compliance

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Naomi C. Earp,  Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and EEOC  Commissioner Stuart J. Ishimaru, today met with Memphis area business leaders  to discuss the agency’s E-RACE Initiative (Eradicating Racism And Colorism from  Employment) – a national outreach,  education, and enforcement campaign focusing on new and emerging race and color  issues in the 21st century workplace.

During

EEOC Says Male Supervisor Requested Sexual Favors, Groped Female Workers

DENVER – A Durango, Colo.-based McDonald's restaurant franchise will pay $505,000 and provide significant remedial relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of a class of young female employees, including teens, the agency announced today.

The EEOC's suit, Civil Action No. 06-cv-01871-MSK-CBS, was filed in U.S. District Court for the District

BALTIMORE – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of its age discrimination lawsuit against Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications for $773,000 for a class of eight older employees.

In its suit (05-cv-00287-RWT), filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Southern Division, the EEOC charged that the Bethesda, Md.-based employer violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) when it discriminated against the employees, ages

Assistant Manager Harassed 12 Women, Including Teen, in Two States, Agency Charged

DENVER – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced it has settled its class sexual harassment lawsuit against the Dillard’s depart­ment store chain for $500,000 and substantial remedial relief on behalf of a class of 12 female former employees who were sexually harassed by an assistant store manager in two states.

The EEOC maintained in its suit that assistant store manager

Athletic Director Fired Female Coach Over 'Life Choice' to be a Mother, Federal Agency Charged

NEW ORLEANS – Centenary College of Louisiana has agreed to pay $200,000 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that the Shreveport college had demanded the resignation of its women’s inter­collegiate basketball head coach and then fired her because she had had a child