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EEOC Sues Texas Roadhouse for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

East Columbus Host, LLC, dba Texas Roadhouse and Ultra Steak, Inc., violated federal law by subjecting several females working at a Texas Roadhouse restaurant in Columbus, including some in their teens, to sexual harassment and then retaliating against them for opposing the misconduct, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today. 
September 26, 2014

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EEOC Sues AutoZone for Harassment Based on National Origin

AutoZoners, LLC, the company that operates AutoZone stores nationwide, unlawfully subjected a Hispanic former employee to harassment based on his national origin, which forced the employee to resign, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. 
September 26, 2014

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EEOC Sues Oran Safety Glass for Pregnancy Discrimination

Oran Safety Glass, Inc., a manufacturer of armored safety glass, such as bulletproof glass for use by the military and in private sector applications, violated federal law when it fired a female employee because she was pregnant, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed yesterday.
September 26, 2014

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EEOC Sues Hufcor for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Hufcor, Inc., of Janesville, Wis., the world's leading manufacturer of operable and accordion partitions, violated federal law by allowing a female machine operator to be sexually harassed and then retaliating against her for resisting that harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 25, 2014

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Brookdale Senior Living Communities Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination and Retaliation

Brookdale Senior Living Communities, Inc., a Delaware corporation based in Brentwood, Tenn., violated the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) in 2012 by failing to provide reasonable accommodations to Bernadine Adams, then the Health & Wellness Director of Brookdale's Heritage Club Mountain View facility in Denver, Colo., the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed September 24. The EEOC also alleged Brookdale further violated the ADA by retaliating against Adams by firing her for requesting a reasonable accommodation for her disability and for filing a charge of discrimination with the agency.
September 25, 2014

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U.S. Steel Subsidiary Sued By EEOC for Religious Discrimination and Retaliation

U.S. Steel Tubular Products, Inc., a subsidiary of U.S. Steel Corporation, unlawfully revoked a worker's job offer because of his religion and in retaliation for insisting that his religious practices be accommodated, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 25, 2014

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EEOC Sues Lakeland Eye Clinic for Sex Discrimination Against Transgender Employee

Lakeland Eye Clinic, a Lakeland, Fla.-based organization of health care professionals, discriminated based on sex in violation of federal law by firing an employee because she is transgender, because she was transitioning from male to female, and/or because she did not conform to the employer's gender-based expectations, preferences, or stereotypes, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. This is one of the first two lawsuits ever filed by the agency alleging sex discrimination against transgender individuals.  The other case, EEOC v. R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes, Inc. was filed today by the EEOC's Indianapolis District Office. 
September 25, 2014

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EEOC Sues Detroit Funeral Home Chain for Sex Discrimination Against Transgender Employee

Detroit-based R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes, Inc. discriminated based on sex in violation of federal law by firing a Garden City, Mich., funeral director/embalmer because she is transgender, because she was transitioning from male to female, and/or because she did not conform to the employer's gender-based expectations, preferences, or stereotypes, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today. This is one of the first two lawsuits ever filed by the agency alleging sex discrimination against transgender individuals. The other case, EEOC v. Lakeland Eye Clinic, was filed today by the EEOC's Miami District office.
September 25, 2014

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EEOC Sues Mims Distributing Company for Religious Discrimination

Mims Distributing Company, Inc., a North Carolina corporation that operates a beer distribution business in Raleigh, N.C., violated federal law by failing to accommodate an employee's religious beliefs and by refusing to hire him because of his religion, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 25, 2014

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EEOC Charges Strategic Legal Solutions with Age Discrimination and Retaliation

Strategic Legal Solutions, a national legal staffing and legal project management services firm, violated federal law when it rejected a 70-year-old attorney when it discovered her age and told her it would never hire her after she questioned if the rejection was because of her age, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
September 25, 2014

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EEOC Sues Feldman Automotive for Religious Discrimination

Feldman Automotive, Inc., a car dealership with locations throughout metro-Detroit and Lansing, violated federal law by failing to hire an applicant because of his religion, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today. 
September 25, 2014

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Magnolia Personal Care Home Sued by EEOC for Pregnancy Discrimination

Magnolia NA, LLC, dba Magnolia Personal Care Home, an assisted living facility located in New Albany, Miss., violated federal law when it hired an employee and then discharged her a few hours later because of her pregnancy, the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor­tunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 25, 2014

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Oficina Del Distrito De Memphis De La EEOC Firmara Acuerdo De Alcance Historico Con El Consulado Mexicano

La Oficina del Distrito de Memphis de la Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo de los EE.UU. (EEOC) entrará en un Memorando de Entendimiento con el Consulado de México en Atlanta el viernes 26 de septiembre, la agencia anunció hoy. La firma tendrá lugar en la Oficina de la EEOC en Nashville, 250 Athens Way, Suite 350, Nashville, Tenn., a las 2:00 p.m.  El acuerdo establecerá una relación de colaboración constante entre estas dos entidades que proporcionará a los ciudadanos mexicanos con información, orientación, y acceso a recursos de educación y formación para ayudarles a ejercer sus derechos en el trabajo. El Cónsul General de México Ricardo Sánchez Cámara y Katharine W. Kores, directora de distrito de la Oficina de Distrito de Memphis de la EEOC, firmarán el acuerdo.
September 24, 2014

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EEOC's  Memphis District Office to Sign Historic Outreach Agreement with Mexican Consulate

The Memphis District Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Consulate of Mexico for Atlanta on Friday, Sept. 26, the agency announced today.  The signing will take place at the EEOC's Nashville Area Office, 250 Athens Way, Suite 350, Nashville, Tenn., at 2:00 p.m.   The agreement will establish an ongoing collaborative relationship between these two entities to provide Mexican nationals with information, guidance, and access to education and training resources to help them exercise their workplace rights.  Mexican Consul General Ricardo Camara Sánchez and Katharine W. Kores, district director of the EEOC's Memphis District Office, will sign the agreement.
September 24, 2014

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EEOC Sues VXI Global Solutions for Systemic Sexual Harassment of Call Center Staff 

VXI Global Solutions, a provider of call center services for major nationwide companies, violated federal law when it failed to stop and remedy the widespread sexual harassment of both female and male workers by company supervisors, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.  The EEOC also alleged that the Los Angeles-based company retaliated against employees who reported the harassment.
September 24, 2014

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EEOC Sues Kroger for Sexual Harassment

Major nationwide retail grocery store chain Kroger violated federal law by failing to prevent the sexual harassment of a teenage female employee over a period of several years, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
September 24, 2014

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Dollar General Sued by EEOC for  Disability Discrimination

A diabetic sales associate suffering from a hypoglycemic episode while on duty at a Maryville, Tenn., Dollar General was fired for consuming orange juice, which she paid for as soon as the medical emergency had passed, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged in a lawsuit it announced today.
September 24, 2014

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Apria Healthcare Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Apria Healthcare Group, Inc., an Albuquerque home respiratory services and medical equipment company, violated federal law by discharging a warehouse clerk because she had had serious tumor surgery, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed on September 18.
September 23, 2014

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EEOC Sues ACM Services for Refusing to Recruit or Hire African-Americans and Women

ACM Services, Inc., a Rockville, Md.-based environmental remediation services contractor, violated federal law when it refused to hire women and African Americans for field laborer positions and subjected two female employees to sexual and national origin harassment before firing them, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit announced today.
September 23, 2014

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EEOC Sues Office Concepts for Pregnancy Discrimination

Office Concepts, Inc., a Fort Wayne, Ind., business which provides machines, supplies and service to customers in northern Indiana and northwestern Ohio, >unlawfully discriminated against an employee by firing her because of her pregnancy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed September 23.
September 23, 2014

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EEOC Sues SFI of Tennessee for Race Discrimination

SFI of Tennessee, LLC, a fabricator and supplier of heavy gauge steel and value-added products, violated federal law when it fired three supply chain employees because of their race, African American, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 22, 2014

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EEOC Sues Doherty Enterprises over Mandatory Arbitration Agreement

Doherty Enterprises, Inc., a regional company that owns and operates over 140 franchise restaurants, including Applebee's and Panera Bread locations scattered throughout Florida, Georgia, New Jersey and New York, unlawfully violated its employees' right to file charges of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency charged in a lawsuit filed yesterday.
September 19, 2014