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Tyson Foods Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Tyson Foods, Inc., one of the world's largest processors of chicken, beef and pork, will pay $35,000 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 Tyson Foods refused to hire a former employee because he had epilepsy.
February 23, 2012

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Product Fabricators to Pay $40,000 to Settle Disability Discrimination Suit

Product Fabricators, Inc., a Pine City, Minn., manufacturer, will pay $40,000 to settle a disability discrimination suit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC's consent decree resolving the case was approved yesterday by Judge Paul A. Magnuson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.
February 15, 2012

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Unlawful Discrimination Based on Pregnancy and Caregiving Responsibilities Widespread Problem, Panelists Tell EEOC

At a time when most pregnant women want and need to work, and more American workers struggle to balance work and family, discrimination against pregnant women and workers with caregiving responsibilities remains a significant problem, experts told the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission at a public meeting today.  The meeting follows up on Commission meetings in 2007, when the Commission issued its groundbreaking "Enforcement Guidance on Unlawful Disparate Treatment of Workers with Caregiving Responsibilities" and in 2009 when the Commission issued "Employer Best Practices for Workers with Caregiving Responsibilities."
February 15, 2012

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Modesto Retailer Settles Disability Discrimination Suit

Modesto retailer Buy Rite Thrift Store has agreed to pay $50,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
February 7, 2012

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Court of Appeals Vacates Lower Court's Rejection of EEOC Consent Decree in Disability Bias Case

In a ruling issued today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reversed a lower court decision that rejected a consent decree resolving an U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) disability discrimination lawsuit against Pine City, Minn.-based Product Fabricators, Inc. (EEOC v. Product Fabricators, Inc., Case No. 09-cv-2303 (D. Minn.) (PAM/LIB), USCA 8th Circuit Case No. 11-01241.)
January 31, 2012

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EEOC Sues Heartland Automotive Services for Disability Discrimination

Heartland Automotive Services, Inc., the nation's largest Jiffy Lube franchisee, violated federal law by refusing to hire an applicant at a Memphis store because of his hearing impairment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed yesterday.
January 25, 2012

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Private Sector Bias Charges Hit All-Time High

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) received a record 99,947 charges of employment discrimination and obtained $455.6 million in relief through its administrative program and litigation in Fiscal Year 2011, the agency announced today.
January 25, 2012

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Choctaw Transportation Company Settles EEOC Racial Discrimination Suit for $75,000

Choctaw Transportation Company, Inc., a marine construction and transportation company located in Dyersburg, Tenn., will pay $75,000 to an African-American job applicant to settle a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
January 19, 2012

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RCC Consultants, Inc. Sued for Disability Discrimination

RCC Consultants, Inc. (RCC Consultants) violated federal disability discrimination law when it refused to hire an individual at its mid-Atlantic regional office located in Glen Allen, Virginia because of his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. RCC Consultants, a New Jersey-based company, is an international telecommunications engineering, consulting and integration firm that has regional offices throughout the United States.
December 29, 2011

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EEOC Sues Midwest ISO for Disability Discrimination

Midwest ISO, a Carmel, Ind.-based power grid operator for much of the Midwest, unlawfully discriminated against an employee and fired her because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed December 23, 2011.
December 23, 2011

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American Apparel Agrees to Settle EEOC Disability Bias Suit for $60,000

American Apparel, Inc., a clothing manufacturer employing thousands of workers at its production facility in Los Angeles and at retail stores around the country, will pay $60,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
December 19, 2011

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Jim Robinson Ford-Lincoln-Mercury to Pay $56,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit

A large Wheeling car dealership will pay $56,000 and furnish significant injunctive relief to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that Jim Robinson Ford-Lincoln-Mercury unlawfully refused to accommodate the disability of a salesperson and then fired him.
December 16, 2011

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EEOC Sues Wal-Mart for Disability Discrimination and Retaliation

Mega-retailer Wal-Mart violated federal law when it failed to accommodate an employee with a disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. The EEOC also charged that Wal-Mart later fired the worker because of his disability and in retaliation for asserting his civil rights.
December 15, 2011

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B&B Pharmacy in Bellflower to Pay $70,000 for Disability Discrimination In EEOC Suit

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the simultaneous filing and $70,000 settlement of a disability discrimination lawsuit brought against Gemmel Pharmacies Inc., doing business as B&B Pharmacy, on behalf of a pharmacist who was denied a reasonable accommodation and fired due to his disability.
December 15, 2011

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EEOC Launches Small Business Task Force

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today launched an internal task force that will focus on expanding and improving outreach and technical assistance to small businesses. The Small Business Task Force, led by Commissioner Constance S. Barker, will work to find ways in which the agency could better collaborate with the small business community to ensure compliance with federal anti-discrimination laws.
December 15, 2011

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Vitas Healthcare Sued By EEOC in Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

A Miami health care company violated federal disability discrimination law when it refused to reasonably accommodate an employee who had hypertension, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
December 14, 2011

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UPS Unit to Pay $95,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

UPS Supply Chain Solutions (UPS SCS) will pay $95,000 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 UPS SCS, a business unit of the United Parcel Service, the world's largest package delivery company, unlawfully denied a reasonable accommodation to a deaf employee.
December 14, 2011

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King Soopers to Pay $80,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Dillon Companies, Inc., owners of the King Soopers supermarket chain in Colorado, will pay $80,000 to a mentally challenged employee who worked at its Lakewood, Colo., store and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
December 13, 2011

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Sysco Oklahoma Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit for $82,000

Sysco Oklahoma LLC., a leader in food distribution, will pay $82,000 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 Sysco subjected a disabled employee to unlawful medical inquiries, demands and, ultimately, termination on the basis of her disability.
December 5, 2011

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Butterball Sued By EEOC For Harassment, Firing Of HIV-Positive Employee

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today that Butterball, LLC, a Garner, N.C.-based turkey processing company, violated federal law by subjecting an employee to a hostile work environment based on the fact that she has Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), and firing her because of that disability.
December 1, 2011