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Frankston Assisted Living Center Sued by EEOC for Pregnancy Discrimination
Murphy Healthcare III, LLC, which owns and operates the Frankston Healthcare Center, an assisted living facility in Frankston, Texas, violated federal law by discriminating against an employee because of her pregnancy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charge in a lawsuit filed today.
September 23, 2010
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Courtesy Building Services Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment
Courtesy Building Services, a janitorial and maintenance service located in West Dallas with an office in Fort Worth, violated federal law by subjecting a female employee to sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today. The EEOC alleges that as part of the unlawful work environment, the employee was pressured to marry a stranger from Thailand to promote his efforts toward citizenship.
September 23, 2010
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Kentucky Waffle House Agrees To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
The owner of a Mount Vernon, Ky., Waffle House restaurant has agreed to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
September 23, 2010
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Jury Awards $184,400 Against Smith Personnel Solutions In EEOC Disability Harassment Case
A Dallas jury today rendered a verdict against staffing company Smith Personnel Solutions, awarding $184,400 to a deaf applicant who was turned away when she tried to apply for a job as a stock clerk, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which had brought the suit, announced today.
September 22, 2010
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EEOC Sues Abbott Labs for Age Discrimination
Abbott Laboratories, a major Illinois-based maker of drugs and medical products, unlawfully fired a 30-year employee because of his age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleges in a complaint filed today in U.S. District Court in Milwaukee.
September 22, 2010
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Hospice Provider To Pay $50,000 To Settle EEOC Suit For National Origin Discrimination, Retaliation
A Delaware Corporation which provides hospice services nationwide will pay a former employee's estate $50,000 to settle a discrimination suit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
September 21, 2010
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Chapman University Sued For Race Discrimination
Chapman University, a private university in Orange, Calif., violated federal law when it denied tenure to and then discharged a black professor due to her race, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 20, 2010
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Cavalier Telephone, LLC Sued By EEOC For Age Discrimination And Retaliation
Richmond-based Cavalier Telephone, LLC violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) by discriminating against employees and a class of job applicants because of their age and retaliating against two employees for complaining about the discrimination, the U.S. Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 20, 2010
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Evans Solutions To Pay $47,500 To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
A Detroit-based operator of a for-profit alternative school will pay $47,500 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that Evans Solutions, Inc. unlawfully discharged a school social worker diagnosed with breast cancer because it regarded her as disabled, even though she had a solid work record with the company.
September 20, 2010
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Delhi Mental Health Rehab Center to Pay $25,000 to Settle EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit
A Central Valley mental health rehabilitation center has agreed to provide $25,000 and other relief to settle a federal lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that Delhi, Calif.-based California Psychiatric Transitions, Inc. (CPT) fired a male employee in retaliation for helping his female co-workers to oppose sexual harassment at the center.
September 17, 2010
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Imperial Security Sued For Religious Discrimination
A Philadelphia-area security company violated federal law when it terminated a security officer for wearing a religious head scarf and threatened to terminate other Muslim employees if they wore religious garments while on duty, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
September 16, 2010
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EEOC Sues Comfort Suites For Disability Discrimination
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced it has filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against Tarsadia Hotels, doing business as Comfort Suites, which operates several hotels throughout California.
September 16, 2010
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Town of Elkton Sued by EEOC for Age Discrimination
The town of Elkton, Md., the county seat for Cecil County, violated federal law when it fired a the assistant town administrator/finance director because of his age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
September 16, 2010
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EEOC Sues Hhgregg for Retaliation
HhGregg, Inc., a retail chain for consumer electronics and home appliances, violated federal law by firing an employee for protesting sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed on September 14, 2010.
September 15, 2010
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EEOC Sues Wells Fargo for Race, Age Discrimination
Wells Fargo Financial Michigan, Inc., (NYSE: WFC), a multi-trillion-dollar financial services company, subjected an employee to discrimination by failing to promote her because of her age and race, the U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 15, 2010
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Domestic Fuels & Lubes Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today it has filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against Domestic Fuels & Lubes, Inc., for subjecting a female employee to a sexually hostile work environment at its facility in Everetts, N.C. Domestic Fuels & Lubes, whose primary office is located in Chesapeake, Va., distributes heating fuel, diesel and other petroleum products.
September 15, 2010
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Polycon Industries to Pay $170,000 to Settle EEOC Suit Over Sex-Segregated Workforce
A Merrillville, Ind., plastics product manufacturer will pay $170,000 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
September 15, 2010
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Hospital Auxilio Mutuo To Pay $50,000 To Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Suit
Hospital Español Auxilio Mutuo de Puerto Rico, Inc. , a San Juan hospital, will enter into a three-year consent decree and pay $50,000 to resolve a religious discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
September 14, 2010
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EEOC Sues S.C. Holiday Inn Express Operator For Sex Discrimination
The owner/operators of a Blythewood, S.C., Holiday Inn Express violated federal law by firing a female employee because of her gender, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a sex discrimination lawsuit it filed today.
September 14, 2010
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Crothall Healthcare Sued By EEOC For Pregnancy Discrimination
A Wayne, Pa.-based company providing support services to several Little Rock-area health care institutions, violated federal law by discriminating against an employee because of her pregnancy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
September 13, 2010
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Choctaw Transportation Company Sued By EEOC For Race Discrimination
A Dyersburg, Tenn., company violated federal law by refusing to hire a class of African-Americans for deckhand positions because of their race, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed on September 9, 2010. The EEOC also charged that Choctaw maintained segregated job assignments and failed to properly maintain its medical and personnel records.
September 13, 2010
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EEOC Sues Fisher, Collins & Carter for Disability Discrimination
An Ellicott City, Md., surveying company violated federal law when it fired two employees who had diabetes and hypertension because of their illnesses, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
September 9, 2010
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EEOC Files Trio of New Cases under Amended Americans with Disabilities Act
Taking another step in its commitment to end disability discrimination in employment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced the filing of three new disability discrimination cases today, charging employers in Georgia, Maryland and Michigan with violations of the recently amended Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA).
September 9, 2010
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Thomasville City Schools Sued by EEOC for Age Discrimination
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced it has filed an age discrimination lawsuit against Thomasville City Schools based in Thomasville, N.C. The federal agency charged that Thomasville failed to hire Arlene Lent for two assistant principal positions because of her age in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA).
September 9, 2010