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Temp Agency Reserved Certain Jobs for Men Only, EEOC Charged

BOSTON -- National employment agency chain Preferred Labor LLC, doing business as Preferred People Staffing, has agreed to pay $250,000 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  Preferred Labor agreed to settle the lawsuit after selling its entire temporary day labor business to another employment agency. 

Settlement With Military Contractor Provides Compensation and Training

PHOENIX -- A Phoenix-based international military contractor will pay $110,000 and furnish other relief to settle lawsuit charging a sex and age discrimination and unlawful retaliation filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC's suit (Case No. 2:07-CV-01656-PHX-ECV) in U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona charged that Simula, Inc. discriminated against temporary

School Denied Training Opportunities to Employee for Filing Earlier Pregnancy Discrimination Charge, Federal Agency Said

HOUSTON -- The University of Phoenix, Inc. will pay $32,500 and furnish other relief 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 September 2008 (C.A. 4:08-cv-02890 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division)

Major Chain Drug Store Subjected Class of Women to Sexual Harassment and Retaliation for Filing Charges, Agency Said

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Duane Reade Inc., a well-known New York drugstore chain that operates more than 200 stores in metropolitan New York, will pay $240,000 and furnish other substantial relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. 

According to EEOC's lawsuit, Duane

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 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

Women Suffered Repeated Lewd and Perverse Sexual Acts, Federal Agency Charged

SAIPAN, CNMI – 99 Cents, Inc.,  Yun's Inc., and Townhouse Inc., which own and operate various grocery markets  in Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), will pay  $80,000 and provide substantial remedial relief to settle a sexual harassment,  pregnancy discrimination and retaliation case filed by the U.S. Equal Employment  Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC’s suit, (EEOC v. 99

Tepanyaki Steakhouse Fired Pregnant Server Immediately Upon Discovering Her Condition, Federal Agency Charges

SALT LAKE CITY – A Clearfield, Utah-based Japanese restaurant violated federal law by firing a server because of her pregnancy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC's suit against Tepanyaki of Clearfield L.L.C. (Case No. 1:09-cv-43 TS in U.S. District Court for the

Pregnant Temp Terminated for Complaining About Discrimination, EEOC Said

PHOENIX– The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has settled its pregnancy discrimination and retaliation lawsuit against two international corporations for $64,500 in monetary relief and remedial relief and that Federal District Court Judge G. Murray Snow signed the consent decrees resolving this case.

The EEOC's suit (Case No. 2:08-CV-0221-PHX-GMS in U.S. District Court for the

EEOC Charged Pain Management Practice Terminated Chiropractor Due to Pregnancy

PHILADELPHIA – Delaware County Pain Management will pay $95,000 and provide  equitable relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.

The EEOC charged in its lawsuit (Civil Action 07-cv-4086, filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania) that the pain treatment center terminated Dr. Kristina M. Shuffler because of her pregnancy.  Shuffler began

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Britthaven, Inc., a Kinston, N.C.-based  nursing home and assisted living chain, will pay $300,000 to settle a pregnancy  discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity  Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The  EEOC had charged that Britthaven had, since at least 2002, subjected pregnant  employees to different terms and conditions of employment than its non‑pregnant  employees. Specifically, the EEOC said  that upon learning that an employee was

MayfieldGentry Fired Woman Right After Maternity Leave, Federal Agency Charged

DETROIT – MayfieldGentry Realty Advisors, L.L.C., a Detroit securities investment firm, has agreed to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that MayfieldGentry violated Title VII of the Civil Rights of 1964 when it fired an employee because of her pregnancy. 

According to the EEOC's lawsuit (Case No

ST. LOUIS – YRC Inc. ("YRC"), and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") today announced an agreement providing for an expanded recruitment program that both the federal agency and America's largest over-the-road trucking company expect will increase the diversity of YRC's truck driving and dock employees' workforce. 

The agreement focuses on continuing and expanding YRC's existing diversity efforts and hiring programs for women and minorities.  In particular, YRC

Suit Cites Sexual Advances, Touching, Explicit Comments Followed by Threats

EAST ST.  LOUIS, Ill.  – Elks Lodge No. 954 in Jerseyville,  Ill., violated federal law by  sexually harassing three female bartenders and then taking reprisals against  them when they com­plained, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission  (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

In its lawsuit (Case No. 3:09-cv-00200), filed in U.S.  District Court in East St. Louis, Illinois

AUSTIN, Texas – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission  (EEOC) announced today that it has filed a workplace discrimination lawsuit against  Austin Foam Plastics, Inc., a pro­ducer and distributor of corrugated box and cushion packaging. The EEOC charged the company with  racial harassment, sexual harassment and unlawful retaliation.

According to the EEOC’s suit, Civil  Action Number A-09-CA-180-LY, filed in U.S. District Court for the Western  District of Texas, Austin

PHOENIX -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that Wheeler Construction, Inc., a Phoenix-based construction company, has agreed to settle a national origin harassment lawsuit for $325,000 and other relief on behalf of Mexican workers.

The EEOC's complaint in U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona charged that employees Leonard Lopez and Juan Campos were subjected to harassment based on their national origin (Mexican) and

Agency Says Manager Harassed and Fired Because of His Age

CLEVELAND – Ashland, Inc., an international chemical giant, and its subsidiary Valvoline, violated federal law when it fired a 52-year-old manager because of his age, according to a lawsuit filed today by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). 

According to the EEOC's lawsuit, Michael Roach began working for Ashland in 1989, and most recently held the position of service

Defendant Autozone Denied Leave to Contend That EEOC 'Estopped' by Individual Proceedings Before SSA

CHICAGO – A federal court in Peoria, Ill., decided today that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) could not be blocked from continuing its pursuit of relief on behalf of a disabled sales manager employee of Autozone, Inc. because the employee had applied for and obtained Social Security disability benefits.

Autozone, one of the nation's largest retailers of auto parts

Flight School Fired Female Instructor for Complaining About Gender Bias, Federal Agency Charged

TULSA, Okla. – Spartan Aeronautics College will pay $32,500 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

In its lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma (Case No. 707-cv-00544 ), the EEOC charged that the college's management treated

Trash Removal Company Hired Less Qualified Males, EEOC Charged

ATLANTA – Robertson Sanitation, a Phoenix-based trash hauling, recycling and disposal company that operates in Georgia, will pay $475,000 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

According to the EEOC's suit, Jeanine Moore applied for a truck driver position with Robertson at its Winder, Ga., facility in August 2005. 

'Stranger Than Fiction' Production Companies to Pay $75,000 to Pregnant Job Applicant

CHICAGO – Crick Pictures, L.L.C., and Mandate Pictures, L.L.C., will pay $75,000 to settle a federal pregnancy discrimination suit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC's suit had charged that movie production companies Crick and Mandate refused to hire a pregnant job applicant, Cynthia Castillo-Hill, for a position as an extras casting assistant

Company Will Pay Additional Amount to Settle Retaliation Claim

MILWAUKEE – Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC will pay more than $75,000 to settle sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuits brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and former GP-Gypsum employee Tina Hammer, the EEOC announced today. 

The EEOC had alleged that GP-Gypsum violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by permitting

EEOC Says Car Dealership Refused to Hire a Salesperson Due to Perceived Mental Disability

HONOLULU – Valley Isle Motors, Ltd., a car dealership in Maui, unlawfully discriminated against an employee by failing to hire him for a salesperson position because of a perceived mental disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

The EEOC charged in its suit, (EEOC

Seventh Circuit Says Attempted Withdrawal of Charge of Discrimination  'Does Not Diminish Agency's Authority to Investigate'

CHICAGO  — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, in a decision by Chief  Judge Frank H. Easterbrook, Friday ordered a District Court to enforce a  subpoena issued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commis­sion (EEOC).  The court ruled that the EEOC had the authority to refuse to allow an  individual to withdraw a charge of