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Muskegon Family Care to Pay $21,500 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

A medical services provider serving the Muskegon region will pay $21,500 and furnish other 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 Muskegon Family Care violated federal law by firing an employee on the basis of her medical condition.
February 17, 2017

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EEOC Sues Discovering Hidden Hawaii Tours for Male-on-Male Sexual Harassment

Three related Hawaii tour companies -- Discovering Hidden Hawaii Tours, Inc., Hawaii Tours and Transporta­tion, Inc. and Big Kahuna Luau, Inc. -- violated federal anti-discrim­ination laws by allowing the ongoing sexual harassment of male employees, the U.S. Equal Employ­ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
February 15, 2017

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Dollar General Sued By EEOC for Sexual Harassment

Dolgencorp, LLC, dba Dollar General Stores, Inc., violated federal law when it subjected female employees to sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed yesterday.
February 9, 2017

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Northwest Territorial Mint Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit

A federal judge has entered a consent decree approving a $725,000 settlement against Federal Way, Wash.-based precious metals dealer Northwest Territorial Mint to resolve a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
February 7, 2017

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EEOC Sues Pioneer Health Services for Disability Discrimination and Retaliation

Pioneer Health Services, Inc., a Mississippi company focused on rural health care, unlawfully discriminated against a social worker/therapist because of her disability when it refused to provide her with a reasonable accommodation, fired her and then retaliated against her by refusing to re-hire her after she complained, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
February 3, 2017

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HP Pelzer Sued By EEOC for Retaliation

HP Pelzer, Inc., an automotive components manufacturer located in Athens, Tenn., violated federal law by firing a female employee because she complained of sexual harassment in the workplace, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
February 3, 2017

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Rooms to Go To Pay $55,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit

RTG Furniture Corp. of Georgia, a Florida corporation that operates a chain of Rooms to Go furniture stores and distribution centers nationwide, has agreed to pay $55,000 and provide other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that Rooms to Go violated federal law when it fired a female employee because she was pregnant.
February 3, 2017

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Registration Open for EEOC's EXCEL Training Conference

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that registration is now open for its 20th annual Examining Conflicts in Employment Laws (EXCEL) training conference on preventing employment discrimination for both the public and private sectors. The conference will take place June 27-29 in Chicago.
February 1, 2017

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Hospman Settles EEOC Race Discrimination Lawsuit

Hospman LLC will pay $35,000 and furnish other relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
January 27, 2017

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Mach Mining and Affiliated Companies to Pay  $4.25 Million to Settle EEOC Sex Discrimination Suits

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEOC) announced today that it has resolved two lawsuits against a group of affiliated coal mining companies that it had accused of hiring practices that effectively excluded women from working in the underground mines and in other coal production positions. The cases were resolved by a single consent decree entered by Senior District Judge J. Phil Gilbert. The decree calls for the mining companies to jointly pay a total of $4.25 million to a group of women applicants who were denied jobs because of sex discrimination. Additionally, the companies have agreed to hiring goals that are expected to result in at least 34 women being hired into coal production jobs in their mines that operate in Illinois.
January 25, 2017

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President Appoints Victoria A. Lipnic  EEOC Acting Chair

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that President Trump has named Commissioner Victoria A. Lipnic Acting Chair of EEOC.  Lipnic has served as an EEOC Commissioner since 2010, having been nominated to serve by President Barack Obama, and confirmed by the Senate, initially for a term ending on July 1, 2015. President Obama nominated her to serve a second term ending on July 1, 2020, and she was confirmed by the Senate on November 19, 2015.
January 25, 2017

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"5th & Wine" Bar Sued By EEOC For Sex-Based Harassment and Retaliation

Scottsdale Wine Café, LLC (5th & Wine), a Scottsdale wine bar and restaurant, violated federal law by subjecting two of its male employees to a hostile work environment based on sexual orientation and by retaliating against one employee, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed on Friday, January 20, 2017.
January 23, 2017

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EEOC Releases Fiscal Year 2016 Enforcement and Litigation Data

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released detailed breakdowns for the 91,503 charges of workplace discrimination the agency received in fiscal year 2016. This is the second year in a row that the number of charges filed with EEOC has increased.
January 18, 2017

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EEOC Issues Quality Practices Plan on Federal Sector Hearings, Appeals and Oversight Functions

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today published Federal Sector Quality Practices (FSQP) to address the quality of the agency's hearings and appeals in federal employee employment discrimination complaints. The FSQP also devotes attention to the Commission's role in providing oversight of federal agencies when reviewing affirmative employment and barrier analysis plans, evaluating federal agency complaint processes, and offering technical assistance to federal agencies. It is modeled on the private sector's Quality Practices for Effective Investigations and Conciliations (QEP), created pursuant to EEOC's Strategic Enforcement Plan.
January 17, 2017

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EEOC Sues Marquez Brothers For  Hispanic-Preference Hiring

Marquez Brothers International, Inc. and its affiliates violated federal law when they failed to hire non-Hispanic applicants for entry-level positions because of their race, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed yesterday.
January 12, 2017

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New 'Digest of EEO Law' Issued by EEOC

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the latest edition of its federal sector Digest of Equal Employment Opportunity Law (EEO Digest), which is available online.
January 11, 2017

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EEOC Seeks Public Input on Proposed Enforcement Guidance on Harassment

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has voted to release for public input a proposed enforcement guidance addressing unlawful harassment under the federal employment discrimination laws. The proposed Enforcement Guidance on Unlawful Harassment is available for input until Feb. 9, 2017 at https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EEOC-2016-0009.
January 10, 2017