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EEOC Settles National Origin and Race Bias Class Suit on Eve of Trial

CHICAGO – Ceisel Masonry will pay half a  million dollars to settle a race and national origin discrimina­tion lawsuit brought  by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commis­sion (EEOC), the agency  announced today. The EEOC’s suit charged  that the north suburban construction company violated federal  anti-discrimination laws by subjecting its Hispanic workers to harassment based  upon their race and national

Hospital Prohibited Applicants and Employees from Working

WILMINGTON, N.C. – The New Hanover Regional Medical Center has violated federal disability discrimination law by its drug policies, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.  The EEOC charged that the center unlawfully prohibited applicants and employees from working there if they were taking a legally prescribed narcotic medication.

According to the EEOC's complaint, Elizabeth

Owner Fired Housekeeper Solely Because of Pregnancy, Federal Agency Charged

DALLAS – A federal district court today awarded  the maximum damages of $50,000 and significant injunctive relief in favor of  the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in a discrimination  lawsuit against a Dallas-based commercial janitorial company, the agency  announced today.

        According to the EEOC’s suit, the  owners of First Sreymco, LLC, doing  business as

EEOC Said Government Contractor Fired Older Employee

BALTIMORE – A government contractor that provides technology services to the U.S. Army at its Aberdeen, Md., location will pay $60,000 and furnish other relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. 

In its suit (Case No. 1:08-00548-WMN) filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland), Jacobs Technology, Inc. failed to reassign and/or hire

Sick Leave Policy Violated ADA, Agency Charged

NEW YORK — Delphi Corporation, one of the world's largest suppliers of automotive parts, will pay $80,000 and agree to injunctive relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that the company violated federal law by subjecting employees to unlawful inquiries into their medical conditions and retaliating against those

EEOC Says Statesville Supermarket Fired Employee for Being Non-Latino

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – West Front Street Foods, LLC, doing business as Compare Foods, will pay $30,000 and provide other relief to settle a national origin and race discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that West Front Street Foods fired Robert Bruce, a white, non-Hispanic meat cutter, from a Compare Foods

White Employee Harassed, Federal Agency Charged

NASHVILLE – Jack in the Box will pay $20,000 compensatory damages and provide other relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC's suit (No. 3:08-cv-009663), filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee), had charged that Jack in the Box subjected hostess Frances

Company Fired Employee for Complaining About Manager's Racist Comments, Federal Agency Charged

HOUSTON – Conroe, Texas-based Maverick Tube Corporation will pay $175,000 to settle a retaliation discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC's lawsuit, filed in June 2007, (C.A. 4:07-cv-02033 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division), charged that in May 2005, Maverick Tube

Manager Subjected Women to Hostile Work Environment, Federal Agency Charged

SAN ANTONIO — A Fredericksburg, Texas restaurant will pay $50,000 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC alleged in its suit that Winslow's Restaurant's male general manager engaged in sexual harassment of women employees, which occurred on a regular basis.  The abuse

Sales Manager Made Age-Biased Comments and Fired Sales Representative Because of Age, Federal Agency Charged

PHILADELPHIA — A Tullytown,  Pa., distributor of home heating oil has agreed to pay $80,000 and provide  significant equitable relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit, the U.S.  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today. The EEOC charged in its lawsuit that Meenan  Oil Company unlawfully fired sales representative Louis Ceccoli of Langhorne, Pa.,  because of his

Plastics Product Manufacturer Shunned Class of Women For Promotions, Federal Agency Charges

INDIANAPOLIS  – A Northern Indiana plastics product  manufacturer unlawfully refused to promote a class of women workers to certain  production jobs because of their sex, according to a lawsuit filed on May 13,  2009 by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Polycon  Industries, Inc. and its parent company

Hospital Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

PITTSBURGH — A Pittsburgh hospital has agreed to pay $100,000 and furnish other equitable relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged the hospital with firing an employee because she had cancer.

According to the EEOC's lawsuit against LifeCare Hospitals of Pittsburgh, Inc., former business manager Diana

Federal Agency Charged County Used Threat of a Stress Test for Persons Age 70 and Older to Force Employee to Retire

OMAHA, Neb. -- Dawes County, located in northwestern Nebraska, will pay $50,000 to an elderly former employee to settle an age discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC's suit, Dawes County instituted

Federal Agency Obtains $60,000 for Latina Cooks at Paragary's Gold River Restaurant

SACRAMENTO —  Sacramento restaurant group Paramoor, Inc., will pay $60,000 and provide remedial relief to settle an employment discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that Paramoor allowed the sexual harassment of two line cooks at the former Paragary's Gold River Bar & Oven (which has since been

Home Builder Unlawfully Assigned Sales Agents by Race, Federal Agency Charges

ATLANTA – John Wieland  Homes and Neighborhoods, Inc., an Atlanta-based home builder, unlawfully  engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination against black sales agents,  the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it  filed today.

According  to the EEOC’s suit, Wieland intentionally assigned African American sales  agents to housing communities

Nursing Home Fired Woman Because of Race and Made Job Assignments Based on Employees' Race, Federal Agency Charged

INDIANAPOLIS – Heartland Employment Services, LLC, doing business as  ManorCare of Indy South, an Indianapolis nursing home, will pay $56,000 and furnish other relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. 

According to the EEOC's lawsuit, ManorCare of Indy South discriminated against a class of

Weight Loss Chain Fired Employee Over Bipolar Disorder, Federal Agency Charged

DETROIT – A Southfield, Mich.-based chain of  weight loss clinics will pay $68,000 to settle a disability discrimination  lawsuit brought by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the  agency announced today. The EEOC had  charged that Medical Weight Loss Clinic, Inc. unlawfully fired an employee with  bipolar disorder because it regarded her as disabled, even though she had a  superior work

Muslim Denied Time Off for Pilgrimage to Mecca, Federal Agency Charged

NASHVILLE -- Southern Hills Medical    Center will  pay $70,000 and provide other relief to settle a religious discrimination  lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the  agency announced today.

The  EEOC’s suit (No. 3:07-cv-00976, filed  in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee) had charged  that Southern

Company Fired Female Worker Based on Gender, Federal Agency Says

RALEIGH, N.C. – A Garner, N.C.-based engineering and design company will pay $10,250 and furnish other relief to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that Tyndall Engineering and Design, P.A. disciplined workers in a discriminatory fashion based on gender when it fired a female employee at

EEOC Says Company to Pay $20,000 for Firing Expectant Mother

LITTLE ROCK – A North Little Rock, Ark.-based third-party receivables management company for health clubs will pay $20,000 to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. 

The EEOC's suit (Civil Action No. 4:08-CV-2816, filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, at Little Rock) charged that ABC Financial Services fired Reshma

Hispanic, Black Employees Subjected to Racial and Ethnic Slurs, Agency Charged

MIAMI – National department store Nordstrom, Inc. will pay $292,500 to 10 former employees and furnish other remedial measures to settle a harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  EEOC had charged that the department store manager harassed Hispanic and black employees based on their national origin, race, and color, and retaliated against

EEOC Said Trucking Dealership Denied Pay Increases to Black Diesel Technician

PHILADELPHIA – A Harrisburg, Pa.-based trucking dealership has agreed to pay $60,000 and furnish other relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that Transteck, Inc., doing business as Freightliner of Philadelphia, violated federal civil rights laws when it failed to give salary increases to a black diesel

Nursing Home Companies Imposed English-Only Rule on Spanish Speakers While Permitting Other Foreign Languages in Workplace, EEOC Alleged

LOS ANGELES – Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc., Skilled Healthcare, LLC, and other affiliated companies, will pay up to $450,000 and provide significant remedial relief to a class of Hispanic employees at its nursing homes and assisted living facilities who were subject to harassment, different terms and conditions of employment, promotion, compensation, and treatment through

EEOC Prevails in Case Involving Physical and Verbal Abuse of Glassblowers

PHOENIX – A federal district court today entered a Federal Court Judgment for over $267,000 and significant injunctive relief in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in a discrimination lawsuit against Sunfire Glass, Inc. The EEOC's suit charged that the company's owner subjected a class of female employees to severe physical and verbal sexual harassment in violation of