Capital City Dental Care, a dental practice headquartered in Harrisburg, Pa., violated federal law when it fired a group of dental hygienists because of their age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

Time Warner Cable, Inc. and Charter Communications, Inc. agreed to pay $99,500 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California has approved the consent decree filed by the EEOC.

Hyatt Corporation, which operates the Grand Hyatt hotel in New York City, will pay $85,000, provide paid leave worth approximately $15,000, and furnish other relief to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

Tamco Professional Coating Services, Inc. violated federal law when it discriminated against an employee because of his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed here today. Tamco Professional Coating Services, Inc., (Tamco) which is based in Houma, La., performs sandblasting, painting, soda blasting, pressure washing, water blasting, cleaning, coating, and minor fabrication and repair services.

Portland-based medical documentation service Scribe-X Northwest will pay $80,000 and make significant changes to its policies and hiring practices to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

Stan Koch & Sons Trucking violated federal law by refusing to rehire a former employee because she filed a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charge, the agency charged in a lawsuit filed today.

Lakeshore Sport and Fitness, a fitness club in Chicago, will pay $45,000 and provide other relief to settle a sex harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

Carondelet Health Network and Ascension Health, which owned and operated three southern Arizona hospitals, will pay $545,000 to six individuals and provide other significant relief to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC's lawsuit alleged that the health care companies discriminated against employees with disabilities and pregnant women with pregnancy-related medical conditions.

Kaydon Corporation, a Muskegon, Mich.-based company that manufactures ball bearings for use in medical systems, industrial machinery, semiconductors and aerospace/defense markets, will pay $38,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability dis­crimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that an employee at the company's Sumter, S.C., plant who suffered a heart attack was denied a reasonable accom­moda­tion and then unlawfully fired because of his disability.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced the appointment of Brett A. Brenner as the associate director of the Office of Communica­tions and Legislative Affairs (OCLA), a key Senior Executive Service mana­gerial position at the agency.