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EEOC Sues Ranger Tool and Die for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Ranger Tool and Die, Inc. (Ranger), an industrial machine shop with locations in Paragould and Jonesboro, Arkansas, violated federal law when it failed to prevent sexual harassment at its Jonesboro location and then retaliated against employees who complained, according to a lawsuit filed today by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, one female employee first complained of sexual harassment to owner John Wallace, and
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IHOP Franchisee Pays $125,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
BALTIMORE – Koerner Management Group, Inc. (KMG), which operates IHOP restaurants in Maryland and Virginia, has agreed to pay $125,000 and provide significant injunctive and other non-monetary relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against the company by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
The EEOC’s lawsuit alleges that at least two female, teenaged KMG employees were subjected to pervasive sexual harassment by a male manager. The alleged
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Lowe’s to Pay $700,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Discrimination Lawsuit
PHOENIX -- Lowe’s, a nationwide hardware and home improvement company, will pay $700,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
The EEOC charged in its suit that Lowe’s allowed sexual harassment to occur at its Lake Havasu City location for several years.
This alleged conduct violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The EEOC filed
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Chili’s Grill and Bar Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment of Teens in Texas and Arkansas Restaurants
DALLAS – MEMPHIS – LITTLE ROCK – Two Chili’s Grill & Bar Restaurants in Arkansas and Texas subjected female employees, including teens, to sexually hostile work environments in violation of federal law, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged in lawsuits filed in Little Rock and Dallas today.
Brinker Arkansas, Inc., doing business as Chili’s Grill & Bar in Benton, Ark., violated federal law when it subjected a class of female teens to sexual harassment
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EEOC Sues Bojangles for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Bojangles’ Restaurants, Inc., a Delaware corporation operating in Greensboro, North Carolina, violated federal law when it subjected a female employee to a sexually hostile work environment and then retaliated against her for complaining about it, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
According to the EEOC’s suit, a female team member at a Bojangles fast food restaurant in Greensboro was sexually harassed from March 2020 to
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Lone Star Ambulance to Pay $90,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Case
SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Lone Star Ambulance, a San Antonio critical care transportation company, has agreed to pay $90,000 in damages and furnish other relief in order to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, two female employees were subjected to repeated sexual harassment by persons in executive management and supervisory positions for the company. The allegations included not only verbal
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EEOC Sues Justin Vineyards & Winery and The Wonderful Company for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation
LOS ANGELES – Justin Vineyards & Winery LLC, a wine production company headquartered in Paso Robles, California, and its parent company, The Wonderful Company LLC, headquartered in Los Angeles, violated federal law by allowing a class of female employees to be subjected to sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, beginning at least as early as 2017, male managers at Justin Vineyards
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EEOC Sues Il Fornaio (America) LLC for Sex Harassment and Retaliation
LOS ANGELES – Il Fornaio (America), LLC, a full-service, upscale Italian restaurant company that owns and operates 20 locations in California, Colorado, and Nevada, violated federal law by allowing a class of female employees to be subjected to sex-based harassment and retaliation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Il Fornaio allowed a class of female employees to be subjected to sex-based harassment by
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The Wireless Solutions to Pay $30,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Case
SAN ANTONIO -- Al Meghani Enterprises, Inc., doing business as The Wireless Solutions, a specialty retailer of wireless products, services and accessories, has agreed to pay $30,000 in damages and furnish other relief in order to settle a lawsuit for sexual harassment and retaliation filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, the company’s San Antonio store manager discriminated against a female employee by
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EEOC Sues Skywest Airlines for Sex Discrimination
DALLAS – Utah-based SkyWest Airlines violated federal law by subjecting a female parts clerk to sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, explicit sexual conversations and conduct were a daily feature of the work environment at the overwhelmingly male Parts and Maintenance Divisions of SkyWest’s Dallas operation. Multiple employees and at least one manager made crude sexual comments, including the suggestion
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Plains and Copperhead Pipeline Companies Reach Settlement with EEOC for $1.75 Million
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Four national companies that jointly built and maintained oil & gas pipelines in New Mexico and Texas will pay $1,750,000 and provide other relief to settle a systemic race, national origin and sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
“No one should have to put up with insults or derogatory remarks about their race or national origin just to earn
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Huntington Ingalls and NSC Technologies Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit for $350,000
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Staffing agency NSC Technologies, LLC and shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Incorporated agreed to pay $350,000 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
According to the EEOC’s suit, female employees whom NSC sent to work on a cleaning crew at Huntington Ingalls’s shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi were subjected to a sexually hostile work environment and retaliation for complaining about the
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Kelley Williamson Company Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Case For $75,000
ROCKFORD, Ill. – Kelley Williamson Company, a Rockford-based gas station, and convenience store operator, will pay $75,000 and furnish other relief to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charging sexual harassment and improper disclosure of confidential medical information, the federal agency announced today.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, a female employee at Kelley Williamson’s Byron, Illinois gas station was subjected to months of sexual advances and crude jokes by
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EEOC Issues Report on Women in STEM Jobs in the Federal Sector
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a report on the participation and experiences of women who work in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) within the federal government. Although there has been a great deal of focus on women in STEM in the private sector, little has been reported on the diversity and experiences of women working in STEM in the federal sector. The main findings from the report include
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Armed Forces Services Corporation Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit For $60,000
SAN DIEGO – Armed Forces Services Corporation (AFSC), an Arlington, Virginia-based provider of health and wellness solutions to military service members, has agreed to pay $60,000 and provide other relief to resolve a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, a female employee was subjected to sexual harassment by a male co-worker in 2018. The alleged sexual harassment
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Green Lantern and Pullman Associates to Pay $60,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit
NEW YORK – Green-Lantern Inn, Inc. and Pullman Associates, LLC, two commonly-owned Rochester, New York-based companies that own and operate the Mr. Dominic’s on Main and Mr. Dominic’s at the Lake restaurants in Rochester, New York, will pay $60,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Rachel Clifford and other female employees were
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Applebee’s to Pay $100,000 to Settle EEOC Lawsuit Over Sexual Orientation and Race Discrimination, Retaliation for Complaining
TAMPA, Fla. – Neighborhood Restaurant Partners Florida, LLC (NRP), which operates an Applebee’s Neighborhood Bar & Grill restaurant in Plant City, Florida, has agreed to pay $100,000 and furnish comprehensive injunctive relief to settle a sexual orientation and race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, two members of the restaurant’s staff verbally harassed a black employee by subjecting him to
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Major New England McDonald’s Owner/Operator to Pay $1,600,000 to Settle EEOC Class Harassment and Retaliation Suit
NEW YORK – Coughlin, Inc., a Vermont-based company that owns and operates ten McDonald’s franchise restaurants in Vermont and New Hampshire, will pay $1,600,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sex discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the State of Vermont, and Plaintiff-Intervenor, the Estate of Jennie Lumbra, the federal agency announced today.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, employees at the Randolph, Vermont McDonald’s location were subjected
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Hotel Owners to Pay $370,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
SEATTLE — GIPHX10, LLC, and Jaffer, Inc., Edmonton, Canada-based companies that operated as Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham until November 2021, have agreed to pay $370,000 to two female former housekeeping employees and to provide other relief to resolve a sexual harassment lawsuit initiated by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
According to the EEOC’s suit, the owners permitted the male maintenance/housekeeping manager to sexually harass two female housekeepers at
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HVAC Contractor to Pay $361,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
SEATTLE — Spokane Valley-based HVAC contractor Air Control Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc., which does business as Air Control Heating & Electric, Inc., has agreed to pay $361,000 to seven current and former female employees and to be subject to federal oversight for a five-year period to resolve a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
According to the EEOC’s suit, Air Control’s founder, owner
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Baumann Farms to Pay Over $180,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment, Retaliation and National Origin Discrimination Lawsuit
MILWAUKEE – Baumann Farms LLP, a major agricultural company in central Wisconsin, will pay $180,812.50 and provide other significant relief to settle a sexual harassment, retaliation, and national origin discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, female employees at Baumann Farms were subjected to a hostile work environment and harassed by their male supervisor, who propositioned them for sex, sent them sexually
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EEOC v. Activision Blizzard Claims Process is Open
LOS ANGELES – On March 30, 2022, a federal court approved the settlement of a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) against Activision Blizzard, Inc., Blizzard Entertainment, Inc., Activision Publishing, Inc., and King.com, Inc. (collectively referred to as “Activision Blizzard”), and the entities’ subsidiaries. In the lawsuit, EEOC alleged that Activision Blizzard violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, by engaging in unlawful employment
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EEOC Sues Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. for Sexual Harassment
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., a fast food chain headquartered in Newport Beach, California with restaurants throughout the United States, violated federal law by subjecting a female employee to sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, beginning at least as early as October 2019, a male restaurant manager at the Prattville, Alabama Chipotle sexually harassed the employee daily through unwanted
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Konos Agrees to Pay $175,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Case
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Konos, Inc., a Michigan-based egg producer, will pay $175,000 and provide other relief to settle a sex discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC charged that Konos violated federal law by subjecting a female employee to a sexually hostile work environment and retaliating against her because she complained.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, a male supervisor repeatedly made sexual