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Presbyterian Village Took Away Accommodation, Retaliated Against Dietary Aide With Physical and Developmental Impairments, Agency Claim

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. –  Presbyterian Village Inc., a retirement community in Little Rock, Ark.,  violated federal law when it refused to accommodate and then reduced the hours  of a dietary aide because of his disabilities, the U.S. Equal Employment  Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today in U.S. District  Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

 

Operating Room Scrub Technician Removed From Position Due to Hearing Impairment, Federal Agency Charges

ST. LOUIS -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed suit against St. John Health System, Inc., charging that the Tulsa, Okla., hospital violated federal law by removing an employee from her position as a scrub technician and then firing her because of her hearing impairment. 

In its lawsuit, the EEOC charges that in March 2006 St. John Health

Suit Says Santa Maria Agricultural Company Fired Woman for Reporting Lewd Conduct

LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a lawsuit against Adam Brothers Farming, Inc. for sexually harassing and then firing an employee after she complained of sexual harassment. Adam Brothers is an agricultural company in Santa Maria, Calif., that harvests and cans vegetables in Santa Barbara County.

     

The EEOC's suit, Case No. CV09 06947, filed

Federal Agency Charges Woman Was Subjected to Sexually Offensive Behavior and Remarks, Fired After Filing a Complaint

     

DALLAS – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the filing of a discrimination lawsuit against Childress Engineering Services, Inc., charging that the company violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act by subjecting a female employee to sexual harassment and firing her in retaliation for filing a formal complaint with the EEOC's

Aaron Rents Franchisee Fired Jehovah's Witness for Religious Objection to 'Red Shirt Fridays,' Federal Agency Charges

     

DALLAS – Denton, Texas-based Alliance Rental Center, L.P., which operates an Aaron Rents franchise in Bridgeport, Texas, violated federal law by firing a product technician when he declined to participate in the company's "Red Shirt Friday" dress code, a store practice intended to show support for the U.S. military, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Manager Targeted Clerk for Abuse Because of Gender, Federal Agency Charged

     

SAN FRANCISCO — UPS Freight has agreed to pay $120,000 to settle a gender-based harassment and retaliation lawsuit on behalf of a former clerk at the Benicia warehouse of Overnite Transportation, Inc. (acquired by UPS Freight in 2005), the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.

           

According to the EEOC's investigation, the facility manager

Supervisor Harassed and Retaliated Against Ironworker, EEOC Alleges

   

NEW ORLEANS - Boh Bros. Construction Co., L.L.C., subjected a former employee to a sexually hostile work environment on a federal post-Katrina bridge repair project and then retaliated against him for complaining, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today.

           

The suit (Civil Action No. 09-6460) filed in the U.S. District Court for the

Telecom Giant Fired Woman One Week After She Complained of Sex Discrimination, Federal Agency Says

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Southeastern Telecom, Inc. violated federal law by retaliating against one of its employees by firing her one week after she made a complaint of sex discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

The EEOC's suit (Civil Action No. 3:09-cv-00887), filed in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

Pace Airlines, Inc. violated federal law by firing a flight attendant after she repeatedly complained of discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.  Pace Airlines is a charter airline company that provides executive style aircraft charters to corporations and professional sports and collegiate basketball teams.  Pace's main airport is Smith Reynolds-Airport in Winston-Salem.

Federal Agency Charges Guardsmark With Denying Female Security Guards Certain Job Assignments

HOUSTON  – A Houston branch of Guardsmark, LLC, a  Delaware Corporation doing business in Texas,  violated federal law by reassigning a class of female security guards based on  customer preference for male guards, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity  Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

     

The EEOC’s lawsuit (Civil Action  No. 4:09-cv-03062, filed in U.S.  District Court for

Female Hispanic Farmworkers Were Forced to Endure Severe Harassment and Retaliation, Federal Agency Charges

HARRISBURG, Pa. – A major farm growers' cooperative with processing plants in three states violated federal law by subjecting a class of female employees to pervasive harassment based on sex and national origin and firing one employee in retaliation for complaining about it, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.

The EEOC charges in

Learning-Disabled Worker at Lakewood Store Was Harassed and Fired Because of His Disability, Federal Agency Charges

DENVER – Dillon Companies, Inc., owners of the King Soopers supermarket chain in Colorado, intentionally and unlawfully discriminated against one of its learning-disabled employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

         

According to the EEOC's suit, Justin Stringer, who served as a courtesy clerk at a King Soopers

Charlotte Metal Recycling Company Rejected Qualified 76-Year-Old Applicant Because of His Age, Federal Agency Charges

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a discrimination lawsuit it filed today that Southern Metals Company, a Charlotte metal recycling company, violated federal law by refusing to hire a qualified 76-year-old applicant because of his age.

According to the EEOC's complaint filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, Charlotte

Medical Practice Fired Woman Who Complained About Harassment, Federal Agency Charges

PITTSBURGH – A prominent cardiology practice in Washington, Pa., unlawfully subjected female employees to egregious sexual harassment and fired one woman in retaliation for her opposition to the harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.

According to the EEOC's suit, Moncel Deitz, who worked as a registered nurse, and a class of female employees were subjected

Lumberton Garage Fired Employee Because It Perceived Him as Being Disabled, Agency Charges

     

WILMINGTON, N.C. – Smith International Truck Center, a North Carolina trucking garage,  unlawfully fired an employee because it perceived him as being disabled, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a disability discrimination lawsuit it filed today.

     

According to the EEOC's suit (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Smith Bros. Truck Garage, Inc.  d/b/a

General Manager Sexually Harassed Female Employees, EEOC Said

PHILADELPHIA — The owner of six Pennsylvania Taco Bell restaurants will pay $35,000 and furnish equitable relief to settle a class sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. 

     

According to the EEOC's lawsuit, Civil Action No. 08-01808, filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the general manager of Penn Taco, Inc

Sangria's Waitress and Family Members Fired for Reporting Misconduct, Federal Agency Charges

     

ATLANTA – Sangria's Mexican Restaurant in Tucker, Ga., violated federal law by subjecting a waitress to sexual harassment and then firing her and family members for reporting it, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

     

According to the EEOC's suit, Civil Action No., 1:09-CV- 2566, filed in U.S. District Court

Credit Card Company Subjected Blacks to Racial Slurs and Insults, Agency Charged 

         

PHOENIX – NPMG Acquisition Sub, LLC, a Phoenix credit card processing company, will pay $415,000 and furnish significant remedial relief to settle a race harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that NPMG subjected a group of African American workers to racial slurs and epithets.

 

Woman Fired for Numerous Complaints About Sexually Harassing Remarks and Conduct, Federal Agency Charged

DALLAS – Greater Metroplex Interiors, Inc., a commercial drywall and acoustics company based in Southlake, Texas, will pay a female former employee $60,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sex discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

According to the EEOC's lawsuit (Civil Action No. 3:08-CV-1362-P), Luanda Puente, a laborer

Flooring Company Paid Blacks and Hispanics Less Than  White Employees, Federal Agency Charges

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Carolina Marble & Tile Co., a Winston-Salem, N.C.-based flooring company, discriminated against blacks and Hispanics by paying them less than their white counterparts, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

     

According to the EEOC's suit, Carolina Marble & Tile discriminated against James E. Ham, who is black, and other

EEOC Obtains $170,000 for Female Employees Harassed by Executive Director At the Center of Previous Lawsuit

     

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Alaska affiliate of the National Education Association (NEA-AK) has agreed to provide $170,000 and other relief to settle a federal lawsuit charging that its executive director targeted four female employees for severe harassment because of their gender, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.  This is EEOC's second lawsuit against

EEOC Sued Software Company for Retaliation Against Muslim Worker

     

PHOENIX -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has upheld a 2006 unanimous federal court jury verdict finding Go Daddy Software, Inc. had retaliated against Youssef Bouamama when it fired him for complaining about discriminatory comments against him.  The EEOC sued Go Daddy on Bouamama's behalf.

       

Federal Agency Charged Hotel Fired Employee for Refusing to Work on Her Sabbath

     

MEMPHIS – Generation Properties II, LLC, doing business as  Staybridge Suites, a Research Triangle Park, N.C., based hotel chain, will pay  $27,500 to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal  Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

     

The  EEOC’s lawsuit (Civil Action No. 2:08-cv-02420, filed in U.S. District Court  for the Western

Japanese Supermarket Paid Hispanics Less Than Asians, Federal Agency Charges

NEWARK – A Japanese specialty supermarket in Edgewater, N.J., discriminated against Hispanic employees by paying them less than non-Hispanic workers, almost all of whom are Asian, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. Mitsuwa Marketplace specializes in selling Japanese food, beverages, desserts, groceries and other products.

 

In EEOC v. Mitsuwa Corp., d/b/a Mitsuwa Marketplace, filed in