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MEENAN OIL TO PAY $80,000 TO SETTLE EEOC AGE DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT

Sales Manager Made Age-Biased Comments and Fired Sales Representative Because of Age, Federal Agency Charged

     

PHILADELPHIA — A Tullytown,  Pa., distributor of home heating oil has agreed to pay $80,000 and provide  significant equitable relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit, the U.S.  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today. The EEOC charged in its lawsuit that Meenan  Oil Company unlawfully fired sales representative Louis Ceccoli of Langhorne, Pa.,  because of his

May 13, 2009

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POLYCON INDUSTRIES & CROWN PACKAGING INT'L SUED BY EEOC FOR SEX DISCRIMINATION

Plastics Product Manufacturer Shunned Class of Women For Promotions, Federal Agency Charges

     

INDIANAPOLIS  – A Northern Indiana plastics product  manufacturer unlawfully refused to promote a class of women workers to certain  production jobs because of their sex, according to a lawsuit filed on May 13,  2009 by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

           

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Polycon  Industries, Inc. and its parent company

May 13, 2009

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LIFECARE HOSPITALS OF PITTSBURGH WILL PAY $100,000 FOR FIRING EMPLOYEE BECAUSE OF CANCER

Hospital Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

     

PITTSBURGH — A Pittsburgh hospital has agreed to pay $100,000 and furnish other equitable relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged the hospital with firing an employee because she had cancer.

     

According to the EEOC's lawsuit against LifeCare Hospitals of Pittsburgh, Inc., former business manager Diana

May 12, 2009

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FORCED RETIREMENT COSTS DAWES COUNTY $50,000 IN AGE BIAS SETTLEMENT WITH EEOC

Federal Agency Charged County Used Threat of a Stress Test for Persons Age 70 and Older to Force Employee to Retire

     

OMAHA, Neb. -- Dawes County, located in northwestern Nebraska, will pay $50,000 to an elderly former employee to settle an age discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

           

According to the EEOC's suit, Dawes County instituted

May 8, 2009

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PARAMOOR SETTLES EEOC SEXUAL HARASSMENT SUIT

Federal Agency Obtains $60,000 for Latina Cooks at Paragary's Gold River Restaurant

     

SACRAMENTO —  Sacramento restaurant group Paramoor, Inc., will pay $60,000 and provide remedial relief to settle an employment discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that Paramoor allowed the sexual harassment of two line cooks at the former Paragary's Gold River Bar & Oven (which has since been

May 4, 2009

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JOHN WIELAND HOMES AND NEIGHBORHOODS SUED BY EEOC FOR RACE DISCRIMINATION

Home Builder Unlawfully Assigned Sales Agents by Race, Federal Agency Charges

     

ATLANTA – John Wieland  Homes and Neighborhoods, Inc., an Atlanta-based home builder, unlawfully  engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination against black sales agents,  the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it  filed today.

             

According  to the EEOC’s suit, Wieland intentionally assigned African American sales  agents to housing communities

April 30, 2009

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MANORCARE OF INDY SOUTH TO PAY $56,000 TO SETTLE EEOC RACE BIAS SUIT

Nursing Home Fired Woman Because of Race and Made Job Assignments Based on Employees' Race, Federal Agency Charged

INDIANAPOLIS – Heartland Employment Services, LLC, doing business as  ManorCare of Indy South, an Indianapolis nursing home, will pay $56,000 and furnish other relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. 

According to the EEOC's lawsuit, ManorCare of Indy South discriminated against a class of

April 30, 2009

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MEDICAL WEIGHT LOSS CLINIC TO PAY $68,000 TO SETTLE EEOC DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION SUIT

Weight Loss Chain Fired Employee Over Bipolar Disorder, Federal Agency Charged

     

DETROIT – A Southfield, Mich.-based chain of  weight loss clinics will pay $68,000 to settle a disability discrimination  lawsuit brought by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the  agency announced today. The EEOC had  charged that Medical Weight Loss Clinic, Inc. unlawfully fired an employee with  bipolar disorder because it regarded her as disabled, even though she had a  superior work

April 29, 2009

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SOUTHERN HILLS MEDICAL CENTER SETTLES EEOC RELIGION DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT

Muslim Denied Time Off for Pilgrimage to Mecca, Federal Agency Charged

     

NASHVILLE -- Southern Hills Medical    Center will  pay $70,000 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. 3:07-cv-00976, filed  in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee) had charged  that Southern

April 28, 2009

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EEOC SETTLES SEX BIAS SUIT AGAINST TYNDALL ENGINEERING AND DESIGN

Company Fired Female Worker Based on Gender, Federal Agency Says

     

RALEIGH, N.C. – A Garner, N.C.-based engineering and design company will pay $10,250 and furnish other 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 Tyndall Engineering and Design, P.A. disciplined workers in a discriminatory fashion based on gender when it fired a female employee at

April 23, 2009

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ABC FINANCIAL SERVICES SETTLES PREGNANCY SUIT

EEOC Says Company to Pay $20,000 for Firing Expectant Mother

LITTLE ROCK – A North Little Rock, Ark.-based third-party receivables management company for health clubs will pay $20,000 to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. 

The EEOC's suit (Civil Action No. 4:08-CV-2816, filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, at Little Rock) charged that ABC Financial Services fired Reshma

April 17, 2009

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NORDSTROM TO PAY $292,500 TO SETTLE EEOC HARASSMENT LAWSUIT

Hispanic, Black Employees Subjected to Racial and Ethnic Slurs, Agency Charged

     

MIAMI – National department store Nordstrom, Inc. will pay $292,500 to 10 former employees and furnish other remedial measures to settle a harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  EEOC had charged that the department store manager harassed Hispanic and black employees based on their national origin, race, and color, and retaliated against

April 16, 2009

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TRANSTECK TO PAY $60,000 TO SETTLE RACE BIAS SUIT

EEOC Said Trucking Dealership Denied Pay Increases to Black Diesel Technician

PHILADELPHIA – A Harrisburg, Pa.-based trucking dealership has agreed to pay $60,000 and furnish other relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that Transteck, Inc., doing business as Freightliner of Philadelphia, violated federal civil rights laws when it failed to give salary increases to a black diesel

April 15, 2009

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SKILLED HEALTHCARE GROUP, INC. TO PAY UP TO $450,000 FOR NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION

Nursing Home Companies Imposed English-Only Rule on Spanish Speakers While Permitting Other Foreign Languages in Workplace, EEOC Alleged

     

LOS ANGELES – Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc., Skilled Healthcare, LLC, and other affiliated companies, will pay up to $450,000 and provide significant remedial relief to a class of Hispanic employees at its nursing homes and assisted living facilities who were subject to harassment, different terms and conditions of employment, promotion, compensation, and treatment through

April 14, 2009

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JUDGE FINDS AGAINST SUNFIRE GLASS FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF FEMALE WORKERS BY OWNER

EEOC Prevails in Case Involving Physical and Verbal Abuse of Glassblowers

     

PHOENIX – A federal district court today entered a Federal Court Judgment for over $267,000 and significant injunctive relief in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in a discrimination lawsuit against Sunfire Glass, Inc. The EEOC's suit charged that the company's owner subjected a class of female employees to severe physical and verbal sexual harassment in violation of

April 13, 2009

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SONIC DRIVE-IN FRANCHISEE SUED FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION

EEOC Says Restaurant Denied Job to Applicant Because of Speech Impediment

NEW ORLEANS – A New Iberia, La.-based Sonic  restaurant franchisee violated federal law by discriminating against an  applicant because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity  Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According  to the EEOC’s lawsuit, in October 2006, Gravlee’s Sonic of New Iberia, Inc.,  doing business as Sonic Drive-In, denied Shanna Proctor employment as a car hop  or

April 13, 2009

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CRACKER BARREL TO PAY $255,000 FOR SEX HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION; SETTLEMENT INCLUDES TRAINING

EEOC Says Women at Cedar Bluff Store Punished for Complaining About Sexually Hostile Work Environment

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Cracker  Barrel Old Country Stores, Inc. will pay $255,000 and provide other relief to  settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal  Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC’s suit (No.3:07-cv-00376  E.D.TN), filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of  Tennessee, Knoxville Division, had charged that Cracker

April 10, 2009

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AIRGAS CARBONIC TO PAY $40,000 TO SETTLE EEOC RACE BIAS CASE

Federal Agency Charged Liquid Carbon Dioxide and Dry Ice Maker Refused to Promote Black Employee Because of His Race

RICHMOND, Va. – A Radnor,  Pa.-based liquid carbon dioxide and dry ice manufacturer will pay $40,000  and furnish other relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the  U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced  today. The EEOC had charged that Airgas  Carbonic, Inc. refused to promote a black employee at its Hopewell

April 10, 2009

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SAIPAN SUPERMARKET CHAIN SETTLES EEOC SUIT; SEX HARASSMENT, PREGNANCY BIAS, RETALIATION ALLEGED

Women Suffered Repeated Lewd and Perverse Sexual Acts, Federal Agency Charged

SAIPAN, CNMI – 99 Cents, Inc.,  Yun's Inc., and Townhouse Inc., which own and operate various grocery markets  in Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), will pay  $80,000 and provide substantial remedial relief to settle a sexual harassment,  pregnancy discrimination and retaliation case filed by the U.S. Equal Employment  Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC’s suit, (EEOC v. 99

April 8, 2009

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BENEDICT COLLEGE SETTLES EEOC RACIAL BIAS CASE

Federal Agency Says Historically Black College Discriminated Against Three White Faculty Members Based on Race

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Benedict College discriminated against three  white faculty members because of their race in 2005, the U.S. Equal Employment  Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. The lawsuit was filed along with a consent  decree resolving the case. Benedict College  is a private historically black college located in Columbia, S.C. According to its web site, Benedict

April 8, 2009

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CITY CONCRETE SUED BY EEOC FOR AGE AND NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT, RETALIATION

Concrete Company Refused to Consider Older Asian Worker for Sales Job and Punished Him for Complaining, Federal Agency Charges

MEMPHIS  – The Memphis  unit of a Houston-based concrete supplier violated federal law by refusing to  place a worker into a sales job because of his national origin, Asian, and age,  subjecting him to harassment and retaliating against him for opposing that  unlawful conduct, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)  charged in a lawsuit it

April 8, 2009

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MARJAM SUPPLY COMPANY TO PAY $495,000 TO SETTLE EEOC RACE DISCRIMINATION SUIT

Black Employees Targeted With Racial Slurs, Fired for Complaining, EEOC Says

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Marjam Supply Company, Inc., a building materials  supplier, will pay $495,000 to five former employees to settle a race  discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity  Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

The EEOC’s  lawsuit (Civil Action No. 03-cv-5413-SCR in the U.S. District Court for the  Southern District of New York, White Plains Division) charged that Marjam 

April 8, 2009

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MID-AMERICAN SPECIALITIES SUED BY EEOC FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION

Telemarketing Company Punished Women for Complaining About Misconduct, Federal Agency Charges

MEMPHIS – A Germantown, Tenn.-based  telemarketing company violated federal law by subjecting a class of women  employees to sexual harassment and unlawful retalia­tion, the U.S. Equal  Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC’s suit, Civil  Action No. 2:09-cv-02203, filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District  of Tennessee at Memphis, Mid-American  Specialties, Inc. allowed its

April 8, 2009

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CLEARFIELD JAPANESE RESTAURANT SUED BY EEOC FOR PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION

Tepanyaki Steakhouse Fired Pregnant Server Immediately Upon Discovering Her Condition, Federal Agency Charges

   

SALT LAKE CITY – A Clearfield, Utah-based Japanese restaurant violated federal law by firing a server because of her pregnancy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

           

According to the EEOC's suit against Tepanyaki of Clearfield L.L.C. (Case No. 1:09-cv-43 TS in U.S. District Court for the

April 2, 2009