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James Mitsubishi Hamburg to Pay $110,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

BUFFALO, N.Y. – James Cars of Hamburg, LLC, doing business as James Mitsubishi Hamburg, and its parent company, James Auto Management LLC, will pay $110,000 and provide other relief to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, the general manager of the Hamburg dealership and two other dealerships owned by the parent company in Rome and Greece, N.Y., made numerous

February 8, 2021

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EEOC Sues Saint Clare’s Health for Disability Discrimination

NEWARK, N.J. – Saint Clare’s Health, a division of Prime Healthcare Services that operates two hospitals in Morris County, N.J., violated federal law when it refused to accommodate a new employee’s sudden disability by delaying her start date, and withdrew her job offer instead, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC’s complaint, Taylor McKay, who was pregnant at the time, was hired by Saint Clare’s

February 8, 2021

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EEOC Sues McLane Northeast for Disability Discrimination

BUFFALO – McLane Northeast, a distribution company with a facility outside Baldwinsville, N.Y., violated federal law by refusing to interview a qualified applicant because she was deaf, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.  

According to the EEOC’s complaint, a deaf individual applied for two positions in McLane’s warehouse located in Lysander, N.Y., for which she was fully qualified. McLane contacted her the same day and left a message. 

December 31, 2020

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Computer Science Corporation to Pay $700,000 to Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Suit

NEW YORK – Computer Science Corporation (CSC), a technology consulting subsidiary of Tysons, Va.-based DXC Technology Corporation, will pay $700,000 and furnish other relief to resolve an age discrimina­tion suit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s complaint, CSC targeted employees who were 40 or older in a series of layoffs nationwide. The company’s decision to focus on older workers was directed by its

December 11, 2020

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Protocol Restaurant to Pay $90,000 to Settle Sexual Harassment Suit

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Protocol of Amherst, Inc., doing business as Protocol Restaurant in Buffalo, will pay $90,000 and take other steps to settle a sex harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Paul Pelczynski, the restaurant’s owner and general manager, sexually harassed female employees by, among other things, engaging in numerous instances of inappro­priate physical contact. The EEOC charged that Protocol

December 10, 2020

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Tegra Medical to Pay $240,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit

BOSTON – Tegra Medical LLC, a medical device manufacturer based in Franklin, Mass., will pay $240,000 and take additional steps to resolve 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 asserted that Ivan Pacheco, a manufacturing supervisor at Tegra’s Franklin facility, engaged in sexual harassment of at least two female employees, one of whom was only 18 years old at

November 24, 2020

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Upstate Niagara Cooperative to Pay $1.35 Million to Settle EEOC Sex Discrimination Lawsuit

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc., a Buffalo dairy cooperative that produces a variety of dairy products, will pay $1,350,000 to female applicants and will provide other relief to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC's lawsuit, Upstate Niagara discriminated against female job applicants for production-related positions at three facilities in Buffalo and Rochester, from at least 2009 to the

February 10, 2020

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Conduent to Pay $77,500 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

NEW YORK – Conduent Business Services, LLC, a technology-based business services company headquartered in Florham Park, N.J., will pay $77,500 and provide other relief to settle a disability dis­crim­ination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

The EEOC’s lawsuit charged that Conduent violated federal anti-discrimination law when it refused to interview and hire a qualified deaf applicant. According to the EEOC’s complaint, the appli­cant applied for a

October 20, 2020

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Wedding Venue Sued by EEOC Over Sexual Harassment of Female Kitchen Staff

NEW YORK – The head chef at Liberty Warehouse, a popular Brooklyn, N.Y., wedding venue, subjected female kitchen staff to sex discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed yesterday.

The EEOC’s lawsuit alleges that since at least 2015, Liberty Warehouse’s head chef has subjected a class of female kitchen staff to sexual harassment and sex discrimination that included throwing objects at them, belittling them, and

September 30, 2020

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EEOC Sues American Glory for Race and Sex Harassment and Retaliation

NEW YORK – American Glory Restaurant Corp. violated federal law by subjecting its employees to racial and sexual harassment and by retaliating against an employee who objected to the racial harassment he experienced, the U.S. Equal Employ­ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. American Glory operates restaurant locations in Hudson and Tannersville, N.Y.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, American Glory’s owner and president repeatedly subjected Black employees to racist comments and slurs

September 25, 2020
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