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Two Sonic Franchises Sued By EEOC For Sexual Harassment To Pay $55,000

Two Sonic Drive-In franchises in the Kingwood-Humble area with common ownership and management will pay $55,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that S.D.I. of Kingwood, doing business as the Kingwood Sonic Drive-In, and S.D.I. of Lee Rd., doing business as the Lee Road Sonic Drive-In, violated federal law by routinely subjecting teenaged female employees to abuse by a manager and others, including threatening one young worker with a knife.
June 15, 2010

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Tin, Inc. To Pay $250,000 For Age Discrimination

TIN, Inc., a leader in corrugated packaging that does business as Temple-Inland, will pay $250,000 and furnish substantial remedial relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employ­ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
June 14, 2010

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Spencer Reed Group Pays $125,000 to Settle EEOC Race and Age Discrimination Lawsuit

Spencer Reed Group, LLC, a Kansas-based staffing company that provides staffing and administrative services to employers, will pay $125,000 to settle a race and age discrimination and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that Spencer Reed Group violated federal law by discriminating against 55-year-old Caucasian employee at its Atlanta office because of her race and age and firing her as retaliation for her complaining about it.
June 9, 2010

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EEOC Sues City of Boone, Iowa  For Age Discrimination

The City of Boone, Iowa violated federal law by hiring a 25-year-old rather than a more qualified 62-year-old because of the latter's age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
May 24, 2010

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Orkin Pest Control Sued By EEOC For Age And Religious Discrimination In Hiring And Advertising

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that it has filed a lawsuit in federal court accusing pest control company Orkin of discriminatory hiring practices in denying jobs to older workers and favoring Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) (Mormon) applicants, particularly returned missionaries. The EEOC also charged that Orkin retaliated against an applicant who complained to the company's corporate headquarters about the alleged discrimination.
May 20, 2010

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Perdue Farms Settles EEOC Age Discrimination Suit

Perdue Farms, Inc. will pay $25,500 to settle an age discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged in its lawsuit that Perdue Farms violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) by refusing to hire a woman for a position because of her age.
May 12, 2010

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Selden Fire District To Pay $263,360 To Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Suit

The Selden Fire District Selden in Suffolk County, Long Island, will pay $263,360 to settle a class age discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The damages will be made in retroactive payments to a group of 23 firefighters who had been discriminated against based on their age and provide increased monthly pension amounts going forward to several firefighters.
April 23, 2010

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Wheeler County Settles EEOC Age Discrimination Suit

Wheeler County, Ore., has agreed to settle an age discrimination suit on behalf of a longtime county resident for $25,000 and other relief, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.
April 14, 2010

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Bayville Fire Company Settles EEOC Age Discrimination Suit

The Bayville Fire Company on Long Island has agreed to settle a class age discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The fire company, as well as the Villages of Bayville, Mill Neck, and Centre Island, will pay a group of about 15-18 firefighters lost pension money and provide increased monthly pension amounts going forward to several firefighters. Depend­ing on how many class members are finally definitively identified and the exact damages established for each one, the final total damages should be $180,000 to $240,000.
April 12, 2010

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Sonic Drive-In Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit

A Sonic Drive-In in Grapevine, Texas, has agreed to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), for $31,000, the agency announced today. The EEOC's suit charged that SDI of Grapevine [2240 Hall Johnson Road], A Texas Partnership, subjected 17-year-old carhop Erin Schwarzbach to a sexually hostile work environment created by the general manager of the restaurant.
April 8, 2010

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Kmart To Pay $120,000 To Settle EEOC Age Bias Suit

Kmart Corporation will pay $120,000 and furnish other relief to settle an age harassment, constructive discharge and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that Kmart discriminated against a 70-year-old pharmacist at a Honolulu store.
March 24, 2010

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Red Rock Western Jeep Tours Settles Age Discrimination Case

Red Rock Western Jeep Tours, Inc. has been ordered by a consent decree to pay $35,000 to settle an age discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency announced today.
March 23, 2010

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University of Puerto Rico Settles Class  Age Discrimination Case with EEOC

The University of Puerto Rico (UPR) has agreed to settle a class age discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that the UPR discriminated against public employees age 55 and older by not allowing them to obtain pension credit because of their age.
February 2, 2010