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Displaying 169 - 192 of 1771 results for 'age discrimination'

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Meat Market San Juan Agrees to Conciliate EEOC Age Discrimination Investigation

Meat Market San Juan, LLC, a steakhouse in San Juan, P.R., has agreed to pay a monetary amount to unsuccessful job applicants and to maintain a workplace free of discrimination to resolve an age discrimination investigation by the San Juan Local Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
July 24, 2017

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EEOC Holds Conversation With Society of Human Resource Management Foundation VP Tina Sung

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that Tina Sung from the Society for Human Resource Management Foundation (SHRM) will join with EEOC Acting Chair Victoria A. Lipnic in a fireside chat" to discuss employment and age diversity issues at the EEOC's 20th annual Examining Conflicts in Employment Laws (EXCEL) training conference in Chicago, June 27-29.
June 22, 2017

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EEOC Sues Atlas Resource Partners for Age Bias

A 52-year old production foreman with years of industry experience was pushed out of his job at the hands of a new superintendent for Fort Worth-based Atlas Resource Partners because he preferred younger workers, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today. 
June 15, 2017

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Age Discrimination and Outdated Views Of Older Workers Persist, Experts Tell Commission

Persistent age discrimination and stereotypes about older workers continue to channel older workers out of the workforce, limiting further economic growth, experts told the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) at a public meeting today entitled "The ADEA @ 50 - More Relevant Than Ever," held at agency headquarters in Washington, D.C.
June 14, 2017

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EEOC to Examine Age Discrimination at Commission Meeting

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a meeting on Wednesday, June 14, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 131 M Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. The meeting, entitled "The ADEA @ 50 – More Relevant Than Ever," will be open to public observation.
June 6, 2017

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EEOC Sues Ruby Tuesday For Age Discrimination

Ruby Tuesday, Inc., a national casual dining restaurant chain, violated federal law by refusing to hire a qualified applicant at its Boca Raton, Fla., location because of his age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
May 17, 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 on the EEOC's website.
May 3, 2017

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Texas Roadhouse to Pay $12 Million to Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit

Texas Roadhouse, a national, Kentucky-based restaurant chain, will pay $12 million and furnish other relief to settle an age discrimin­ation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor­tunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC had filed suit seeking relief for a class of applicants the EEOC charged had been denied front-of-the-house positions, such as servers, hosts, server assistants and bartenders, because of their age, 40 years and older.  As part of the settlement, Texas Roadhouse will change its hiring and recruiting practices.
March 31, 2017

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Mariscos Altata Sued by EEOC For Sexual And  Age-Based Harassment and Retaliation

Phoenix restaurant Mariscos Altata violated federal law by subjecting female employees to a hostile work environment based on their sex, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. The EEOC also charged the company with subjecting one female employee to a hostile work environment based on her age and retaliating against female employees that opposed the harassment that they endured.
March 30, 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 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

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EEOC Sues McCready Foundation For  Race and Age Discrimination

McCready Foundation, Inc., which operates a network of medical and care facilities on the lower Eastern Shore of Maryland, violated federal law when it failed to promote a worker because of her race (black) and age (53), the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
November 29, 2016

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Minneapolis School District Agrees To Clarify That Departing Employees Can File Discrimination Charges

In a conciliation agreement signed today with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Minneapolis Public Schools (Special School District 1), which is the third largest school district in the state, agreed to remove language in its severance agreements which states that the departing employee agrees not to pursue a discrimination charge arising out of his or her employment by the school district.
November 2, 2016

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EEOC Updates Strategic Enforcement Plan

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently approved an updated Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) for Fiscal Years 2017-2021, reaffirming the agency's commitment to efforts that have strategic impact in advancing equal opportunity in America's workplaces.
October 17, 2016