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Marelli Pays $335,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Marelli Tennessee USA, LLC, doing business as Marelli, an inter­national exterior lighting manufacturer for the automotive industry, will pay $335,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s complaint, a male assembly line supervisor sexually harassed multiple women while employed at the Pulaski, Tenn., plant. The EEOC alleged the women reported the

September 14, 2020

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EEOC Sues Chipotle Mexican Grill for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

TAMPA, Fla. – Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., an international restaurant chain, violated federal law when a Tampa location service manager was sexually harassed by a coworker and fired in retaliation for complaining about it, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, a Chipotle crew person repeatedly made sexually offensive remarks and inappropriately touched the service manager. The conduct escalated into two sexual assaults on

September 10, 2020

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Baccarat to Pay $100,000 to Settle EEOC Lawsuit for Race, Sexual Orientation and Disability Harassment

NEW YORK – Baccarat, Inc., which operates a retail store in Manhattan that sells luxury crystal products, will pay $100,000 and furnish other relief to settle a lawsuit for employment discrimination filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC had charged Baccarat with harassing a sales consultant at its Manhattan store based on race, sexual orientation and disability harassment.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, the sales consultant

August 25, 2020

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Sol Mexican Grill, LLC And Sol Mexican Grill Two, LLC to Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

D.C.— Sol Mexican Grill, LLC and Sol Mexican Grill Two, LLC, (“Sol Mexican Grill”), which own and operate several restaurants in Washington, D.C., will pay $50,000 and furnish equitable relief to resolve a sex-based harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”).

According to the lawsuit, female employees were subjected to sexual harassment by a Sol Mexican Grill supervisor. The harassment included unwelcome sexual comments and propositions and unwelcome physical

August 18, 2020

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Doubletree Hotel to Pay $45,000 and Change Policies and Procedures to Settle Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

ST. LOUIS – The DoubleTree Hotel in Jefferson City, Mo. will pay $45,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, an operator of the DoubleTree Hotel in Jefferson City violated federal law when it allowed a male room inspector to sexually harass a female housekeeper. Specifically, the EEOC alleges that Vinca Enterprises, Inc

August 5, 2020

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EEOC Sues Shelley’s Septic Tank, Inc. for Same Sex Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

TAMPA, Fla. – Shelley’s Septic Tank, Inc, a Zellwood, Fla. company, violated federal law when a driver was sexually harassed by the company’s owner and discharged in retaliation for complaining to the sheriff’s office about the harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, the company’s owner, David Shelley, repeatedly made sexually charged comments to a male employee and engaged in unwelcome physical contact

July 21, 2020

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Par Ventures, McDonald’s Franchisee, to Pay $12,500 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – Par Ventures, Inc., a North Carolina corporation which operates a chain of seven McDonald’s fast food restaurants, will pay $12,500 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harass­ment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that Par Ventures violated federal law when it subjected a teenaged female employee to a sexually hostile work environment.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit

July 17, 2020

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EEOC Sues Tegra Medical for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

BOSTON – Tegra Medical LLC violated federal law by subjecting a female worker to a sexually hostile work environment and then retaliating against her for opposing the behavior, resulting in her constructive discharge, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC’s complaint, Ivan Pacheco, a manufacturing supervisor at Tegra’s Franklin, Massachusetts facility, repeatedly made lewd comments to his subordinate regarding her body and touched her inappropriately

July 17, 2020

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EEOC Sues James Mitsubishi Hamburg for Sexual Harassment

BUFFALO, N.Y. – James Cars of Hamburg, LLC, doing business as James Mitsubishi Hamburg, and its parent company James Auto Management LLC, violated federal law by subjecting two female employees to a sexually hostile work environment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, the general manager of the Hamburg dealership and two other dealerships owned by the parent company in Rome and Greece, N.Y

June 24, 2020

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EEOC Unveils New Online Visual Data Presentation

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has created new data visualizations to illustrate existing online employment discrimination data found here, the federal agency announced today.

The purpose of these visuals, created by the EEOC’s Office of Enterprise Data and Analytics (OEDA), is to display enforcement data in a simple, comprehensible, and visually appealing way for all the EEOC’s stakeholders.

“These data visualizations will help illustrate statistics for employment discrimination charges and

June 22, 2020

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EEOC Sues Moore & Morford for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

PITTSBURGH – Moore & Morford, Inc., a steel manufacturing company in South Greensburg, Pa., violated federal law by subjecting a female welder to sexual harassment as well as retaliation when she reported the harassment and filed a charge with the the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Com­mis­sion (EEOC), the federal agency charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Moore & Morford subjected a former employee, the com­pany’s only female welder at

June 19, 2020

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GRK Fresh Greek to Pay $32,000 to Settle Sexual Harassment Suit

NEW YORK – GRK Fresh Greek, a small chain of New York City restaurants currently closed due to the pandemic, will pay $32,000 and take other steps to settle a sex harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to EEOC’s lawsuit, GRK's former district manager touched women in vulgar personal and sexual ways. He also talked about wanting them to lose weight or wear tighter

June 12, 2020

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EEOC Sues Menard, Inc. for Sexual Harassment

DETROIT – Menard, Inc., which operates over 300 Menards home improvement stores in 14 states, violated federal law by subjecting female employees to sexual harassment at its Wixom, Mich., location, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, a hardware department manager received a complaint that his assistant manager was sending pornographic messages to a female subordinate. The female employee showed one of the messages

May 20, 2020

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HM Solutions to Pay $315,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

FLORENCE, S.C. – HM Solutions, Inc., a Greenville, S.C.-based company that provides commercial and industrial janitorial services, will pay $315,000 and provide other relief 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 charged that HM Solutions violated federal law when it subjected four female employees to a sexually hostile work environment, then later fired the women in retaliation for

April 27, 2020

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Locos Grill & Pub Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

ATLANTA – A restaurant management company operating Locos Grill & Pub, The Derby, Tavern House, and Central City Tavern brands of restaurants in Georgia violated federal law by subjecting a female employee to a sexually hostile work environment and discharging her in retaliation for her complaints about the sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor­tunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it recently filed.

According to the EEOC’s suit, a male line cook working at

April 22, 2020

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Cañon City Chili’s Restaurant to Pay $150,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

DENVER - A Chili's restaurant in Cañon City, Colo., will pay $150,000 and furnish other relief to settle a lawsuit charging sex-based harassment and retaliation filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC, five female servers and hostesses were subjected to sexual harassment, including pervasive sexual comments and innuendo between 2015 and 2017. The EEOC charged that the restaurant failed to take preventative or corrective

April 14, 2020

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EEOC Sues Great Rentals and Events for Sex-Based Harassment and Retaliation

SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Great Rentals and Events, LLC, a special events company which provides services for weddings and corporate functions, violated federal law when it subjected a female employee to a hostile work environment based on her sex and then fired her when she brought the harassment to the attention of management, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC's lawsuit, the company owner

April 10, 2020

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Washington Resorts Pay $570,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

SEATTLE - Two resorts near the Columbia River in Carson, Wash., have agreed to pay $570,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. This is the agency's second lawsuit and second settlement of sex harassment claims against Bonneville Hot Springs, Inc. and its owner.

According to the lawsuit, female employees at both Bonneville Hot Springs and Carson Hot

April 10, 2020

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EEOC Sues Cincinnati-Area Asian Restaurant Group for Sexual Harassment and Constructive Discharge

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The owner of three Cincinnati-area restaurants violated federal law by subjecting a female waitress to egregious sexual harassment and constructive discharge, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. The defendant companies are 3501 Seoul, LLC, SushiNati, LLC and The Korea House, LLC.

According to the EEOC lawsuit, the owner and chef of these three restaurants subjected the waitress to unwelcome and offensive sexual harassment, including an

April 9, 2020

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Hunter Auto & Wrecker Service to Pay $19,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

CHARLOTTE - Hunter Auto & Wrecker Service, Inc., a Charlotte, North Carolina-based towing business, will pay $19,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC's lawsuit, Hunter Auto violated federal law when it subjected a female employee to a sexually hostile work environment.  Between March and August of 2018, a female office employee was subjected

April 3, 2020

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Bay Country Professional Concrete Will Pay $74,000 to Settle EEOC Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuits

BALTIMORE - Baltimore County-based Bay Country Professional Concrete will pay $74,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle two federal harassment and retaliation lawsuits by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

In the first lawsuit, the EEOC charged that Bay Country's owner repeatedly used racial slurs and fired a secretary in retaliation for her opposition to the racial harassment (EEOC v. Bay Country Profes­sional Concrete LLC, Civil Action No

March 31, 2020

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Ceviche House Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment, Retaliation, and Forcing Employee to Quit

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO - Limeños Corporation, doing business as Ceviche House, violated federal law when an owner and general manager subjected a female server to sexual harassment, retaliated against her when she complained, and made her work conditions so intolerable she was forced to resign, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. 

According to the EEOC's lawsuit, Ceviche House's part-owner Marcelo López Mandujano made the restaurant a sexually-charged

March 13, 2020

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Olympia Senior Care Providers to Pay $450,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Olympia, Wash.-based Koelsch Senior Communities, as well as The Hampton at Salmon Creek, one of the memory care facilities operated by Koelsch, will pay $450,000 and adopt anti-discrimination policies and training to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
March 12, 2020

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Sierra Creative Systems Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

Sierra Creative Systems, Inc., doing business as Addressers, a Paramount, Calif.-based printing, mailing and fulfillment company, has agreed to pay $690,000 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.    
March 3, 2020