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Remedy Intelligent Staffing and Lornamead to Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Remedy Intelligent Staffing, LLC, a California-based staffing firm, and Lornamead, Inc., a manufacturer headquartered in New York City, will pay $50,000 and furnish 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 charged that Remedy and Lornamead violated federal law when they refused to provide a reasonable accommodation to a long-term temporary employee that would have enabled him to continue to work after his kidney condition worsened, and instead ended his employment.
April 29, 2019

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Party City to Pay $155,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Party City Corporation, a Rockaway, N.J.-based national discount and costume retailer, will pay $155,000 and provide other nationwide and regional relief to settle a discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
April 22, 2019

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PruittHealth-Raleigh to Pay $25,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit

PruittHealth-Raleigh, LLC will pay $25,000 and provide other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC charged that PruittHealth violated Title VII when it denied a reasonable accommodation to a pregnant employee with a medically imposed lifting restriction and then unlawfully required the employee to resign because of her pregnancy-related lifting restriction.
April 11, 2019

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Registration Now Open for the EEOC EXCEL Training Conference

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) 22nd  annual Examining Conflicts in Employment Laws (EXCEL) Training Conference registration is now open. The EXCEL conference emphasizes preventing employment discrimination in federal and private sectors. The conference will take place in Atlanta, Ga. at the Marriott Marquis hotel from July 30, 2019 to August 1, 2019.
March 28, 2019

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EEOC Sues Goodwill Industries for Failure to Provide Disability Accommodations

Goodwill Industries of New York and New Jersey, which provides job opportunities to people with disabilities, violated federal law when it failed to provide reasonable accommodations that would have allowed an employee to continue working as a janitor in New York City-owned buildings, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
March 25, 2019

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EEOC Sues Party City Corporation for Sex and Disability Discrimination

Party supply retail chain Party City Corporation violated federal law when a Texas store fired a pregnant employee after she presented the company with physical job restrictions from her doctor, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today.
March 7, 2019

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CRST to Pay $47,500 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit

CRST Expedited, Inc. / CRST International, Inc. will pay $47,500 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.  Both entities are part of the CRST national trucking conglomerate and are headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
March 6, 2019

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East Coast Labor Solutions and Related Staffing Firms to Pay $475,000 to Settle EEOC National Origin and Disability Discrimination Suit

East Coast Labor Solutions, East Coast Labor Solutions of West Virginia, Labor Solutions, and Labor Solutions of Alabama ("East Coast Labor"), four related staffing agencies under common ownership, have agreed to pay $475,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle a federal lawsuit alleging national origin discrimination and failure to accommodate disabilities brought by the U.S.  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
February 19, 2019

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EEOC and MJHS Reach Agreement MJHS to Pay $132,500 to Resolve Discrimination Charge

The U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Metropolitan Jewish Health System (MJHS) have reached a voluntary conciliation agreement to resolve allegations of disability discrimination raised by a former employee who filed a charge with the EEOC alleging she was denied a reasonable accommodation and discharged in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended (ADA).
December 21, 2018

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UPS to Pay $4.9 Million to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Suit

United Parcel Service, Inc., the world's largest package delivery company, will pay $4.9 million and provide other relief to settle a class religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).  The suit was resolved by a five-year consent decree entered by Judge Margo K. Brodie on December 21, 2018, on the eve of the government shutdown.  The EEOC reopened today.
December 21, 2018

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Wilmington Trust Corporation to Pay $700,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Wilmington Trust Corporation, a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of M&T Bank Corporation, which is based in Buffalo, N.Y., has agreed to pay $700,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The lawsuit concerned alleged vio­lations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by Hudson City Savings Bank (HCSB), which merged into Wilmington Trust in 2015.
December 19, 2018

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Harborview Senior Care Properties to Pay $21,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Suit

Senior Care Properties, Inc., doing business as Harborview Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, will pay $21,000 and provide other 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 that a certified nursing assistant with rheumatoid arthritis was denied a reasonable accommodation and then unlawfully fired by the residential rehabilitation facility because of her disability.
December 17, 2018

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The Cato Corporation Pays $3.5 Million to Settle EEOC Systemic Investigation

The Cato Corporation, a leading retailer of women's fashion and accessories, has agreed to pay $3.5 million to resolve a nationwide, systemic investigation conducted jointly out of the Chicago and Philadelphia Offices of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The Cato Corporation, based in Charlotte, N.C., has also agreed to update its reasonable accommodation policies to ensure there is no discrimination against pregnant employees or those with disabilities.
December 10, 2018

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Merritt Hospitality to Pay $125,000 to Settle EEOC Lawsuit

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today the settlement of a disability discrimination lawsuit against Merritt Hospitality, LLC and HEI Hotels and Resorts, LLC, which have agreed to pay $125,000 and provide other injunctive relief. This settlement was approved by the U.S. District Court of Southern California.
November 29, 2018

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GB Flowood Operations to Pay $25,000 To Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit

GB Flowood Operations, LLC, which operates a Flowood, Miss., restaurant under the name "Georgia Blue," will pay a former employee $25,000 and furnish other relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
November 7, 2018