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Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas Settles  EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc., a global supplier of automotive parts located in Monroe, Ga., will pay $85,000 and provide other significant relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC charged that Hitachi unlawfully discriminated against an assembly operator when it refused to accommodate her disability and rescinded an offer of permanent employment.
March 5, 2020

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Steel Painters Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Steel Painters, LLC, an industrial sandblasting and painting services company based in Beaumont, Texas, has agreed to pay monetary damages and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
February 28, 2020

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Coffel Vending to Pay $22,000 to Settle EEOC Race Hiring Suit

A northern Indiana vending and coffee service provider will pay $22,000 and other significant relief to resolve a race discrimination lawsuit filed last year by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
February 25, 2020

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Prestige Care and Prestige Senior Living to Pay $2 Million to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Prestige Care, Inc., Prestige Senior Living, LLC, and their affiliates will pay $2 million and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination suit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that the companies failed to provide accommodations for employees with disabilities.
February 20, 2020

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M&M Limousine to Pay $30,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit

Des Plaines, Ill.-based M&M Limousine Service will pay a deaf job applicant $30,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
February 20, 2020

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EEOC Opens Registration for Honolulu EEO Seminar for Private and Public Employers

The federal agency tasked with enforcing laws against employment discrimin­ation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), announced that registration has opened for its EEOC Honolulu Technical Assistance Program Seminar (TAPS) for both private and public employer representatives, confirmed to take place on May 14 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
February 19, 2020

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Express Mart to Pay $25,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination

Home Service Oil Company, doing business as Express Mart, will pay $25,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
February 19, 2020

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EEOC Sues Yale New Haven Hospital for Age and Disability Discrimination

Yale New Haven Hospital, the teaching hospital of the Yale School of Medicine, violated federal law by adopting and implementing a discriminatory "Late Career Practitioner Policy," the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
February 11, 2020

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BLI Northwest & Successor Harris Pacific Northwest to Pay $100,000 and Provide Other Relief to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Bellingham, Wash.-based BLI Northwest, Inc., formerly doing business as Diamond B Constructors, Inc. and its successor, Harris Pacific Northwest, LLC, will pay $100,000 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.
January 30, 2020

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EEOC Releases Fiscal Year 2019 Enforcement and Litigation Data

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released detailed breakdowns for the 72,675 charges of workplace discrimination the agency received in fiscal year 2019. The comprehensive enforcement and litigation statistics for FY 2019, which ended Sept. 30, 2019, are posted on the agency's website, which also includes detailed breakdown of charges by state.
January 24, 2020

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Riddle Painting and EEOC to Settle Lawsuit Alleging Violations of Title VII

Riddle Painting & Coatings, Inc., an Arizona industrial and commercial painting company, settled a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona (EEOC v. Riddle Painting and Coating, Inc., Case No. 2:18-cv-02990-DLR), the EEOC announced today.
January 22, 2020

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Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital and EEOC Reach $195,000 Agreement to Conciliate EEOC Disability Discrimination Charge

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital (MGSH) announced today the successful conciliation and settlement of a charge filed with the agency under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The EEOC reached a voluntary resolution with the employer through the agency's conciliation process following its investi­gation findings. MGSH did not admit to any wrongdoing or fault in violation of the statute.
January 16, 2020

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Imperial Trading to Pay $140,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

A wholesale distributor based in Jefferson Parish, La., has agreed to pay $140,000 and provide other significant relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC charged in its suit that Imperial Trading Company, LLC, violated federal law by subjecting workers to illegal pre-employment medical inquiries and failing to reasonably accommodate employees with disabilities.
January 10, 2020

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Heritage Charity Auctions & Awards Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Heritage Charity Auction & Awards, Inc., a manufacturer and seller of display cases for memorabilia and auction company located in Cumming, Ga., will pay $19,000 and provide other significant relief to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commis­sion (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
January 9, 2020

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Cutter Mazda of Honolulu Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Case

Cutter Mazda of Honolulu ("Cutter Mazda") and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) entered into a Consent to Settlement and Proposed Order ("Settlement") resolving a lawsuit filed by the EEOC alleging disability discrimination, the federal agency announced today.
January 6, 2020

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Massey Services Will Pay $63,000 to Settle EEOC Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit

Pest control and landscaping company Massey Services, Inc. will pay $63,000 and provide other significant relief to settle an employment discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC charged in its lawsuit that the company violated federal law when it denied an employee's request for medical leave, fired her after learning of her medical condition, and subsequently failed to rehire her for the position that she previously held that remained vacant.
December 19, 2019

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Tucoemas Federal Credit Union Settles EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit for $450,000

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today the resolution of a sex, age and retaliatory discrimination lawsuit against Tulare County-based Tucoemas Federal Credit Union. The credit union has agreed to pay $450,000, along with certain injunctive relief, to resolve the complaint.
December 13, 2019

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Burgers & Beer Settles EEOC Sex Discrimination Lawsuit For $150,000

Burgers & Beer, a Southern California food chain based in El Centro, Calif., has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
December 11, 2019

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Titus-Will to Pay $125,000 to Settle EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit

Prominent Pacific Northwest auto dealer Titus-Will has agreed to pay $125,000 and adopt anti-discrimination policies and training to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
December 9, 2019

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Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia, Inc., a managed health care provider that is part of the Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente organization, unlawfully discriminated against an employee when it refused to accommodate her disabilities, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today in Atlanta.
December 5, 2019