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U.S. EEOC Hosts 2021 Legal Update Workshop

LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency tasked with enforcing laws against employment discrimination and harassment, announced today that it is hosting a virtual training workshop on May 20.

2021 Legal Update is a breakfast briefing for today’s employers. Carol Miaskoff, acting legal counsel for the EEOC in Washington, D.C., will provide a review of the current EEO legal landscape along with an update on the Commission, including the

April 19, 2021

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Helados La Tapatia to Pay $200,000 to Settle Suit with EEOC for Hispanic-Preference Hiring

FRESNO, Calif. – Helados La Tapatia, Inc. will pay $200,000 and furnish comprehensive injunctive relief to settle a race and national origin discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, the Fresno-based ice cream company favored Hispanic job applicants over others, including black, white and Asian applicants, for such entry-level positions as warehouse worker and route sales driver. The EEOC further contends

April 12, 2021

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Family Tree Farms to Pay $40,000 to Resolve EEOC Sex Discrimination Charges

FRESNO, Calif. – Reedley, Calif.-based fruit farm Family Tree Farms, Inc. has settled a federal charge of sex discrimination filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for $40,000 and other relief, the federal agency announced today.
 
The charge made to the EEOC alleged that Family Tree Farms violated federal law when it disciplined two female employees and singled them out because of their sexual orientation, required them to segregate from other employees

March 30, 2021

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Family Ranch, Inc. Settles EEOC Sex Discrimination Charge for $55,000

FRESNO, Calif. – Family Ranch, Inc., a Central Valley farm labor contractor, has settled a federal charge of sex discrimination and retaliation filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for $55,000 and other injunctive relief, the federal agency announced today.
 
According to the EEOC, Family Ranch unfairly disciplined two female employees, singled them out because of their sexual orientation, segregated them from other employees, and subjected them to harassment. One victim also

March 30, 2021

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Official Security Resolves Race Discrimination Charge with EEOC

LAS VEGAS – Official Security, a Las Vegas-based security company, has settled a federal charge of race discrimination filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

The charge made to the EEOC alleged that Official Security violated federal law when it failed to allow a Black applicant to apply for a vacant position due to her ethnic hairstyle, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of

February 3, 2021

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Del Taco, LLC Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

LOS ANGELES – Del Taco, LLC., a fast-food chain, will pay $1,250,000 and provide other relief to settle a lawsuit which the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed against it alleging sexual harassment and retaliation against female employees, the agency announced today.  

According to the EEOC’s suit, Del Taco’s general manager and shift leader at its Rancho Cucamonga-area stores sexually harassed young female workers almost daily by subjecting them to unwelcome physical contact

December 2, 2020

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Sierra Academy of Aeronautics to Settle EEOC Disability and Retaliation Lawsuit

FRESNO, Calif. –KS Aviation, Inc., doing business as the Sierra Academy of Aeronautics in Atwater, Calif., and Xing Kong Aviation Service, LLC have agreed to pay $10,000 and provide other injunctive relief to settle a disability and retaliation discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, an employee of Sierra Academy asked for a medical leave of absence due to her disability

November 20, 2020

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Oceanic Time Warner Cable, Charter Communications, Inc. to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit

HONOLULU, Hawaii – Oceanic Time Warner Cable LLC and Charter Communications, Inc. (Oceanic) agree to pay $800,000 and provide other injunctive relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Oceanic denied employees with disabilities reasonable accommodation as required under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), failed to engage in the interactive process, and instead fired them.

Such alleged

October 2, 2020

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Ralphs Settles EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit for $30,000

SAN DIEGO – Ralphs Grocery Company, a national chain of retail grocery stores, has agreed to pay $30,000 to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor­tunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

The EEOC’s lawsuit charged Ralphs with subjecting a female courtesy clerk to discrimination based on pregnancy while she was employed at a store in the Point Loma area of San Diego. The EEOC said the store denied

September 23, 2020

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EEOC Settles National Origin and Race Discrimination Case on Behalf of Thai Farm Workers

LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of its national origin and race discrimination case against defendants Green Acre Farms, Inc. and Valley Fruit Orchards, LLC.  The settlement encompasses monetary relief and injunctive relief remedies.

The EEOC initially filed the Title VII lawsuit in April 2011 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington (EEOC v. Global Horizons, Inc. d/b/a Global Horizons Manpower, Inc

August 21, 2020
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