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Oakland Children's Hospital Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

An Oakland-based non-profit regional medical center has agreed to pay $300,000 to a former employee with breast cancer and to implement revised policies and training to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
February 11, 2015

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Workplace Harassment Still a Major Problem Experts Tell EEOC at Meeting

Workplace harassment is alleged in approximately 30 percent of all charges filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), according to EEOC Chair Jenny R. Yang, who presided over the first commission meeting of her tenure today. Newly sworn in Commissioner Charlotte Burrows was present at the meeting, bringing the EEOC back to full strength of five commissioners.
January 14, 2015

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EEOC Sues Triangle Catering for Religious Discrimination

Triangle Catering, LLC, a catering and event planning company based in Raleigh, violated federal law by failing to accommodate an employee's religious beliefs and fired him because of his religion, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today.
January 13, 2015

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Baker Wellness Center Illegally Fired Employee Because of Disability, EEOC Claims in Lawsuit

Baker Wellness Center, Inc., a Baton Rouge, La., area adult day care and wellness center, illegally fired a Direct Service Worker (DSW) because she had a disability--diabetes, and in retaliation for her not giving prohibited medical information on its application, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today.
December 31, 2015

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Justrite Manufacturing Company to Pay $418,000

Justrite Manufacturing Company, a Mattoon, Ill.-based manufacturer of storage, handling and security products, will pay $418,000 to settle disability discrimination complaints filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
December 10, 2014

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Paloma Blanca in Albuquerque Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit for $145,000

Paloma Blanca Health Care Associates, LLC, d/b/a Paloma Blanca Health and Rehabilitation, which owns and operates a health and rehabilitation center in Albuquerque, has agreed to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for $145,000 and other relief, the agency announced today. 
December 2, 2014

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Angel Medical Center to Pay $85,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Angel Medical Center, Inc., a full-service critical access hospital located in Franklin, N.C., will pay $85,000 and furnish 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 the hospital unlawfully refused to accommodate a nurse undergoing cancer treatments and subsequently fired her because of her disability.
November 24, 2014

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Vamco Sheet Metals to Pay $215,000 to Settle  EEOC Sex Discrimination Suit

Construction contractor Vamco Sheet Metals, Inc., will pay $215,000 as part of the settlement of a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  Legal Momentum, a women's rights nonprofit organization (formerly NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund), joined the EEOC's suit on behalf of four discrimination victims.
October 29, 2014

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EEOC Chair Yang Calls for Renewed Effort to Hire People with Disabilities

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEOC) Chair Jenny Yang spoke on Tuesday at a White House event celebrating "Champions of Change" who are doing extraordinary work to hire, retain, and promote people with disabilities in their local communities and throughout the nation.  The event was held in conjunction with National Disability Employment Awareness Month, which is held each October to renew the nation's commitment to an American workforce that extends opportunities to all, including people with disabilities.  The Champions of Change program was created as an opportunity for the White House to feature individuals who are nominated by their communities for making a difference on a particular issue.
October 15, 2014