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WILCOX FARMS SETTLES EEOC SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION SUIT FOR $260,000, OTHER RELIEF
Federal Agency Says Latina Employee Forced to Quit to Escape Abusive Supervisor
PORTLAND, Ore. – Wilcox Farms, which operates dairy and egg production facilities in Oregon and Washington, will pay $260,000 and provide remedial relief to settle a federal sexual harassment and retaliation suit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.
The EEOC's lawsuit charged that a male supervisor repeatedly grabbed, sought to forcibly undress and propositioned
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AUTO PARTS MANUFACTURER SETTLES EEOC AGE DISCRIMINATION SUIT FOR $80,000
Federal Agency Charged Freudenberg-NOK Refused to Hire Older Worker at N.H. Facility
BOSTON – Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership, an auto parts manufacturer based in Michigan with substantial operations in New Hampshire, will pay $80,000 and furnish other relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged Freudenberg refused to hire a man because of his age for a controller position
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PETSMART WILL PAY $125,000 TO SETTLE EEOC SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION LAWSUIT
Retailer Retaliated Against Woman Who Complained About Abuse, Federal Agency Charges
PHILADELPHIA — PetSmart, Inc., the nation’s leading retailer of services and products for pets, will pay $125,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to resolve a federal sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
The EEOC charged in its lawsuit that female employees were subjected to unwelcome sexual harassment by a store manager who
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EEOC SUES LANE HOTEL MANAGEMENT COMPANY FOR PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced it has filed a lawsuit charging Lane Hotel Management Company, LLC, with pregnancy discrimination. The Alabama company operates Capitol Inn and The Four Seasons Restaurant, with its principal place of business in Montgomery.
The EEOC’s lawsuit (Civil Action No. 2:09-cv-00767 in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama) charges that Lane Hotel Management, doing business as Capitol Inn and the Four
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TERMINIX INTERNATIONAL SUED BY EEOC FOR PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A McGehee, Ark., Terminix exterminator service violated federal law by firing an employee because of her pregnancy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
The EEOC’s suit (Civil Action No. 5:09-cv-0233 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Division) asserts that The Terminix International Company, a part of The ServiceMaster Company, violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
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THREE QUEENS SUPERMARKETS SUED BY EEOC FOR DISCRIMINATING AGAINST WOMEN
Female Applicants Were Only Hired as Cashiers, Rejected for Other Jobs, Federal Agency Charges
NEW YORK – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today charged that three supermarkets in Queens hired women only as cashiers and refused to consider them for other positions, in violation of federal law. The supermarkets are Dynasty VI Food Corp. in Ridgewood, Dynasty Meat Corp. in Sunnyside and 50-18 Meat Corp. in Woodside. Each does business as a Key
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ST. LOUIS RAMS TO PAY $134,000 FOR DISABILITY BIAS
EEOC Settles Suit for Long-Time NFL Trainer Fired Because of Epilepsy
ST. LOUIS -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a disability discrimination lawsuit against the St. Louis Rams, the city’s National Football League (NFL) team, for $134,000 and important remedial relief on behalf of Ron DuBuque, a long-term employee with a seizure disorder.
Under the terms of the consent decree, filed today for approval in the U.S. District
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SPENCER REED GROUP SUED BY EEOC FOR RACE AND AGE DISCRIMINATION
Federal Agency Charged Staffing Company Fired Older White Woman for Complaining About Race, Age Bias
ATLANTA – Spencer Reed Group, LLC, a Kansas-based staffing company, unlawfully discriminated against a 55-year-old Caucasian employee because of her race and age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today. Spencer Reed provides staffing and administrative services to the federal General Services Administration (GSA).
According
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K1 SPEED TO PAY $50,000 TO SETTLE EEOC DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION SUIT
Go-Kart Company Refused to Discuss Accommodation for Employee's Cystic Fibrosis, Federal Agency Charged
SEATTLE – K1 Speed, Inc., a Carlsbad, Calif.-based go-kart racing operation, will provide $50,000 and other relief to settle a federal lawsuit charging that the company refused to accommodate an employee with cystic fibrosis and fired him from its facility in Redmond, Wash., the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.
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INSURANCE AGENCY PAYS $30,000 TO SETTLE EEOC PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION SUIT
Woman Unlawfully Denied Job Because of Pregnancy, Federal Agency Charges
AUSTIN, Texas — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that an independent Austin-based insurance agency has agreed to pay $30,000 to settle an EEOC pregnancy discrimination lawsuit.
In its lawsuit, the EEOC claimed that Time Insurance Agency (TIA) discriminated against a qualified female job applicant when it failed to hire her for an administrative assistant position
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EEOC SUES SAN ANTONIO APARTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY FOR RETALIATION IN RACE BIAS MATTER
De Zavala Oaks Apartment Complex Forced White Property Manager Out of Job for Hiring Black Leasing Agent, Federal Agency Charges
SAN ANTONIO – Management Solutions, Inc. (MSI), an apartment management company, violated federal law by punishing a white manager for hiring a black employee, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
According to the EEOC's suit, MSI demoted a white property manager because
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R-ANELL HOUSING TO PAY $200,000 TO SETTLE EEOC SEX DISCRIMINATION SUIT
Company Refused to Hire Female Production Workers, Federal Agency Charged
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – R-Anell Housing Group, LLC, a manufacturer of pre-fabricated commercial structures and custom modular homes, will pay $200,000 and provide significant injunctive relief 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 R-Anell Housing refused to hire Amy Hall and a class
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PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING AGREES TO PAY $45,000 TO SETTLE EEOC RACIAL HARASSMENT LAWSUIT
Native American Repeatedly Harassed at Colorado Drilling Rig, Federal Agency Charged
DENVER – Patterson-UTI Drilling Company, LP, LLLP, will pay $45,000 and furnish other relief to settle a racial harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, EEOC v. Patterson-UTI Drilling Company, LP, LLLP, 07-cv-02034 WYD-CBS, a Native American, employed from July through November 2005 as a floor hand or “rough neck”
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MATERIAL RESOURCES TO PAY $57,500 TO SETTLE EEOC RACE DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION LAWSUIT
Black Worker Fired for Protesting Unequal Treatment, Federal Agency Alleged
ST. LOUIS – A Washington Park, Ill., packaging and warehousing company will pay $57,500 and furnish other relief to settle a race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
The suit alleged that Material Resources, LLC, which does business as Gateway Co-Packing Company, failed to provide a black employee the pay raise and health insurance
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NATIONWIDE FREIGHT MANAGEMENT COMPANY SUED BY EEOC FOR NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION
Federal Agency Charges Propak Logistics Refused to Hire Non-Hispanics
SHELBY, N.C. – A nationwide freight management company violated federal law by refusing to hire non-Hispanics, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
According to the EEOC's lawsuit, from around October 1, 2002, through June 30, 2004, Fort Smith, Ark.-based Propak Logistics, Inc. engaged in unlawful employment practices by refusing to hire an entire class of people for non-management
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DRILLING COMPANY AGREES TO PAY $50,000 TO SETTLE RACIAL HARASSMENT, RETALIATION LAWSUIT
Latinos Bullied Black and White Workers, Held Spanish-Only Safety Meetings, Agency Charged
SAN ANTONIO – E&D Services, Inc., a Mississippi-based drilling company accused of engaging in racial harassment and retaliation against white and black employees at a South Texas work site, has agreed to pay $50,000 to settle a Title VII lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
According to the EEOC's lawsuit, four employees
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CDI MEDIA SETTLES EEOC DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT FOR $65,000
Utah Duplication Company Fired Employee Because of His Parkinson's Disease, Federal Agency Charged
DENVER – A Salt Lake City-based media duplication company will pay $65,000 to a former employee and furnish other injunctive relief in a consent decree 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, EEOC v. CDI Media, Inc., No. 2-07-CV-00695-DS, CDI Media failed to provide
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ADVANCE AUTO SETTLES FEDERAL LAWSUIT FOR RACE BIAS AND RETALIATION AGAINST BLACK OPERATIONS MANAGER
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GRAND CENTRAL PARTNERSHIP SETTLES EEOC RELIGIOUS AND NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION SUIT
Caribbean Rastafarian Employees Treated Unfairly, Federal Agency Charged
NEW YORK – Grand Central Partnership, Inc. (GCP) has agreed to settle a religious and national origin discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. GCP was created by Midtown Manhattan property owners and businesses to revitalize the neighborhood surrounding Grand Central Terminal and it provides privately managed sanitation, maintenance and public safety operations.
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REGIS CORPORATION / SMARTSTYLE SETTLES EEOC RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT
Stylist Fired Because of Refusal to Work on Sabbath, Federal Agency Charged
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Regis Corporation, doing business as SmartStyle, will pay $26,250 and provide other relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
The EEOC's suit (No. 3:08-0821, filed in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee) had charged that
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GOLDEN CORRAL RESTAURANT SETTLES EEOC SEXUAL HARASSMENT SUIT
Seven Women Abused by Co-Workers, Federal Agency Charged
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A Georgetown, Ky., restaurant will pay $60,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
According to the EEOC’s suit, seven female employees at the Golden Corral Buffet & Grill were sexually harassed by male co-workers who verbally abused the women and rubbed against them. The company (Golden Ranch
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LITTLE RIVER GOLF TO PAY $44,700 TO SETTLE EEOC RACE AND NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION SUIT
Company Fired African American Housekeepers and Replaced Them With Hispanics, Federal Agency Charged
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. – A Pinehurst, N.C.-based support services company for condominium complexes and resorts will pay $44,700 and furnish significant remedial relief to settle a race and national origin discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that Little River Golf, Inc. unlawfully discharged six employees because of their race (African
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AT&T TO PAY $75,000 TO SETTLE EEOC RACE DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION LAWSUIT
Telecommunications Giant Fired Employee Because He Complained About Race Bias, Federal Agency Says
PITTSBURGH – AT&T (formerly Cingular Wireless), a Fortune 500 telecommunications company, will pay $75,000 to settle a federal race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
The EEOC charged that John T. Davidson, an African American retail sales consultant at AT&T's Penn Place store in Monroeville, Pa., applied for several managerial positions
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AT&T PAYS $1.3 MILLION TO SATISFY JUDGMENT IN RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT
EEOC Prevails in Jury Verdict and Subsequent Appeal for Two Customer Service Technicians Fired for Attending Jehovah's Witness Convention
JONESBORO, Ark. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that a Satisfaction of Judgment was entered in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, Jonesboro Division, in a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the federal agency against communications giant AT&T, Inc. on behalf of two male customer service