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Owners and Managers of Kingston Properties Pay $240,000 in Sex Harassment Settlement

KINGSTON, N.Y. – Kingston Properties—a group of companies that developed, owned, and managed five affordable housing complexes in Kingston, New York—will pay $240,000 to five women to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employ­ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Steve Aaron, the former owner and top management official of Kingston Properties, re­peatedly subjected female employees to crude sexual comments. He frequently yelled at his female employees

March 2, 2023

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EEOC Sues Alternate Solutions Health Network and Inova Home Health for Pay Discrimination

WASHINGTON - Inova Home Health, LLC (IHH), which is owned in-part and managed by Alternate Solutions Health Network, LLC (ASHN), provides home healthcare coordination services to patients at the Inova Health System in northern Virginia, including through the services of their Post-Acute Care Coordinators (PACCs).  IHH and ASHN violated civil rights laws by paying female PACCs less than male PACCs the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According

February 27, 2023

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EEOC Announces Two Key Staff Appointments

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today the appointment of two key Senior Executive Service (SES) leadership positions. Christine Park-Gonzalez was named the new district director for the EEOC Los Angeles District and Elizabeth “Betsy” Rader will be the new district director of the EEOC Charlotte District.

Park-Gonzalez joined the EEOC in 2001 as an enforcement investigator. She later served as an enforcement supervisor and then as an outreach and education

February 27, 2023

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Lyneer Staffing, LLC Will Pay $119,400 to Settle Americans with Disabilities Act Suit

BALTIMORE – Lyneer Staffing, LLC, a leading national staffing agency, will provide American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters to deaf applicants, train its managers on reasonable accommodations, and pay $119,400 to settle an Americans with Disabilities (ADA) suit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.

According to the lawsuit, a deaf applicant sought a position working in a warehouse through Lyneer Staffing, LLC. Initially, Lyneer Staffing referred the applicant to the client-employer, and the

February 24, 2023

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EEOC Sues United Labor Agency for Disability Discrimination

CLEVELAND – The United Labor Agency (ULA), a Cleveland-based non-profit that focuses on workforce development, violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by discriminating against an employee based on her disability, breast cancer, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a suit filed today. The ULA denied the employee a reasonable accommodation of temporary remote work and subjected her to intolerable work conditions that resulted in her discharge, the EEOC charged.

According to

February 15, 2023

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Monro, Inc. to Pay $200,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

CHICAGO – Monro, Inc., owner and operator of more than 1,000 auto care locations across the country, will pay $200,000 and provide other relief to resolve a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The company operates under several brand names, including Car-X Truck and Auto Parts.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, multiple male employees were subjected to repeated physical abuse and sexual comments by

February 8, 2023

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Joe & The Juice Resolves Sex Discrimination Charge

LOS ANGELES – Joe & the Juice, a nationwide restaurant specializing in juice, coffee and sandwiches, has settled a federal charge of discrimination filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for $715,000 and other injunctive relief, the federal agency announced today.

According to the charge filed with the EEOC, since at least June 2017, Joe & the Juice failed to recruit, hire and promote females in their restaurants.

The EEOC investigated the allegations

February 2, 2023

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Pierrette McIntire Named as EEOC’s New Chief Information Officer

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced the appointment of Pierrette McIntire to a key Senior Executive Service (SES) position at the agency. McIntire has been named as the new chief information officer (CIO) of the EEOC.

“The EEOC is fortunate to have Pierrette McIntire in this important role,” said EEOC Chair Charlotte A. Burrows. “Her experience, expertise, and commitment to our mission make her well equipped to guide the continued

January 30, 2023

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McDonald Oil Company to Pay $400,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – McDonald Oil Company has agreed to pay $400,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

McDonald Oil is a Georgia-based corporation that operates gas stations and convenience stores in Alabama and Georgia. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, McDonald Oil ignored frequent complaints from multiple female employees and customers about ongoing sexual harassment by a male employee working for its

January 25, 2023

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Excentia to Pay $100,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Suit

PHILADELPHIA — Excentia Human Services, also known as The Pai Corporation and the S. June Smith Center, will pay $100,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrim­ination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the federal agency announced today.

Excentia refused to hire a candidate for a preschool provider position because she has cerebral palsy, the EEOC charged. Although the candidate was qualified, and human resources staff sent her to the

January 19, 2023
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