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EEOC SUES METAL PRODUCTS COMPANY UNIVERSAL BRIXIUS FOR SEX DISCRIMINATION
Female Employee Treated Differently From Male Co-Workers, Federal Agency Says
MILWAUKEE – A machine parts manufacturer formerly located in Milwaukee, Universal Brixius, LLC, violated federal law by subjecting a female employee to different terms and conditions of employment and by firing her because of her sex, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed here in federal court.
The agency conducted an administrative investigation, supervised by EEOC Chicago
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MANUFACTURER OF CUSTOM MODULAR HOMES SUED BY EEOC FOR RACIAL HARASSMENT
Professional Building Systems Subjected Black Employees to Racist Slurs, Graffiti and Nooses
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today that Professional Building Systems of North Carolina, LLC, violated federal law by subjecting African American employees to a racially hostile work environment. Professional Building Systems builds custom modular homes in two locations including at its facilities in Middleburg, Pa., and Mount Gilead, N.C
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R-ANELL HOUSING TO PAY $200,000 TO SETTLE EEOC SEX DISCRIMINATION SUIT
Company Refused to Hire Female Production Workers, Federal Agency Charged
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – R-Anell Housing Group, LLC, a manufacturer of pre-fabricated commercial structures and custom modular homes, will pay $200,000 and provide significant injunctive 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 R-Anell Housing refused to hire Amy Hall and a class
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HOSPITAL AUXILIO MUTUO SUED BY EEOC FOR RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION
Puerto Rico's Largest Medical Facility Unlawfully Fired Nurse Because He Refused to Disobey His Religion, Federal Agency Charged
SAN JUAN, P.R. – Puerto Rico's largest medical center violated federal law when it refused to accommodate a male nurse's religious beliefs, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed yesterday. Further, the EEOC said, Hospital Auxilio Mutuo unlawfully suspended and fired the employee because of his religion.
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EEOC SUES SILGAN CONTAINERS FOR RACE DISCRIMINATION
Federal Agency Says Company Belatedly Hired Black Employee Only to Fire Him Shortly After
MILWAUKEE -- The largest metal food can supplier in North America, Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corporation, violated federal law by discriminating against an African American employee at its plant in Oconomowoc, Wis., the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
The agency’s administrative investigation which preceded the lawsuit revealed that in September 2006, Romardro Henderson, who
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PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING AGREES TO PAY $45,000 TO SETTLE EEOC RACIAL HARASSMENT LAWSUIT
Native American Repeatedly Harassed at Colorado Drilling Rig, Federal Agency Charged
DENVER – Patterson-UTI Drilling Company, LP, LLLP, will pay $45,000 and furnish other relief to settle a racial harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, EEOC v. Patterson-UTI Drilling Company, LP, LLLP, 07-cv-02034 WYD-CBS, a Native American, employed from July through November 2005 as a floor hand or “rough neck”
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DECKER TRANSPORT SUED BY EEOC FOR PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION
DETROIT – A New Jersey-based trucking company violated federal law by firing a female truck driver just hours after learning of her pregnancy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
According to the EEOC’s suit (Case No. 2:09CV13116), filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, the discrimination victim, a 30-year-old woman from Detroit who worked for Decker Transport Co., Inc., informed the employer of
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MATERIAL RESOURCES TO PAY $57,500 TO SETTLE EEOC RACE DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION LAWSUIT
Black Worker Fired for Protesting Unequal Treatment, Federal Agency Alleged
ST. LOUIS – A Washington Park, Ill., packaging and warehousing company will pay $57,500 and furnish other relief to settle a race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
The suit alleged that Material Resources, LLC, which does business as Gateway Co-Packing Company, failed to provide a black employee the pay raise and health insurance
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NATIONWIDE FREIGHT MANAGEMENT COMPANY SUED BY EEOC FOR NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION
Federal Agency Charges Propak Logistics Refused to Hire Non-Hispanics
SHELBY, N.C. – A nationwide freight management company violated federal law by refusing to hire non-Hispanics, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
According to the EEOC's lawsuit, from around October 1, 2002, through June 30, 2004, Fort Smith, Ark.-based Propak Logistics, Inc. engaged in unlawful employment practices by refusing to hire an entire class of people for non-management
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DRILLING COMPANY AGREES TO PAY $50,000 TO SETTLE RACIAL HARASSMENT, RETALIATION LAWSUIT
Latinos Bullied Black and White Workers, Held Spanish-Only Safety Meetings, Agency Charged
SAN ANTONIO – E&D Services, Inc., a Mississippi-based drilling company accused of engaging in racial harassment and retaliation against white and black employees at a South Texas work site, has agreed to pay $50,000 to settle a Title VII lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
According to the EEOC's lawsuit, four employees
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CHARLESTON TEMP FIRM AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY SUED BY EEOC FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Women Subjected to Sexual Comments, Sexual Propositions and Touching by Male Supervisor and Employees, Federal Agency Charged
ORANGEBURG, S.C. – Alternative Staffing, Inc., a Charleston, S.C.-based temporary employment staffing firm, and Clancy & Theys, a construction company headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., violated federal law by subjecting a class of female employees to a sexually hostile work environment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today. The EEOC’s further charged that
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CDI MEDIA SETTLES EEOC DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT FOR $65,000
Utah Duplication Company Fired Employee Because of His Parkinson's Disease, Federal Agency Charged
DENVER – A Salt Lake City-based media duplication company will pay $65,000 to a former employee and furnish other injunctive relief in a consent decree to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
According to the EEOC's lawsuit, EEOC v. CDI Media, Inc., No. 2-07-CV-00695-DS, CDI Media failed to provide
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HOME DEPOT SETTLES EEOC RETALIATION LAWSUIT FOR $84,750
Evergreen Store Fired Employee for Filing Sex Discrimination Charge, Federal Agency Said
DENVER - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that Atlanta-based Home Depot, U.S.A., Inc., will pay $84,750 and furnish other relief to settle a retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
The EEOC's lawsuit (Case No. 06-cv-01950-LTB-CBS in U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado) charged
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ADVANCE AUTO SETTLES FEDERAL LAWSUIT FOR RACE BIAS AND RETALIATION AGAINST BLACK OPERATIONS MANAGER
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GRAND CENTRAL PARTNERSHIP SETTLES EEOC RELIGIOUS AND NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION SUIT
Caribbean Rastafarian Employees Treated Unfairly, Federal Agency Charged
NEW YORK – Grand Central Partnership, Inc. (GCP) has agreed to settle a religious and national origin discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. GCP was created by Midtown Manhattan property owners and businesses to revitalize the neighborhood surrounding Grand Central Terminal and it provides privately managed sanitation, maintenance and public safety operations.
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REGIS CORPORATION / SMARTSTYLE SETTLES EEOC RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT
Stylist Fired Because of Refusal to Work on Sabbath, Federal Agency Charged
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Regis Corporation, doing business as SmartStyle, will pay $26,250 and provide other relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
The EEOC's suit (No. 3:08-0821, filed in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee) had charged that
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GOLDEN CORRAL RESTAURANT SETTLES EEOC SEXUAL HARASSMENT SUIT
Seven Women Abused by Co-Workers, Federal Agency Charged
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A Georgetown, Ky., restaurant will pay $60,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
According to the EEOC’s suit, seven female employees at the Golden Corral Buffet & Grill were sexually harassed by male co-workers who verbally abused the women and rubbed against them. The company (Golden Ranch
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LITTLE RIVER GOLF TO PAY $44,700 TO SETTLE EEOC RACE AND NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION SUIT
Company Fired African American Housekeepers and Replaced Them With Hispanics, Federal Agency Charged
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. – A Pinehurst, N.C.-based support services company for condominium complexes and resorts will pay $44,700 and furnish significant remedial relief to settle a race and national origin discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that Little River Golf, Inc. unlawfully discharged six employees because of their race (African
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ST. PAUL DRY CLEANERS SUED BY EEOC FOR PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION
White Way Cleaners Unlawfully Fired Woman to 'Protect' Her, Federal Agency Charges
MINNEAPOLIS – A dry cleaner that has 10 facilities in the Twin Cities violated federal law by firing an employee because she was pregnant, according to a lawsuit filed yesterday by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
In the government's suit, the EEOC charged that White Way Cleaners maintained a policy barring pregnant
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AT&T TO PAY $75,000 TO SETTLE EEOC RACE DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION LAWSUIT
Telecommunications Giant Fired Employee Because He Complained About Race Bias, Federal Agency Says
PITTSBURGH – AT&T (formerly Cingular Wireless), a Fortune 500 telecommunications company, will pay $75,000 to settle a federal race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
The EEOC charged that John T. Davidson, an African American retail sales consultant at AT&T's Penn Place store in Monroeville, Pa., applied for several managerial positions
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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