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Displaying 409 - 432 of 2019 results for 'hiring discrimination'

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Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas Settles  EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc., a global supplier of automotive parts located in Monroe, Ga., will pay $85,000 and provide other significant relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC charged that Hitachi unlawfully discriminated against an assembly operator when it refused to accommodate her disability and rescinded an offer of permanent employment.
March 5, 2020

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Steel Painters Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Steel Painters, LLC, an industrial sandblasting and painting services company based in Beaumont, Texas, has agreed to pay monetary damages and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
February 28, 2020

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Coffel Vending to Pay $22,000 to Settle EEOC Race Hiring Suit

A northern Indiana vending and coffee service provider will pay $22,000 and other significant relief to resolve a race discrimination lawsuit filed last year by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
February 25, 2020

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M&M Limousine to Pay $30,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit

Des Plaines, Ill.-based M&M Limousine Service will pay a deaf job applicant $30,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
February 20, 2020

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Burrow Global Services Sued by EEOC for Age Discrimination

Burrow Global Services, LLC fired a worker in his 60s because of his age and replaced him with a younger worker in his 30s, violating federal age discrimination laws, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.  
February 19, 2020

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Express Mart to Pay $25,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination

Home Service Oil Company, doing business as Express Mart, will pay $25,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
February 19, 2020

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Upstate Niagara Cooperative to Pay $1.35 Million to Settle EEOC Sex Discrimination Lawsuit

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc., a Buffalo dairy cooperative that produces a variety of dairy products, will pay $1,350,000 to female applicants and will provide other relief to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC's lawsuit, Upstate Niagara discriminated against female job applicants for production-related positions at three facilities in Buffalo and Rochester, from at least 2009 to the

February 10, 2020

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Global Ministries to Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Retaliation Discrimination Suit

The General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church, Inc., doing business as Global Ministries in Atlanta, will pay $50,000 to settle a retaliation discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
February 4, 2020

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Norfolk Southern to Pay $350,000 to Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit

Norfolk Southern Corporation, a transportation company that operates a 19,500-mile freight railroad system in 22 states and the District of Columbia, has agreed to pay $350,000 and take substantial non-monetary action to settle an age discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employ­ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
January 31, 2020

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Jacksonville Plumbers Training Trust to Revise Apprentice Selection Process to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Lawsuit

Jacksonville Plumbers and Pipefitters Joint Apprenticeship and Training Trust (JPPJATT), which sponsors an apprenticeship program that trains participants to work in the plumb­ing and pipefitting industries in Northern Florida, will revise its selection process, pay $207,500 and provide other significant equitable relief to settle a class race discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
January 10, 2020

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Cutter Mazda of Honolulu Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Case

Cutter Mazda of Honolulu ("Cutter Mazda") and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) entered into a Consent to Settlement and Proposed Order ("Settlement") resolving a lawsuit filed by the EEOC alleging disability discrimination, the federal agency announced today.
January 6, 2020

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EEOC Sues Blackstone Consulting, Inc. for National Origin Discrimination

Blackstone Consulting Inc, which provides environmental, facilities management and other services to clients, violated federal law when it terminated a cleaner based on her national origin, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
December 16, 2019

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Tucoemas Federal Credit Union Settles EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit for $450,000

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today the resolution of a sex, age and retaliatory discrimination lawsuit against Tulare County-based Tucoemas Federal Credit Union. The credit union has agreed to pay $450,000, along with certain injunctive relief, to resolve the complaint.
December 13, 2019

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Burgers & Beer Settles EEOC Sex Discrimination Lawsuit For $150,000

Burgers & Beer, a Southern California food chain based in El Centro, Calif., has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
December 11, 2019

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Titus-Will to Pay $125,000 to Settle EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit

Prominent Pacific Northwest auto dealer Titus-Will has agreed to pay $125,000 and adopt anti-discrimination policies and training to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
December 9, 2019

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Regency Park Assisted Living & Memory Care Sued by EEOC for Pregnancy Discrimination

Excel Hospitality Group LLC d/b/a Regency Park Assisted Living & Memorial Care, an assisted living facility in Eustis, Florida, violated federal law by rescinding a woman's job offer upon learning she was pregnant, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed yesterday.
November 21, 2019

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EEOC Issues Fiscal Year 2019 Agency Financial Report

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) continued to make significant progress in managing pending inventories of charges, hearings and appeals during fiscal year 2019, which ended Sept. 30, the agency reported in its annual Agency Financial Report published on Nov. 19.
November 20, 2019

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EEOC and Mariscos La Playa Conciliate Pregnancy Discrimination Charge

An Albuquerque Mexican seafood restaurant will pay $32,000 and furnish other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination charge brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in a voluntary conciliation agreement, the federal agency announced today.
November 19, 2019