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Allsup's Convenience Stores, Inc., a New Mexico company which owns and operates over 300 convenience stores in New Mexico and Texas, discriminated against a group of pregnant women with disabilities when they asked for reasonable accommodations to do their jobs, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. Allsup's also subjected pregnant women to forced leaves and terminations because of their disabilities and/or pregnancies, childbirth or related medical conditions, EEOC said.

Antonella's Restaurant and Pizzeria, Inc, JTA, Inc., and Grand Centro, three Italian restaurants located in Fishkill and Wappingers Falls, N.Y., created a hostile work environment for Hispanic employees because of their national origin, demanding that they only speak English, and firing one employee in retaliation for his complaint, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

Glenwood Hook & Ladder, Engine & Hose Company, Inc., along with several towns and villages in Long Island, are in violation of federal law because they prevent older firefighters from accruing service credits based on their age, the U.S. Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. The fire company provides fire protection and rescue services to the hamlets of Glen Head and Glenwood Landing, the Villages of Old Brookville, and portions of the Village of Roslyn Harbor.

Mexicali Chicken & Salads, an El Centro, Calif. restaurant, violated federal law when a male manager terminated a female employee for rejecting his unwanted sexual advances and complaining about the harassment to another manager, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

First Call Ambulance Service, LLC, a Nashville-based company that provides non-emergency medical transport and ambulance services throughout Tennessee, Ohio and Virginia, violated federal law when it refused to accommodate an employee's pregnancy-related lifting restriction, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today.

KAY QSRS, Inc. d/b/a Subway, violated federal law by firing an employee after the employee disclosed his disability to his manager, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), charged in a lawsuit it filed yesterday. KAY QSRS operates five Subway franchise locations in Lebanon, Sheridan, Cicero and Indianapolis, Indiana. The franchisee is Shalinder Kular.

A Midwest City, Okla., auto detailing company, On Sight K.C., LLC, dba DMS Onsite, LLC, violated federal employment discrimination law by demoting one employee and firing three others because they were African-American, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

Day & Zimmermann NPS, a provider of staffing services to the power industry, unlawfully retaliated against a worker who filed a discrimination charge with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and sought to interfere with the rights of employees to communicate with EEOC, the federal agency claimed in a lawsuit filed today. 

The City of Milpitas in California's Silicon Valley violated federal law by choosing a younger candidate over older applicants with greater qualifications for the position of executive secretary to the city manager, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.   

E-MDS, Inc., an Austin-based business which provides cloud computer software and management tools for doctor's offices, including electronic health records, violated federal law when it failed to accommodate a disabled pregnant employee and subsequently fired her because of her pregnancy and her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Commission) charged in a lawsuit filed today. 

Zale Delaware, Inc. dba Piercing Pagoda, a  major jewelry retailer based in Irving, Texas, violated federal law when it refused to provide a reasonable accommodation to an emp­loyee with a disability and then terminated her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed in federal court today.

Central Refrigerated Service has agreed to settle a sex and age discrimination charge filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.  The Utah-based trucking company was acquired by Swift Transportation in 2013.

Methodist Health System and Methodist Charlton Medical Center, also known as Charlton Methodist Hospital, violated federal law by firing an employee because of her back injury, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

The GEO Group, Inc., operators of the Central Arizona Correctional Facility in Florence, Ariz., violated federal law by sexually harassing a female correctional officer and then retaliating against her for having participated in a prior lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against GEO alleging systemic sexual harassment, EEOC charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

Labor Ready Mid-Atlantic, Inc., a Tacoma-Wash.-based labor staffing firm, violated federal law when it subjected two female laborers to sexual and racial harassment and then retaliated against them for complaining about it, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.

Major network communications giant Windstream Communications violated federal law by failing to accommodate a diabetic employee, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.

Ryan's Pointe, LLC violated federal law by discharging its apartment manager because of her Hispanic national origin and pregnancy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.  Ryan's Pointe, LLC does business as Advantage Property Management.

Nursing home Landis Homes Retirement Community, and its managing entity, Landis Communities, violated federal law when they failed to accommodate a pregnant nursing supervisor, terminated her because of her pregnancy and in retaliation for her reasonable accommodation request, and later refused to rehire her because of her pregnancy and disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.

Cabela's Incorporated, a leading retailer of fishing, camping, and hunting equipment and apparel, has entered into a nationwide agreement to strengthen and improve its hiring and recruiting practices of minorities, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today. These actions are based on a settlement agreement with the federal agency that resolves an EEOC Commissioner's Charge of Discrimination alleging that Cabela's failed to recruit and hire minorities.

CTI, Inc., a Tucson-area regional trucking company, will pay $300,000 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.

Muskegon Family Care, a medical services provider located in Muskegon, Heights, MI, violated federal law by firing an employee due to a disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today. 

A Canton, Miss., grocery store violated federal law by subjecting a female employee to ongoing sexual harassment, including sexual assault, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed September 17, 2015.

Sensient Natural Ingredients LLC, a producer of dried onions, garlic and vegetable products, violated federal law when it discriminated against workers due to their disabilities, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

A Fort Lauderdale, Fla., funeral home violated federal law by subjecting at least five women to sexual harassment and retaliating against two of the women for complaining about it, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.             

According to EEOCís suit, sole owner and manager Albert McWhite subjected female employees to constant egregious sexual harassment, creating a work environment permeated with sexual innuendo, unwanted touching and sexual overtures.  The harassment included showing female employees pictures on his phone of naked women and of himself engaged in sex acts, putting his hand on his crotch and asking a female employee about wanting to take ìcare of her bills,î and touching female employees on the breasts and buttocks.  The lawsuit also alleges that McWhite retaliated against a former employee after she filed an EEOC charge by providing negative references to her prospective employers.   He also allegedly retaliated against another employee after she refused to provide a supportive statement for him in conjunction with an EEOC investigation when he reduced her hours and attempted to tamper with her probation proceedings.

            

Subjecting employees to persistent and egregious sexual comments and conduct because of their sex, and retaliating against those who engage in protected activity to put a stop to such misconduct, violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  EEOC filed suit after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement.  The lawsuit, EEOC v. McWhite Funeral Home, Inc., (Case No. 0:15-cv-61997 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida), seeks compensatory and punitive damages for all named claimants and a class of people subjected to the sexually hostile work environment and retaliation, back pay for two of the named claimants, and injunctive relief ordering the company to stop the harassing conduct, among other types of injunctive relief.

            

ìThis case presents horrible sexual harassment and retaliation spearheaded by the companyís sole owner and manager,î said EEOC District Director Ozzie Black.   ìSuch blatant harassment and retaliation is precisely the kind of misconduct EEOC works to