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HOMETOWN BUFFET, INC. AGREES TO SETTLE SEXUAL HARASSMENT SUIT WITH EEOC
EEOC Says Women Subjected to Groping and Sexual Advances by Male Managers
SAN DIEGO -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a class litigation settlement against Hometown Buffet, Inc., on behalf of teens and Latinas who were subjected to a sexually hostile workplace, including verbal and physical abuse, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
Specifically, the EEOC alleged that Hometown Buffet failed to prevent and tolerated a
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AVEVA DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS SUED BY EEOC FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION
Company Unlawfully Fired Employee With End Stage Renal Disease, Federal Agency Says
MIAMI – Aveva Drug Delivery Systems, Inc., a Miramar, Fla.-based transdermal patch manufacturer, violated federal law when it fired an employee because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
According to the EEOC’s suit, EEOC v. Aveva Drug Delivery System, Inc., Case No. 09-CV-61172-DIMITROULEAS/SNOW, filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern
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EEOC SUES BIEWER WISCONSIN SAWMILL FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Supervisor Repeatedly Exposed Himself to Female Employees, Federal Agency Says
MADISON, WIS. – A major Midwestern lumber supplier, Biewer Wisconsin Sawmill, Inc. (Biewer), violated federal law by allowing female employees to be sexually harassed at its sawmill in Prentice, Wis., the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
The agency's administrative investigation which preceded the lawsuit revealed that a
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AT&T PAYS $1.3 MILLION TO SATISFY JUDGMENT IN RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT
EEOC Prevails in Jury Verdict and Subsequent Appeal for Two Customer Service Technicians Fired for Attending Jehovah's Witness Convention
JONESBORO, Ark. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that a Satisfaction of Judgment was entered in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, Jonesboro Division, in a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the federal agency against communications giant AT&T, Inc. on behalf of two male customer service
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CITY OF GREENSBORO SUED FOR AGE DISCRIMINATION
EEOC Says City Rejected Qualified 58-Year-Old Applicant Due to Ageism
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a discrimination lawsuit filed today that the City of Greensboro violated federal law by refusing to hire a qualified 58-year-old applicant because of his age, and instead hiring younger, less qualified applicants.
According to the EEOC's complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina (Equal Employment
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EVANS SOLUTIONS SUED BY EEOC FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION
Charter School Provider Fired Woman Because of Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Federal Agency Charges
DETROIT – A Detroit provider of charter school education and related education services violated federal law by firing an employee because of her breast cancer, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
According to the EEOC's suit (EEOC v. Evans Solutions, Inc., Case No. 2:09CV13016) filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District
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SAHARA SUED BY EEOC FOR NATIONAL ORIGIN HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION
Egyptian Worker Subjected to Repeated Abuse, Federal Agency Charges
LAS VEGAS – The Sahara Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip violated federal law by creating a hostile work environment for an Egyptian kitchen employee through a daily barrage of derogatory comments due to his national origin and retaliating against him when he reported it, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
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CORPORATE EXPRESS OFFICE PRODUCTS SUED BY EEOC FOR RACE DISCRIMINATION
Louisiana Office Products Supplier Denied Black Account Manager Fair Wages Due to Race, Federal Agency Charges
NEW ORLEANS – The Gulf Coast Division of a nationwide office products supplier violated federal law by denying an African American account manager fair wages due to his race, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
According to the EEOC's lawsuit, Corporate Express Office
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TWO LONG ISLAND MUNICIPALITIES SUED FOR AGE BIAS
EEOC Says Firefighters Over 62 Barred From Receiving Retirement Service Credits
NEW YORK – In two separate lawsuits filed today, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged municipalities in Nassau and Suffolk Counties, Long Island, with discriminating against older volunteer firefighters because of their age in violation of federal law.
The lawsuits filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York are EEOC v. Oyster Bay Fire
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ECONOMY FINANCE CO. SUED FOR DISABILITY BIAS
EEOC Says Loan Clerk Fired After Objecting to Medical Exam Demanded by Employer Because of Husband's Condition, Federal Agency Charges
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a disability discrimination lawsuit against an Aransas Pass, Texas-based personal loan company for terminating an employee because of her relationship with her husband, who had a medical condition, and because the employer regarded her as being disabled.
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WEIGHT LOSS CENTERS SUED BY EEOC FOR WAGE DISCRIMINATION
Federal Agency Says Company Denied Equal Pay to Working Women
CLEVELAND – The Health Management Group, Inc., the parent company for franchises Physicians Weight Loss Centers of America, Inc., and Diet Center Worldwide, Inc., violated federal law when it paid two female employees less than a male employee who performed the same duties, according to a lawsuit filed today by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
The EEOC says in the
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LUBY'S TO PAY $135,000 FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT
EEOC Settles Suit Against San Antonio Restaurant on Behalf of Female Victims, Including Teen, Subjected to Sexual Touching, Comments, Gestures, and Requests for Sexual Favors
SAN ANTONIO – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a sex discrimination lawsuit against Luby's Restaurants Limited Partnership, doing business as Luby's San Antonio #19 (Luby's), for $135,000 and significant remedial relief on behalf of a class of female workers who
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AVI FOODSYSTEMS TO PAY MORE THAN $90,000 AND OFFER JOBS TO SETTLE DISABILITY BIAS LAWSUIT
EEOC Charged Food Service Giant Discriminated Against Disabled Workers
INDIANAPOLIS – Food service giant AVI Foodsystems, Inc. (AVI) will pay more than $90,000 and offer jobs to discrimination victims to settle a class disability discrimination suit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency announced today.
The EEOC charged in its suit (Case no. 2:09-cv-00656-JDH-MRA), filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District
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CALLARO'S PRIME STEAK & SEAFOOD SUED BY EEOC FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION
Restaurant Fired Server for Perceived Disability, Association with Disabled Son
MIAMI – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit in federal court announced today that a steak and seafood restaurant in Manalapan, Fla., violated federal law by discriminating against a female food server it regarded as being disabled and because of her relationship to a person with a disability.
According to the
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LARGEST GARMENT MANUFACTURERS IN SAIPAN TO PAY $1.7 MILLION IN LANDMARK DISCRIMINATION SETTLEMENT WITH EEOC
L&T Group of Companies Charged with Numerous Types of Employment Discrimination
SAIPAN, CNMI – L&T Group of Companies, Ltd., the largest employer and conglomerate of garment manufacturers in Saipan, has agreed to pay $1.7 million and to provide far reaching and significant injunctive relief to settle a series of lawsuits filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that charged the company with retaliation and discrimination based on national origin, pregnancy
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JANITORIAL COMPANY AGREES TO PAY $46,000 TO SETTLE EEOC RACE DISCRIMINATION SUIT
Black Janitor Was Fired Because of Race, Federal Agency Charged
EL PASO, Texas – ABM Janitorial Services-South Central, Inc. has agreed to pay $46,000 and furnish other relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
According to the EEOC's lawsuit (Civil Action No. EP-08-CA-0220, filed in the El Paso Division of U.S. District Court
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COURT AWARDS $175,674 JUDGMENT IN EEOC SEXUAL HARASSMENT SUIT AGAINST ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR
Women Were Abused by T&D Electric's Co-Owner/President, Agency Charged
GREENSBORO, N.C. - The U.S. District Court in the Middle District of North Carolina has ordered electrical contractor T&D Electric Company of Burlington, N.C., to pay $175,674 to two female employees who were subjected to sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.
The EEOC had charged in its lawsuit (EEOC v. T&D Electric Company of Burlington, Inc., Civil Action No
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FORMER OWNERS OF STUDIO 69 SETTLE PREGNANCY BIAS SUIT
EEOC Said Nightclub Fired Bartender Because She Was Expecting
EL PASO, Texas – 54 Downtown, Inc., a Texas corporation which owned and operated Studio 69, a downtown El Paso nightclub, has agreed to pay $15,000 and furnish other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit (Civil Action No. EP-08-CV-0374-PRM), filed in the El Paso Division of the
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MEDICAL HEALTH GROUP TO PAY $125,000 FOR DISABILITY BIAS AGAINST WORKER WITH CANCER
EEOC Said Employer Fired Woman Battling Breast Cancer When She Attempted to Return to Work
BALTIMORE -- A White Marsh, Md., medical practice will pay for $125,000 and furnish significant remedial relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that Medical Health Group, Inc., refused to return an employee to work who had recovered from breast cancer surgery.
According
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SCHWAN'S SUED FOR DISABILITY BIAS AGAINST QUALIFIED APPLICANT WITH VISION IMPAIRMENT
EEOC Says Frozen Food Distributor Refused to Hire Temporary Employee on Permanent Basis
COVINGTON, Ky. – Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc., a Kentucky area frozen food distributor, violated federal law by refusing to hire a qualified applicant for a job because of his vision impairment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a disability discrimination lawsuit announced today.
According to the EEOC's suit, Ernest
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STANLEY FURNITURE TO PAY $80,000 FOR SUBJECTING BLACK WORKERS TO RACIAL SLURS
EEOC Settles Suit Charging Company With Creating Racially Hostile Workplace
SALISBURY, N.C. – The owners of a Lexington, N.C., furniture store will pay $80,000 and furnish significant injunctive relief to settle a race harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
The EEOC had brought the suit against Stanleytown, Va.-based Stanley Furniture Company, Inc. on behalf of black production workers Johnny Wright, Darlene Dickerson and Elease Griffin, who
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EEOC RESOLVES RELIGIOUS BIAS SUIT FOR SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST FIRED OVER OBSERVING SABBATH
Settlement With White Hall Nursing Includes Monetary and Other Relief
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – White Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, an elder-care facility in White Hall, Ark., will pay $24,000 to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
The EEOC’s lawsuit (Civil Action No. 5:08-cv-00185, filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Division) charged that White Hall denied
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WRS COMPASS SUED FOR RACE HARASSMENT; BLACK WORKERS SUBJECTED TO NOOSES AND RACIAL SLURS
Additional Discrimination and Retaliation Also Alleged by EEOC
CHICAGO – A Tampa-based environmental clean-up company violated federal law by discriminating against and racially harassing African American employees at its Lake Calumet work site in Chicago, including the display of hangman’s nooses, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.
According to the EEOC’s suit, WRS Infrastructure and Environmental, Inc. (doing business as WRS Compass) subjected its black workers to a
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MAJOR CHICAGO CLEANING SERVICES PROVIDER SUED BY EEOC FOR RACE DISCRIMINATION
African American Employees Almost Unknown at Scrub, Inc., Federal Agency Charges
CHICAGO – Scrub, Inc., a Chicago janitorial services provider, violated federal law by discriminating against African Americans in hiring, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a race discrimination lawsuit announced today.
The EEOC’s administrative investigation which preceded the lawsuit revealed that although African American workers were a significant segment of Scrub’s labor market and applied for jobs in large numbers, they