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Displaying 577 - 600 of 2020 results for 'hiring discrimination'

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Jacksons Foods Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

An Idaho-based convenience store chain, Jacksons Food Stores, Inc., will pay $88,000 and hire a deaf worker as well as provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.
September 7, 2018

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EEOC Sues Fastenal Company for Pay Discrimination

Fastenal Company, an international industrial and construction supply distributor, violated federal law when it paid female sales support employees lower wages than men, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
September 5, 2018

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EEOC Sues Burgers & Beer for Sex Discrimination

Burgers & Beer, a chain of Southern California restaurants, violated federal law when it denied males with the same employment opportunities as their female counterparts, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced in lawsuit filed today.
August 30, 2018

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EEOC Sues Adecco USA For Disability Discrimination

Adecco USA, Inc. (Adecco), a staffing agency, violated federal law by refusing to offer a candidate employment at a production facility based on his actual and perceived disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
August 29, 2018

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Autonation-Owned Dealerships to Pay $150,000 To Settle EEOC Gender Discrimination Lawsuit

AutoNation-owned dealership, Abraham Chevrolet-Miami, Inc., which does business in Coral Gables, Fla. under the name "AutoNation Chevrolet Coral Gables," will pay $150,000.00 to its former assistant parts manager to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
August 22, 2018

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EEOC Sues Hackensack Meridian Health  For Religious Discrimination

Hackensack Meridian Health, a New Jersey health care network, violated federal law when a manager engaged in the harassment of a Catholic employee because of the employee's religious beliefs, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
August 16, 2018

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Las Trancas Restaurant to Pay $66,598 To Settle  EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

Las Trancas of Martinsburg, Inc., a restaurant in Martinsburg, W.V., has agreed to pay $66,598 and provide other relief to settle an employment discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC charged in its lawsuit that Las Trancas violated federal law by subjecting female employees to egregious sexual harassment, sex discrimination and retaliation.
August 9, 2018

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EEOC Sues Fairbanks Ranch Country Club  For Sexual Harassment

Fairbanks Ranch Country Club in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., one of 22 California private member clubs forming The Bay Club, violated federal law when it failed to prevent and redress ongoing sexual harassment of female workers, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit today.
August 9, 2018

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EEOC Sues Remedy Intelligent Staffing and Lornamead Inc. For Disability Discrimination

Remedy Intelligent Staffing, LLC (Remedy), a California-based staffing firm, and Lornamead, Inc. (Lornamead), a manufacturer  headquartered in New York City, violated federal law when they refused to provide reasonable accommodation to a long- term temporary employee that would have enabled him to continue to work after his kidney condition worsened and instead terminated his employment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
August 1, 2018

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Alorica Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit  For $3.5 Million

The U.S. District Court approved a consent decree between Alorica, Inc. and the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for $3.5 million and remedial measures to resolve a sexual harassment lawsuit, the federal agency announced today.
August 1, 2018

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EEOC Sues Park School of Baltimore Inc. For Sex Discrimination

Park School of Baltimore Inc., a private school in Pikesville, Md., violated federal law when it refused to renew the employment contract of a male softball coach because it preferred female leadership, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
July 30, 2018

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National Association for The Education Of Young Children To Pay $41,777 To Settle EEOC Equal Pay Lawsuit

The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), a professional membership organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., will pay $41,777.00 in back pay and liquidated damages and will furnish significant equitable relief to settle a lawsuit charging sex-based pay discrimination filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
July 17, 2018

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Scion Dental to Pay $98,000 to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Suit

Scion Dental, a Wisconsin-based dental benefit administration company, has agreed to pay $98,000 and to provide other relief to settle a race discrimination case brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
July 16, 2018

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Werner Enterprises Sued by EEOC For Disability Discrimination in Hiring

Werner Enterprises, Inc., a truckload carrier headquartered in Omaha, Neb., violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it refused to hire an applicant as a truck driver because he is deaf, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged in a lawsuit filed today.
July 11, 2018

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EEOC Sues Pacific Sunwear Of California, LLC

Pacific Sunwear of California (PacSun), a leading specialty retailer that sells casual apparel, accessories, and footwear designed to appeal to teens and young adults, violated federal law when it refused to consider an applicant in a wheelchair for a job, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
July 10, 2018

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Steel Painters Sued by EEOC For Disability Discrimination

Steel Painters, LLC, a Beaumont, Texas-based painting company, unlawfully fired a worker because it regarded him as disabled and because of his record of a disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today. The employee had been dependent on opioid medication in the past but was in recovery treatment.
June 29, 2018