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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Albuquerque-AMG Specialty Hospital, LLC and Acadiana Management Group, LLC, operating AMG Specialty Hospital in Albuquerque, N.M., violated federal law by subjecting a former female director of case management, Moriah Smith, to a sexually hostile work environment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. The EEOC further alleges that AMG’s failure to remedy the hostile work environment of this employee ultimately resulted in forcing her to leave

SAN DIEGO – The Bay Club Company, an operator of approximately 24 resort-style athletic facilities and country clubs with golf, tennis, swimming, restaurant and bar amenities in California and Oregon, has agreed to pay $500,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

In July 2016, Bay Club assumed operational control of Fairbanks Ranch Country Club in Rancho

LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency tasked with enforcing laws against employment discrimination and harassment, announced today that it is hosting a virtual training workshop on May 20.

2021 Legal Update is a breakfast briefing for today’s employers. Carol Miaskoff, acting legal counsel for the EEOC in Washington, D.C., will provide a review of the current EEO legal landscape along with an update on the Commission, including the

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Sealy Management Company, Inc., a property sale, rental and management company headquartered in Tuscaloosa, Ala., that owns and manages apartments in Alabama and three other states, has agreed to pay $88,785 and take other steps to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

In its suit, the EEOC charged that the supervisor and co-worker of an assistant manager

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Climatemp Cooling & Heating, Inc., an HVAC company based in Summerdale, Ala., has agreed to pay $175,000 and provide other relief to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charging race discrimination, sexual harassment and retaliation, the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Climatemp fired a former employee in retaliation for his complaints about owner Randy Englebert’s harassment of female employees and refusal to

BALTIMORE – Dolgencorp, LLC, trading as Dollar General Stores Inc., a national retailer that operates over 17,000 stores in 46 states, will pay $50,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle a federal sexual harassment suit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.  

According to the suit, the store manager for the Rock Hall, Md., Dollar General repeatedly subjected an assistant manager to unwelcome harassment, including once grabbing her head and forcing

DETROIT – Menards, Inc., which operates over 300 home improvement stores, will pay $25,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

The EEOC charged that a female employee at a Menards store in Wixom, Mich., complained that the assistant hardware department manager was sending her pornographic video clips and photos via text message. She showed some of the messages to another assistant

RALEIGH, N.C. – Washington, N.C.-based DBBH Holdings, Inc., operating as David’s Trash Service, violated federal law when it fired female driver Danielle Spruill for complaining about sex discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC’s complaint, Danielle Spruill began working for David’s Trash Service as a driver in May 2016. During her employment, Spruill complained to the office and general managers that the shop manager

FRESNO, Calif. – Reedley, Calif.-based fruit farm Family Tree Farms, Inc. has settled a federal charge of sex discrimination filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for $40,000 and other relief, the federal agency announced today.
 
The charge made to the EEOC alleged that Family Tree Farms violated federal law when it disciplined two female employees and singled them out because of their sexual orientation, required them to segregate from other employees

FRESNO, Calif. – Family Ranch, Inc., a Central Valley farm labor contractor, has settled a federal charge of sex discrimination and retaliation filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for $55,000 and other injunctive relief, the federal agency announced today.
 
According to the EEOC, Family Ranch unfairly disciplined two female employees, singled them out because of their sexual orientation, segregated them from other employees, and subjected them to harassment. One victim also

ORLANDO, Fla. – O’Reilly Automotive Stores, Inc., a retail distributor of automobile parts headquartered in Springfield, Mo., with thousands of stores across the country, has agreed to pay $165,000 to three former female employees and provide equitable relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation suit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

The EEOC charged that an O’Reilly supervisor and other male employees subjected female employees at

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) unanimously approved a resolution condemning the recent violence, harassment, and acts of bias against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States, the agency announced today.  The resolution reaffirms the Commission’s commitment to combat all forms of harassment and discrimination against members of AAPI communities, and to ensure equal opportunity, inclusion, and dignity for all in the workplace.

“The Commission condemns the recent violence and

BALTIMORE – Koerner Management Group, Inc., doing business as IHOP (KMG), a Virginia based corporation that owns 12 IHOP restaurant franchises, subjected women, including teen workers, to sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) agency charged in a lawsuit it announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, a manager at KMG’s IHOP restaurant in Frederick, Md., subjected a group of female employees to unwanted advances and touching, including asking teen workers to show

DALLAS – Tim Shepherd M.D., P.A. and Bridges Healthcare, P.A., doing business as Shepherd Healthcare, a medical practice in Flower Mound, Texas, will pay $375,000 and furnish other relief after a federal court entered judgment against both defendants, the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s suit (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Tim Shepherd M.D., P.A. and Bridges Healthcare, P.A., Civil Action No.4:20-cv-60-SDJ), Shepherd Healthcare conducted mandatory meetings each morning that involved prayer and

MEDFORD, Ore. — The restaurant New China will pay $120,000 and provide other signifi­cant relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC’s lawsuit charged that New China’s male restaurant manager repeatedly targeted female employees ages 15-20 with sexual comments and inappropriate touching that escalated from unwanted hugs to groping. In his 50s, the manager mostly worked the night shift. Because he

BUFFALO, N.Y. – James Cars of Hamburg, LLC, doing business as James Mitsubishi Hamburg, and its parent company, James Auto Management LLC, will pay $110,000 and provide other relief to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced 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., made numerous

DETROIT – Traverse City restaurant Georgina’s LLC, and its successor, Anthony’s Little G’s, will pay $200,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employ­ment Opportunity Commission, the federal agency announced today.

The EEOC charged that Georgina’s owner repeatedly made lewd sexual comments to a female sous chef. The agency alleged that when the sous chef complained to a manager, the owner stripped her of authority

DENVER – Fagerberg Produce, Inc. has agreed to conciliate discrimination charges involving sexual harassment and retaliation with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Com­mission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

The EEOC charged that a former manager at Fagerberg Produce subjected employees to unwelcome sexual harassment, retaliation, and/or different terms and conditions of their work environment. Such alleged conduct violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended.

Fagerberg Produce has agreed to

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) approved revisions to EEOC’s Compliance Manual Section on Religious Discrimination (“Manual”). The Manual was approved by the Commission on January 15th by a 3-2 vote.

The updated guidance describes in what ways Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) protects individuals from religious discrimination in the workplace and sets forth the legal protections available to religious employers.

On Nov. 9, the

WEIRTON, W.V. – Route 22 Sports Bar, Inc. and Crazy Mexican Restaurant & Grill, LLC, two restaurants in Weirton, W.V., subjected female workers to sexual harassment and fired a bartender for reporting it, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, a male owner of the two restaurants subjected a female bartender to sexual harassment, including propositioning her for sex, making sexually offensive statements

WEIRTON, W.V. – Route 22 Sports Bar, Inc. and Crazy Mexican Restaurant & Grill, LLC, two restaurants in Weirton, W.V., subjected female workers to sexual harassment and fired a bartender for reporting it, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, a male owner of the two restaurants subjected a female bartender to sexual harassment, including propositioning her for sex, making sexually offensive statements

BALTIMORE – MVM, Inc., an Ashburn, Va.-based diversified security services firm, will pay $200,000 in monetary relief and furnish significant equitable relief to settle a federal class sexual harassment and retaliation discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Com­mission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, MVM’s site manager at the Social Security Administration’s Woodlawn, Md., campus sub­jected a female security guard to sexual harassment, including unwanted physical touching

Pittsburgh – Moore & Morford, Inc., a steel-fabrication company in South Greensburg, Pa., will pay $80,000 to settle a sex harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Moore & Morford employees subjected a female welder to a hostile work environment because of her sex. The EEOC charged that male employees repeatedly called the female welder various offensive, sex-based epithets

BALTIMORE – Maryland Health Management, LLC, doing business as Nature’s Medicines, and AMMA Investment Group, LLC, will pay $175,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle a federal sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. Nature’s Medicines is a retail distributor of medical cannabis products. AMMA Investment Group, LLC, performed business operations, including human resources and payroll functions, for Nature’s Medicines.

According to the suit