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Creative Networks Settles EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit for $110,000

Creative Networks, LLC, a company which provides services to the disabled, has agreed to pay $110,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC charged that two coordinators at the company were unlawfully retaliated against on the same day for complaining about national origin and race discrimination and participating in an investigation about it.
May 26, 2010

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Pinnacle Airlines Settles Disability Bias Suit

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a disability discrimination lawsuit against Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. for $20,000 and significant injunctive relief on behalf of a clerk with arthritis who was allegedly fired for walking too slowly on the job. Pinnacle is a Memphis, Tenn.-based airlines carrier operating out of the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
April 12, 2010

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Celestica Corporation Settles EEOC Disability Accommodation Lawsuit

Celestica Inc., a Canadian electronics manufacturer service company doing business in the United States as Celestica Corporation, will pay $102,100 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
April 8, 2010

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P. David Lopez Sworn in as General Counsel of the EEOC

David Lopez, a 15-year agency veteran, was sworn in today as General Counsel of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), in a ceremony at the agency's Phoenix District Office.  He becomes the first General Counsel to be appointed from the ranks of field attorneys.
April 8, 2010

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Tyson Foods Sued by EEOC for Disability Bias

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that it has filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against global meat processor Tyson Foods, Inc.  The suit alleges that Tyson refused to rehire an employee at its Sedalia, Mo., location for a full-time position in the maintenance department because of his epilepsy.
April 6, 2010

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Federal Court Enters $50,000 Consent Decree Ending EEOC Suit Against Abbotsford Egg Processor

U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker of the federal district court in Madison yesterday entered a consent decree resolving a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against Mr. B's of Abbotsford, Inc., formerly known as Abbotsford Egg Products.  The EEOC had charged that the Abbotsford, Wis., former egg processing company unlawfully fired a production employee, Nicki Heberle, because of her epilepsy, despite Heberle's ability to perform the essential functions of her job.
March 18, 2010

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St. Louis Construction Company Settles Disability Discrimination Suit with EEOC

A&A Contracting, a St. Louis construction company, has agreed to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC's suit, which was filed last fall, charged that the company violated federal law by firing one of its permanent construction workers because it regarded him as disabled due to his history of liver and kidney problems, including cancer.
March 3, 2010

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Branch Banking And Trust To Pay Damages To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

A major Winston-Salem, N.C.-based financial holding company will pay $24,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had sued Branch Banking and Trust (BB&T), thenation's 10th largest financial holding company, on behalf of a hearing-impaired employee who was denied a reasonable accommodation to which she was entitled under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
February 10, 2010

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Akeena Solar Settles Disability Discrimination Suit

The Los Gatos, Calif.-based solar power company Akeena Solar will pay $30,000 to a payroll/accounts technician and implement preventative measures to settle a federal disability discrim­ination lawsuit, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.
February 10, 2010

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The Timken Company Sued By EEOC For Disability And Sex Discrimination

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced it has filed a disability and sex discrimination lawsuit against global manu­facturer The Timken Company. The suit alleges that Timken refused to hire an employee for a full-time position as a process technician because of her gender and because she is the mother of a disabled child.
February 8, 2010

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$428,500 Decree Ends Suit Against Eagle Wings for Sexual Harassment, Retaliation and Disability Bias

The federal district court in Urbana, Ill., today entered a consent decree under which Eagle Wings Industries, Inc. will pay $428,500 to a class of female employees who, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged, encountered sexual harassment at the company's Rantoul, Ill., facility.  This amount includes the attorney's fees for one of the class members.
January 27, 2010

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Wal-Mart Sued for Disability Discrimination

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a disability discrimination lawsuit against global retail giant Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. for refusing to provide a reasonable accommodation to a deaf employee at Wal-Mart Store #2258 in Alexandria, Va.
January 27, 2010

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EEOC'S 2010 Excel Conference To Be Held July 12-15 In Orlando, Fla.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has scheduled its 2010 Examining Conflicts in Employment Laws (EXCEL) conference from July 12-15 at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando, Fla. The EXCEL conference – considered the conference to attend for senior federal agency leaders, federal EEO and HR practitioners, and attorneys in the federal government – provides a breadth and depth of training on the laws and issues within the EEOC's purview unmatched by other federal sector EEO conferences.
January 21, 2010

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Montgomery Restaurant Pays $16,500 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit

Lane Hotel Management Company, which formerly owned and operated the Capitol Inn and The Four Seasons Restaurant in Montgomery, will pay $16,500 and furnish other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that a salad bar prep worker at the Four Seasons Restaurant was terminated because of her pregnancy.
January 8, 2010