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EEOC Sues Wabash National for Pregnancy Discrimination

INDIANAPOLIS – Wabash National Corporation, a nationwide producer of semi-trailers and other commercial trucking equipment, violated federal law when it failed to accommodate an employee’s known pregnancy-related limitation and subjected her to an unlawful medical inquiry, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Wabash denied a pregnant employee’s accommodation request to transfer to a role that did not require lying on her stomach. Instead

September 10, 2024

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EEOC Sues Helia Healthcare for Sexual Harassment, Disability Discrimination and Retaliation

CHICAGO – Helia Healthcare, doing business as Doctors Nursing Rehabilitation Center, violated federal laws by subjecting a licensed practical nurse to sexual harassment by a supervisor, failing to accommodate a short medical leave of absence, and then retaliating against her for reporting the harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the suit, a nurse who worked at Helia’s rehabilitation center in Salem, Illinois, was sexually harassed

September 10, 2024

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Boxlight Settles EEOC Charge Alleging Female Manager Was Intentionally Paid Less Than Male Managers

TACOMA, Wash. – Boxlight Inc., an education technology company headquartered in Duluth, Georgia, agreed to provide injunctive and other relief to a female manager following a pay discrimination investigation conducted by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

In her charge, the complainant alleged that over a period of several years, she was paid less than her male counterparts despite having duties requiring substantially equal skill, effort, responsibility and working

September 10, 2024

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EEOC Sues Dallas Barber and Stylist College for Pregnancy Discrimination

DALLAS – Dallas Barber and Stylist College, Inc., which operates a barber shop and school in Dallas, violated federal civil rights law when it failed to hire an applicant as a hair braider because she was pregnant, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the suit, a pregnant woman applied for a hair braider position and performed a skills test for Dallas Barber with satisfactory results, but

September 9, 2024

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Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc. to Pay $80,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit

RALEIGH, N.C. – Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc., a highway construction company incorporated in Delaware and doing business in Craven County, North Carolina, will pay $80,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment, hostile work environment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.  

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, for over a year, a female truck driver working at Balfour Beatty was subjected to

September 9, 2024

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Monson Fruit Pagará 250.000 Dólares en Demanda por Acoso Sexual Ante la EEOC

YAKIMA, Wash. — La compañía dedicada al cultivo, envase y envío de frutas y verduras Monson Fruit Co. pagará $250,000 y proveerá otros alivios significativos para resolver una demanda por acoso sexual interpuesta por la Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC, por sus siglas en inglés), la agencia anunció hoy.  

De acuerdo con la demanda de la EEOC, una empleada agrícola latina fue acosada sexualmente a través de insinuaciones sexuales

September 9, 2024

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Monson Fruit to Pay $250,000 in EEOC Sex Harassment Lawsuit

YAKIMA, Wash. — Produce company Monson Fruit Co. will pay $250,000 and provide injunctive relief to resolve a sexual harassment lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. 

According to the EEOC’s complaint, a Latina agricultural worker faced sexual harassment including repeated unwelcome advances and requests for sex from a manager in 2019. After she rejected his propositions and reported the conduct, her coworker husband was fired in retaliation

September 9, 2024

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EEOC Sues FedEx For Disability Discrimination

MINNEAPOLIS – The Federal Express Corporation (FedEx), a global shipping and logistics company, violated federal law when it failed to provide reasonable accommodations for qualified, disabled ramp transport drivers with medical restrictions, and instead forced them to take unpaid leave or fired them, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, since Nov. 29, 2019, FedEx maintained and enforced a 100%-healed policy against ramp transport

September 6, 2024

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EEOC Sues Three Employers for Workplace Harassment

 

WASHINGTON –The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a trio of lawsuits alleging that discriminatory mistreatment in the workplace created illegal hostile work environments in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

“Employers have a duty under federal civil rights law to make sure all of their employees are treated with dignity by managers and coworkers alike, and that if anyone is made to feel unsafe at work because

September 5, 2024

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EEOC Sues AG Equipment for Religious and Disability Discrimination

TULSA, Okla. – AG Equipment Company, a Broken Arrow, Oklahoma compressor packaging manufacturer, violated federal law when it fired 10 employees for failing to receive a COVID-19 vaccination because of their religious beliefs or medical restrictions, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, in the fall of 2021, AG Equipment mandated all employees receive a COVID-19 vaccination and told workers no exceptions would be

August 30, 2024

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EEOC Sues Three Employers for Disability Discrimination

WASHINGTON –The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a trio of lawsuits in three different industries to enforce the Americans with Disabilities Act.

“The ADA has been the law of the land for nearly 35 years, but unfortunately many qualified individuals with disabilities still aren’t getting the common-sense accommodations they need in order to do their jobs and be fully included in the workplace,” said EEOC General Counsel Karla Gilbride. “The EEOC will continue

August 29, 2024

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Asphalt Paving Systems to Pay $1.25 Million in EEOC Race Discrimination Lawsuit

TAMPA, Fla. – Asphalt Paving Systems, Inc. (APS), an asphalt paving company with offices in Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Tennessee, agreed to pay $1.25 million and furnish comprehensive injunctive relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, APS subjected 12 Black former employees and a class of other Black employees, to frequent, severe harassment because

August 28, 2024

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J.A. Croson Pays $1.6 Million to Settle EEOC Racial Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

TAMPA, Fla. – J.A. Croson, a Sorrento, Florida-based plumbing and HVAC contractor, agreed to pay $1.6 million and to provide other equitable relief to settle a race and national origin harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of 17 former Black and Hispanic J.A. Croson employees, the federal agency announced today.

In its lawsuit, the EEOC charged that the company subjected a class of Black and Hispanic

August 27, 2024

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EEOC Secures $340,000 Settlement Against “Bark If You’re Dirty” Pet Stores

PHOENIX – Bark If You’re Dirty, a pet store with locations in Phoenix and Scottsdale, owned and operated by Teetszinty, LLC, Teetszinty 2, LLC, and Teetszinty Holding LLC, will pay $340,000 and provide other injunctive relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) lawsuit, the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s suit on behalf of a class of female employees, a male manager at the Phoenix store and a male employee

August 23, 2024

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EEOC Sues Cinergy Entertainment Group for Retaliation

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Cinergy Entertainment Group, Inc., a Texas corporation operating multiple cinema and entertainment centers around the country, violated federal law when it unlawfully retaliated against a former employee, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

The lawsuit alleged that in 2023, a former employee re-applied to work for Cinergy but was informed by a company vice president that she was not eligible for rehire because she filed

August 22, 2024

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EEOC Research Finds Alternative Dispute Resolution More Effective When Offered Early in the EEO Complaint Process

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a report titled, “Effectiveness of Alternative Dispute Resolution in the Federal Sector.”

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is a process in which a neutral third party helps parties reach an agreement without litigation. All federal agencies are required to have a fair ADR program, which generally means the process should be voluntary, confidential, enforceable, and led by a neutral person.

Since agencies may conduct

August 21, 2024

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Ohio Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility to Pay $150,000 in Age, Sex and Retaliation Discrimination Case

CLEVELAND – The Laurels of Athens, a nursing and rehabilitation facility in Athens, Ohio, owned and operated by Laurel Heath Care Company, Athens LTC, Inc., Ciena Healthcare Management, Inc., and Ciena Group, LLC, will pay $150,000 and provide other relief to settle an age and sex discrimination case filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the lawsuit, a physical therapy assistant was fired in 2020 after

August 20, 2024

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ABM Resolves EEOC Disability Charge

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – ABM Industry Groups has agreed to provide $52,000 and injunctive relief to a deaf worker following an investigation by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s investigation, in June 2022 the worker received a job offer from ABM to work as a warehouse cleaner in a client facility. After the worker requested an accommodation for being deaf, ABM engaged in discussions with Norcal Services

August 19, 2024

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ResourceOne to Pay $47,500 in EEOC Racial Harassment Lawsuit

TULSA, Okla. - Worldwide Printing and Distribution, Inc., doing business as ResourceOne, a Tulsa commercial printing, direct mailing and direct marketing company, will pay $47,500 and furnish other relief to resolve a harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, in August 2022, a ResourceOne employee showed her supervisor results from an at-home DNA test kit indicating the employee’s ancestry from Cameroon

August 14, 2024

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EEOC Sues Buffalo Wild Wings for Religious Discrimination

ATLANTA – BWW Resources, LLC, which owns and operates Buffalo Wild Wings restaurants, violated federal law when it failed to hire a job candidate because of her religion, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, a server candidate for the Douglasville, Georgia location wore long skirts in public because of her sincerely held religious beliefs. Before she applied, the Douglasville general manager told the

August 13, 2024

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Pilot Air Freight to Pay $400,000 to Settle Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

ATLANTA – Pilot Air Freight, LLC, an international freight shipping and logistics company, will pay $400,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

The EEOC alleged in its lawsuit that, in early June 2019, Thomas Hunt informed his manager that he needed to request leave to see his doctor about some biopsy results. About 10 days later, Hunt

August 13, 2024

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EEOC Sues Champion Media for Disability Discrimination

RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina-based publishing company Champion Media, LLC violated federal employment laws when it refused to hire a deaf job applicant because of her disability and refused to provide her with a reasonable accommodation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the lawsuit filed today, a deaf applicant met the qualifications and applied for a job at Champion Media’s printing facility in Lumberton, North Carolina. After

August 8, 2024

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National Telecommuting Institute Settles Discrimination Suit for $1.25 Million

SAN ANTONIO — National Telecommuting Institute, Inc. (NTI), a Westwood, Massachusetts-based staffing support firm, agreed to pay $1.25 million to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC’s lawsuit charged NTI with violating the Americans with Disabilities Act when it did not pursue placement or referral of blind and low-vision job applicants as telephone-based customer service agents when the company became aware that

August 8, 2024

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Radiant Services to Pay $1.1 Million in EEOC Hiring Discrimination Lawsuit

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Gardena-based laundry facility Radiant Services Corporation will pay $1.1 million and furnish extensive injunctive relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) discrimination lawsuit, the federal agency announced today.

The EEOC’s related suit against BaronHR recently settled for $2.2 million and extensive injunctive relief remedies, bringing the total settlement to be distributed to class members to $3.3 million.

The EEOC’s lawsuit charged that since at least 2015, Radiant failed

August 7, 2024