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L&T Group of Companies Charged with Numerous Types of Employment Discrimination

SAIPAN, CNMI – L&T Group of Companies, Ltd., the largest employer and conglomerate of garment manufacturers in Saipan, has agreed to pay $1.7 million and to provide far reaching and significant injunctive relief to settle a series of lawsuits filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that charged the company with retaliation and discrimination based on national origin, pregnancy

Women Were Abused by T&D Electric's Co-Owner/President, Agency Charged

GREENSBORO, N.C. - The U.S. District Court in the Middle District of North Carolina has ordered electrical contractor T&D Electric Company of Burlington, N.C., to pay $175,674 to two female employees who were subjected to sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.

The EEOC had charged in its lawsuit (EEOC v. T&D Electric Company of Burlington, Inc., Civil Action No

EEOC Said Nightclub Fired Bartender Because She Was Expecting

EL PASO,  Texas – 54 Downtown, Inc., a  Texas corporation which owned and operated Studio 69, a downtown El Paso  nightclub, has agreed to pay $15,000 and furnish other relief to settle a  pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity  Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit  (Civil Action No. EP-08-CV-0374-PRM), filed in the El Paso Division of the

EEOC Said Employer Fired Woman Battling Breast Cancer When She Attempted to Return to Work

BALTIMORE -- A White Marsh, Md., medical practice will pay for $125,000  and furnish significant remedial relief to settle a disability discrimination  lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employ­ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the  agency announced today. The EEOC had  charged that Medical Health Group, Inc., refused to return an employee to work  who had recovered from breast cancer surgery.

According 

EEOC Says Frozen Food Distributor Refused to Hire Temporary Employee on Permanent Basis

COVINGTON, Ky. – Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc., a Kentucky area frozen food distributor, violated federal law by refusing to hire a qualified applicant for a job because of his vision impairment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a disability discrimination lawsuit announced today.

According to the EEOC's suit, Ernest

African American Employees Almost Unknown at Scrub, Inc., Federal Agency Charges

CHICAGO – Scrub, Inc., a Chicago janitorial  services provider, violated federal law by discriminating against African  Americans in hiring, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)  charged in a race discrimination lawsuit announced today.

The EEOC’s  administrative investigation which preceded the lawsuit revealed that although  African American workers were a significant segment of Scrub’s labor market and  applied for jobs in large numbers, they

EEOC Issues Technical Assistance Document on Waivers for Severance Agreements

WASHINGTON – Highlighting the "devastating impact" of age discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today held a public hearing on recent developments under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), including the effect on older workers of widespread layoffs, threats to employee benefits, and controversial recent court decisions.  The Commission will consider expert panelists' proposals for regulatory and legislative action, and today issued

OPM Director, EEOC Acting Chairman to Make Presentations

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment  Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its annual federal sector EXCEL  (Examining Conflicts in Employment Law) conference from July 26 to 30 at the  New Orleans Marriott Hotel.  EXCEL is the premier  national federal sector law conference and the most comprehensive of its  kind examining contemporary equal employment opportunity issues and other  workplace topics.  The multi-day  interactive and educational program features eight plenary sessions

Property Service Company Disciplined a Group of Latino Employees, Falsely Assuming They Attended Immigration Rally, Federal Agency Charged

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – ResCom Services, Inc., a Vista, Calif.-based property service company, will pay $115,000 and furnish other relief to  settle a national origin discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that Latino employees were discriminated against when

Temp Agency Reserved Certain Jobs for Men Only, EEOC Charged

BOSTON -- National employment agency chain Preferred Labor LLC, doing business as Preferred People Staffing, has agreed to pay $250,000 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  Preferred Labor agreed to settle the lawsuit after selling its entire temporary day labor business to another employment agency. 

Retail Giant Punished Worker for Back Impairment, EEOC Charges

NORFOLK,  Va. – National retail giant Kmart  Corporation violated federal law by firing an employee because of his disability,  the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit  filed yesterday under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) on behalf of a  former worker who uses an assistive walking device.

The EEOC’s  suit, filed in he U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Christian Emergency Services Supervisory Officer Denied Religious Accommodation and Subjected to Harassment at Keystone Resort, Federal Agency Charged

DENVER – The Vail Corporation, which operates ski resorts in Vail and Keystone, Colo., will pay $80,000 and furnish other relief to settle a religious and gender discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

According to the EEOC's lawsuit, EEOC v. The Vail Corporation, 07-cv-02035-REB-KLM, Lisa Marie Cornwell

EEOC Settles Suit against Texas Construction Contractor

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A construction contractor operating at Texas refineries will pay $175,000 to settle 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 charged Brand Energy Solutions, L.L.C., formerly known as Brand Scaffold Builders, L.L.C., with violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by subjecting a female

EEOC Settles Race and Retaliation Suit Against Rockford, Ill.-based Construction Firm

CHICAGO – Area Erectors, Inc., a construction company headquartered in Rockford, Ill., will pay $630,000 and provide significant remedial relief to settle a race discrimination class lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

The EEOC's suit, filed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (EEOC v. Area

EEOC Said Company Refused to Allow Employee to Attend Sunday Church Services

NEWARK, N.J. – Oil Company ConocoPhillips has agreed to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

In the suit (Civil No.07-6045 in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New Jersey in Newark), the EEOC had charged that ConocoPhillips discriminated against Clarence Taylor, a

Major Chain Drug Store Subjected Class of Women to Sexual Harassment and Retaliation for Filing Charges, Agency Said

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Duane Reade Inc., a well-known New York drugstore chain that operates more than 200 stores in metropolitan New York, will pay $240,000 and furnish other substantial relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. 

According to EEOC's lawsuit, Duane

EEOC Said Government Contractor Fired Older Employee

BALTIMORE – A government contractor that provides technology services to the U.S. Army at its Aberdeen, Md., location will pay $60,000 and furnish other relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. 

In its suit (Case No. 1:08-00548-WMN) filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland), Jacobs Technology, Inc. failed to reassign and/or hire

Succeeds Founding Director Irene Hill at Helm of RESOLVE

WASHINGTON – Stuart J. Ishimaru, Acting Chairman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), has appointed expert mediator and manager Victor Voloshin as the EEOC's Chief Mediation Officer and Director of RESOLVE, the agency's internal mediation program, the EEOC announced today.

Voloshin came to the EEOC from the District of Columbia Superior Court, where he served as ADR Training and Evaluation Manager at the Multi-Door

White Employee Harassed, Federal Agency Charged

NASHVILLE – Jack in the Box will pay $20,000 compensatory damages and provide other relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC's suit (No. 3:08-cv-009663), filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee), had charged that Jack in the Box subjected hostess Frances

Company Fired Employee for Complaining About Manager's Racist Comments, Federal Agency Charged

HOUSTON – Conroe, Texas-based Maverick Tube Corporation will pay $175,000 to settle a retaliation discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC's lawsuit, filed in June 2007, (C.A. 4:07-cv-02033 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division), charged that in May 2005, Maverick Tube

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

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

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

Panelists Discuss Importance of Caregiver-Friendly Policies During Recession

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a document on best practices to avoid discrimination against workers with caregiving responsibilities, and held a public meeting to discuss the importance of policies that protect caregivers in an economic downturn.

The technical assistance document, Employer Best Practices for Workers with Caregiving Responsibilities, is available online at http://www.eeoc/policy/docs/caregiver-best-practices.html.  The best practices document supplements Unlawful Disparate