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EEOC to Hold Listening Session Nov. 20 in New Orleans to Advance Hiring of Workers with Disabilities

Top officials of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Civil Rights (DOJ), will jointly hold a town hall listening session to draw public input on new federal regulations and procedures to promote the hiring of people with disabilities. The forum, the last of four held in major cities nationwide, will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 20, at the University of New Orleans Training, Resource and Assistive-technology Center (UNO-TRAC), 2000 Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans, LA, 70122.
November 10, 2009

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Cheesecake Factory Settles EEOC Suit in Case of Severe Same-Sex Sexual Harassment

Cheesecake Factory, Inc., a nationwide restaurant chain that touts itself as a place to create "lasting memories with family and friends," will pay $345,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment suit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that six male employees were subjected to repeated sexual harassment at the company's Chandler Mall location. 
November 10, 2009

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Regal Entertainment Group to Pay $175,000 for Sex Harassment of Man by Female Co-Worker

Regal Entertainment Group, a national movie theater chain, will pay $175,000 and furnish significant remedial relief to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that the company subjected a male employee to sexual harassment by a female co-worker and then retaliated against him for complaining about the unlawful conduct – along with two supervisors who tried to help.
November 9, 2009

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Eaton's Neck Fire District Settles EEOC Age Discrimination Suit

The Eaton's Neck Fire District on Long Island will pay $213,840 to settle a class age discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The damages will be made in retroactive payments to a group of 15 fire­fighters who had been discriminated against based on their age and provide increased monthly pension amounts going forward to several firefighters.
November 5, 2009

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Schiemer Farms Settles Harassment, Retaliation Suit

Schiemer Farms of Nyssa, Ore., will pay $14,500 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC charged that management at the farm permitted the sexual harassment of two female farmworkers by one of its male employees, and then unlawfully retaliated against the harasser's victims when they complained.
November 4, 2009

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Danella Construction To Pay $200,000 For Sex Discrimination And Retaliation

A Plymouth Meeting, Pa., utility contractor which specializes in the telephone, gas, electrical and water industries has agreed to pay $200,000 and furnish significant remedial relief to settle a federal sex discrimin­ation and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
November 4, 2009

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Administaff and Cable TV Provider Conn-X Sued by EEOC for Religious Bias

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a lawsuit against staffing giant Administaff, Inc. and Conn-X, LLC, which provides cable service in the Baltimore metropolitan area, for engaging in religious discrimination against employees.
November 2, 2009

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Lawry's Restaurants, Inc. to Pay $1 Million For Sex Bias Against Men in Hiring

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a sex discrimination class action lawsuit for $1,025,000 and far reaching injunctive relief against Lawry's Restaurants, Inc., doing business as Lawry's the Prime Rib, Five Crowns, and Tam O'Shanter Inn (Lawry's), for allegedly failing to hire men into food server positions for decades. Lawry's is a California-based corporation operating restaurants in Las Vegas, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills and Corona del Mar, Calif.
November 2, 2009

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P.A.M. Transport Sued by EEOC  for Firing Driver Because of HIV and Conducting Impermissible Medical Inquiries

Arkansas-based P.A.M. Transport, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc. (PTSI), has been sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for disability discrimination, the agency announced today. The agency charged the company with unlawfully discharging an employee, who is a Kalamazoo, Mich., resident, after learning he was HIV-positive.
October 29, 2009

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Tim Dahle Nissan to Pay $455,000 for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Tim Dahle Imports, doing business as Tim Dahle Nissan of Sandy, Utah, will pay $455,000 and furnish substantial remedial relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
October 29, 2009

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Thomas Dodge Subaru Settles EEOC Sex Harassment Suit

Long Island-based car dealer Thomas Dodge Subaru, now doing business as Thomas Subaru, will pay $132,250 to settle a sex harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
October 29, 2009

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Lawyers Glen Retirement Living Center to Pay Damages to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Bias Suit

A Charlotte retirement home will pay $20,000 to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had sued Lawyers Glen Retirement Living Center, LLC on behalf of a former employee who was discriminated against when she became pregnant.
October 28, 2009

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SFS Intec to Pay $245,000 to Settle EEOC National Origin Bias Suit

A Medina, Ohio manufacturer of fasteners and fastening will pay $245,000 and furnish other relief to settle a national origin discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
October 27, 2009

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Hobby Lobby To Pay $35,000 For Disability Bias

The EEOC announced today that Chief Judge Michael J. Davis has approved and directed the clerk of court to enter a consent decree resolving an EEOC lawsuit under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) against Hob-Lob, Limited Partnership, which does business as Hobby Lobby. In the lawsuit, the EEOC contended that Hobby Lobby refused to allow an employee with mobility limitations to perform her job while in a wheelchair.
October 26, 2009

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Bridgewater Interiors Agrees To Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Suit

Bridgewater Interiors, LLC has agreed to resolve a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. Bridgewater Interiors, a joint venture between Johnson Controls and Epsilon LLC of Detroit, produces seating and interior systems for major automakers in North America.
October 22, 2009

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Mental Health Rehab Center to Pay $145,000 to Settle Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit

California Psychiatric Transitions, Inc. (CPT), a Central Valley mental health rehabilitation center, has agreed to provide $145,000 and take significant remedial measures to settle a federal lawsuit charging that a male supervisor subjected a group of female employees to a pervasive sexually hostile work environment for several years, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.
October 21, 2009

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EEOC to Hold Listening Session Oct. 26 in Oakland To Advance Hiring of Workers with Disabilities

Top officials of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Civil Rights (DOJ), will jointly hold a town hall listening session to draw public input on new federal regulations and procedures to promote the hiring of people with disabilities. The forum, the first of four in major cities nationwide, will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 26 at the Greater Bay Area Regional Office, 1111 Broadway, 7th floor, Oakland, Calif.
October 20, 2009

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EEOC to Hold Listening Session Oct. 30 in Philadelphia To Advance Hiring of Workers with Disabilities

Top officials of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Civil Rights (DOJ), will jointly hold a town hall listening session to draw public input on new federal regulations and procedures to promote the hiring of people with disabilities. The forum, the second of four in major cities nationwide, will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, at Liberty Resources, 714 Market Street, Suite 100, Philadelphia, Pa., 19106.
October 20, 2009

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Sunbelt Rentals to Pay Damages to Muslim Worker Harassed Due to Islamic Religion

A Charlotte, N.C.-based equipment rental company will pay $64,641 to settle a religious harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) just days before the case was scheduled for a jury trial, the agency announced today. The EEOC had sued Sunbelt Rentals, Inc., the nationwide commercial rental company, on behalf of a Muslim worker who was allegedly discriminated against because of his Islamic faith at a company facility in Gaithersburg, Md.
October 16, 2009