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EEOC Reports Nearly 100,000 Job Bias Charges in Fiscal Year 2012

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that it received 99,412 private sector workplace discrimination charges during fiscal year 2012, down slightly from the previous year. The year-end data also show that retaliation (37,836), race (33,512) and sex discrimination (30,356), which includes allegations of sexual harassment and pregnancy were, respectively, the most frequently filed charges. The fiscal year runs Oct. 1 to Sept. 30.  The fiscal year 2012 enforcement and litigation statistics, which include trend data, are available on the EEOC's website at http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/statistics/enforcement/index.cfm.
January 28, 2013

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West Sand, LLC/ Sandbar Mexican Grill  Settles EEOC  Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit

A Peoria, Ariz., restaurant will pay $15,000 and furnish other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had alleged that West Sand, LLC, doing business as Sandbar Mexican Grill, unlawfully removed a pregnant employee from working on Sundays during football season because she was pregnant.
November 28, 2012

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EEOC Obtains Ten-Year Consent Decree in Pregnancy Discrimination Case

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that it has settled its lawsuit which was filed against Muskegon River Youth Home for maintaining a policy which discriminated against pregnant employees.  Muskegon River Youth Home is a private detention center for troubled teens that has been in business since 1996.
November 7, 2012

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Capri Home Care Pays $23,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit

Capri Home Care, Inc. settled an employment discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for $23,000 and other relief, the agency announced today.  The EEOC sued Capri for not hiring a pregnant woman into a billing clerk / administrative assistant position at its Clearwater, Fla., corporate office.  Capri is a leading home health agency providing skilled nursing and specialized home health care throughout Central Florida.
October 31, 2012

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Roy Farms Sued by EEOC for Male-on-Male Sexual Harassment

Eastern Washington grower Roy Farms violated federal law by allowing a supervisor to sexually harass male laborers, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
October 4, 2012

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EEOC Sues J's Seafood Restaurant of Panama City for Pregnancy Discrimination

S.T.L.I, Inc., doing business as J's Seafood Restaurant of Panama City, a Florida corporation operating a seafood restaurant in Panama City, Fla., violated federal law by discharging two servers because of their pregnancy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
September 27, 2012

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Muskegon River Youth Home Sued By EEOC for Pregnancy Policy

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that it filed a lawsuit against Muskegon River Youth Home in Muskegon, Mich., for maintaining a discriminatory pregnancy policy for its employees.
September 27, 2012

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Bayou City Wings Sued by EEOC for Pregnancy Discrimination

JC Wings Enterprises, LLC, doing business as Bayou City Wings, a Baytown-based restaurant chain, violated federal law when its managers laid off pregnant employees under a discriminatory policy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
September 26, 2012

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Chemcore to Pay $30,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit

Chemcore Industries, Inc. and Chemcore Industries of Georgia, LLC, a wholesale supplier of sinks, faucets and related accessories to fabricators, plumbing suppliers and contractors, will pay $30,000 to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
September 21, 2012

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Security Company Sued for Pregnancy Discrimination

West Sacramento security services company Quest Intelligence Group violated federal law when it refused to allow a female security officer to return to work after maternity leave, the U.S. Equal Employ­ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. 
September 20, 2012

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EEOC Sues Platinum PTS / Platinum Production Testing Services for Pregnancy Discrimination

Platinum Production Testing Services, a Laredo company which provides oil/gas testing, measuring, surveying and analysis surveys, discriminated on the basis of pregnancy when it fired an employee after she requested leave for a pregnancy-related complication, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today. 
September 4, 2012

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dELiA*S Will Pay $75,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit

dELiA*s Inc., a specialty retailer primarily targeting teenage girls and young women, has agreed to pay $75,000 and furnish other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination and retaliation lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today. 
August 2, 2012

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Banner Health Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit for $255,000

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has settled a disability discrimination lawsuit against Banner Health, headquartered in Phoenix. The EEOC had charged the company with breaching a mediation agreement it entered into, and firing and failing to accommodate an employee because he had a disability. Banner Health operates in Colorado, Nebraska, Arizona, California, Nevada, Wyoming, and Alaska. It is one of the largest non-profit health care systems in the country.
July 30, 2012

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Belmont Village to Pay $94,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit

Belmont Village, L.P. and Belmont Village at Buckhead Senior Living, LLC, owners and operators of senior living facilities throughout the United States, will pay $94,000 to two former employees to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor­tunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
July 30, 2012

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EEOC Holds Unprecedented Public Meeting to Hear Views on Strategic Enforcement Plan

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission today held an unprecedented public meeting at which academics, representatives of the civil rights, business and federal sector communities, as well as former EEOC leaders and current employees presented their views about the agency's proposed Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP).
July 18, 2012

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Retailer Genesco Sued for Sex Discrimination

Apparel retailer Genesco, Inc. violated federal law when it fired a female employee instead of allowing her to return to work after having a baby, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
May 4, 2012

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EEOC Sues Dollar General Corporation For Retaliation

Dollar General, a retail store located in Marion, Ohio, violated federal law by firing two employees in retaliation for their participation in a pregnancy discrimination investigation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
April 17, 2012

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Agricultural Supplier Olam Settles EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit for $140,000 in Fresno

Olam Americas, Inc., along with its two subsidiaries, has settled a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for $140,000 and other relief, the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that a jobseeker was denied an executive assistant position at Olam's Fresno, Calif., facility due to her pregnancy.  Olam Americas, Inc. is a leading supplier and processor of agricultural products and food ingredients.
March 15, 2012

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Warren Tricomi to Pay $30,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit

Warren Tricomi, a New York-based hair salon with locations in the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan and in Greenwich, Conn., will pay $30,000 and provide a positive employee reference to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
March 15, 2012