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Displaying 145 - 168 of 427 results for 'discrimination protected classes'

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EEOC Sues Erie Strayer Company for Disability Discrimination

The Erie Strayer Company, an Erie-Pa.-based construction equipment supplier, violated federal disability discrimination law, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
July 25, 2014

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EEOC Sues McPhee Electric and Bond Bros.  For Disability Discrimination

McPhee Electric Ltd., an electrical construction company with offices in Connecticut, and Bond Bros., Inc., a construction management and design company with an office in Connecticut, unlawfully refused to hire an applicant as a carpenter because of his dyslexia, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
May 1, 2014

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EEOC Lawsuit Challenges Discriminatory Hiring, Retaliation at PMT Corporation

A Chanhassen, Minn., medical device and equipment manufacturer violated federal civil rights laws by refusing to hire women and applicants over the age of 40 and by retaliating against its former human resources director who reported the allegations of discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
March 5, 2014

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EEOC Sues Benhar Office Interiors for Pregnancy Discrimination

Benhar Office Interiors LLC (Benhar), an office furnishing and architectural store in Manhattan, unlawfully refused to hire an applicant as a full-time controller after it found out that she was pregnant, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
January 30, 2014

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EEOC Sues Foodworks for  Disability Discrimination

The Food Farmacy, Ltd. and J&T Enterprises, LLC, doing business as Foodworks, a chain of grocery stores in Connecticut, violated federal law when they asked applicants disability-related questions and fired an employee from their store in Monroe, Conn., because of the employee's epilepsy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 30, 2013

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Georgia Power Company Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

An electric utility company headquartered in Atlanta unlawfully discriminated against a class of employees and applicants because of their disabilities, the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor­tunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today in Atlanta.
September 30, 2013

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EEOC Sues Red Lobster for Sexual Harassment

GMRI, Inc., doing business as Red Lobster, subjected a class of female employees to pervasive sexual harassment at its Salisbury, Md., location in violation of federal law, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.
September 30, 2013

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EEOC Sues Wells Fargo for Same-Sex Sexual Harassment

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. violated federal law when it allowed a manager and employee to create a sexually hostile work environment for a class of female employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
September 25, 2013

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Ultra Foods Sued by EEOC for Sex Discrimination

A Northern Indiana grocer unlawfully refused to hire a class of women to night shift stocking jobs because of their sex, according to a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
July 22, 2013

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EEOC Sues Dynamic Medical Services for Religious Discrimination

Dynamic Medical Services, Inc., a Miami company owned by Dr. Dennis Nobbe and which provides medical and chiropractic services, violated federal law by requiring employees to attend courses that involved Scientology religious practices, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
May 9, 2013

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Village of North Syracuse and Towns of Cicero and Clay Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Suit

The Village of North Syracuse, the Town of Cicero and the Town of Clay have agreed to settle a class age discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  Those localities, as well as the North Syracuse Fire Department, the Cicero Fire Department, the Clay Volunteer Fire Department, the Moyers Corner Fire Department, and the Cicero Fire District, will pay a group of firefighters lost pension benefits as well as provide several firefighters increased future monthly pension amounts.
April 2, 2013

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EEOC Sues Presbyterian Healthcare for Disability Discrimination

Presbyterian Healthcare Associates Corp., one of the largest health care institutions in North Carolina, violated federal law by refusing to hire an applicant for a phlebotomist position because of an impairment to his left knee, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. 
March 26, 2013

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American Samoa Government and EEOC Settle Age Discrimination Suit

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that it settled an age discrimination lawsuit against the American Samoa government on behalf of a class of older workers who were allegedly forced into retirement or reassigned into undesirable positions to free slots for young people.   The U.S. territory agreed to a process for government-wide reinstatement of ousted older workers and to extensive relief to prevent age discrimination. 
December 20, 2012

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Dillard's to Pay $2 Million to Settle Class Action Disability Discrimination Lawsuit by EEOC

Dillard's Inc., a national retail chain, will pay $2 million and commit to extensive, company-wide injunctive relief to settle a class action disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  At issue was Dillard's longstanding national policy and practice of requiring all employees to disclose personal and confidential medical information in order to be approved for sick leave.  The settlement also resolves claims that Dillard's terminated a class of employees nationwide for taking sick leave beyond the maximum amount of time allowed, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
December 18, 2012

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Hamilton Growers to Pay $500,000 to Settle EEOC Race / National Origin Discrimination Lawsuit

Hamilton Growers, Inc., doing business as Southern Valley Fruit and Vegetable, Inc., an agricultural farm in Norman Park, Ga., has agreed to pay $500,000 to a class of American seasonal workers – many of them African-American – who, the EEOC alleged, were subjected to discrimination based on their national origin and/or race, the agency announced today.  The agreement resolves a lawsuit filed by the EEOC in September 2011.
December 13, 2012

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Big Lots Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit for $155,000

Big Lots Stores, Inc., which operates the Big Lots store at 4900 Rogers Ave. in Fort Smith, will pay $155,000 to four claimants and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
November 27, 2012