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WHEELER CONSTRUCTION TO PAY $325,000 TO SETTLE EEOC SUIT FOR NATIONAL ORIGIN HARASSMENT, RETALIATION

     

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

March 10, 2009

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BASIC ENERGY SERVICES WILL PAY QUARTER MILLION TO SETTLE EEOC SEX DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION SUIT

Oil Contractor Fired Woman for Complaining About Sexual Harassment and Unequal Treatment, Federal Agency Charged

     

NEW ORLEANS – Basic Energy Services, L.P. has agreed to pay $250,000 and consented to substantial injunctive relief to settle a sex discrimination and retaliation suit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC charged in its suit that the Midland, Texas-based company, a major oil well servicing contractor, had

March 9, 2009

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BURGER KING TO PAY $85,000 FOR TEEN HARASSMENT

EEOC Said 18-Year-Old Employee Sexually Harassed by General Manager

     

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Burger King Corporation will pay $85,000 and furnish significant non-monetary relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that a female employee of the Clemmons, N.C., Burger King was subjected to a sexually hostile work environment when she was 18-years-old. 

The EEOC charged in

March 9, 2009

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BIG VANILLA ATHLETIC CLUB TO PAY $161,000 TO SETTLE EEOC LAWSUIT FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT

Company Subjected Class of Women to Sexual Harassment and Then Fired Them After They Complained, Agency Charged

     

BALTIMORE – A Maryland athletic club will pay $161,000 and  furnish other substantial relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by  the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced  today.

     

According to EEOC’s suit,  (1:08:00518-CCB, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland,  Northern Division), BVP, LLC

February 26, 2009

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ASHLAND, INC. / VALVOLINE SUED BY EEOC FOR AGE DISCRIMINATION

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

February 25, 2009

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DISABLED PERSON'S APPLICATION FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS NO BAR TO EEOC SUIT, JUDGE RULES

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

February 23, 2009

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SPARTAN AERONAUTICS COLLEGE TO PAY $32,500 TO SETTLE EEOC SEX DISCRIMINATION SUIT

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

February 19, 2009

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ROBERTSON SANITATION TO PAY $475,000 IN EEOC LAWSUIT CHARGING IT FAILED TO HIRE FEMALE DRIVERS

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. 

February 17, 2009

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MOVIE PRODUCTION COMPANIES RESOLVE PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION CASE WITH EEOC

'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

February 12, 2009

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GEORGIA-PACIFIC GYPSUM TO PAY $75,000 TO SETTLE EEOC SEXUAL HARASSMENT SUIT

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

February 12, 2009

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MURPHY FORD INC. TO PAY $244,000 FOR SEX HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION AGAINST FEMALE WORKERS

EEOC Said Car Dealership Fired Service Advisor for Complaining

PHILADELPHIA - Murphy Ford Inc., doing business as Murphy Ford Lincoln Mercury Murphy Ford Inc., a car dealership located in Chester, Pa., will pay $244,000 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), announced today.  The EEOC had charged that Murphy Ford sexually harassed three female employees and fired one woman for complaining about the unlawful harassment.

   
February 11, 2009

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VALLEY ISLE MOTORS SUED FOR DISABILITY BIAS

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

February 10, 2009

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APPEALS COURT IN CHICAGO UPHOLDS EEOC SUBPOENA OF EMPLOYER RECORDS

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

January 26, 2009

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CHICAGO DENTIST TO PAY $462,500 TO SETTLE EEOC HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION LAWSUIT

   

Orrington Firm Subjected Employees to Sexual Advances and Scientology Indoctrination and Fired Those Who Complained, Federal Agency Charged

         

CHICAGO – A Chicago dental practice will pay $462,500 to settle a class sexual and religious harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

In its lawsuit, the EEOC alleged that James L. Orrington, D.M.D., Ltd. discriminated against 18 employees by

January 13, 2009

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EEOC AND CRACKER BARREL SIGN MEDIATION PACT

Universal Agreement in Florida Covers 56 'Old Country Store' Locations Statewide

     

TAMPA – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (Cracker Barrel) today announced the signing of a Universal Agreement to Mediate (UAM) to informally resolve workplace disputes through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) prior to an EEOC investigation or potential litigation.  The UAM applies to 56 Cracker Barrel establishments throughout Florida.

       
December 18, 2008

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FRED MEYER STORES TO PAY $485,000 FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION

EEOC Says Three Women Subjected to Vulgar Sexual Comments, Unwanted Touching, Propositioning

 

SEATTLE – Fred Meyer Stores, Inc. (Fred Meyer) will  pay $485,000 to three female victims of sexual harassment and retaliation to  settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission  (EEOC), the EEOC announced today.

According to the EEOC’s suit (EEOC, et. al. v. Fred Meyer Stores, Inc. No. CV08-0208 HA, United States District Court of Oregon), the company’s

December 11, 2008

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FIRST WIRELESS GROUP TO PAY $435,000 TO SETTLE EEOC SUIT FOR UNEQUAL WAGES AND RETALIATION

Federal Agency Charged Cell Phone Refurbishing Company With Paying Hispanic Workers Less Than Others and Firing Employees Who Complained

 

NEW YORK – A New York-based  company that refurbishes cell phones at its factory in Long  Island will pay $435,000 to settle a wage discrimination and  retaliation suit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),  the agency announced today.

The EEOC  had charged that First Wireless Group, Inc. engaged in a pattern or

November 3, 2008

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WYNDHAM HOTEL CHAIN TO PAY $370,000 FOR SAME-SEX TEEN HARASSMENT

EEOC Settles Suit for Young Men Who Were Sexually Abused

SEATTLE - Hotel giant WorldMark by Wyndham will pay $370,000 and furnish significant remedial relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that the company failed to stop the manager of its Birch Bay Resort in Blaine, Wash., from sexually harassing young male employees.

   

According to the

October 23, 2008

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DILLARD'S SUED FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION

EEOC Says Retail Giant Requires Employees to Reveal Confidential Medical Information

 

SAN DIEGO – Dillard Store Services, Inc.  (Dillard’s), the nationwide chain of department stores, unlawfully discrimin­ates  against employees by requiring them to disclose personal and confidential  medical information or face disciplinary action including termination, the U.S.  Equal Employ­ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charges in a class lawsuit  filed under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

The EEOC states in the litigation  that the Dillard’s

September 30, 2008

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SCOLARI'S TO PAY $425,000 TO SETTLE EEOC SEX HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION SUIT

Teens Among Many Victims of Abuse at Markets, Federal Agency Charged

RENO, Nev. – Scolari's Warehouse Markets will pay $425,000 and furnish other relief to settle a class sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

     

The EEOC charged in its lawsuit that 19 female employees, several of whom were teenagers at the time, were subjected to repeated and sometimes severe sexual

September 18, 2008

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APPEALS COURT REVERSES DECISION THAT BOEING'S MESA PLANT DID NOT ENGAGE IN SEX HARASSMENT

Ninth Circuit Returns  EEOC Lawsuit to Lower Court  for Trial in Arizona

 

PHOENIX – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission  (EEOC) today announced that the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth  Circuit reversed a decision by a lower court which had concluded that The Boeing  Company did not engage in unlawful sexual harassment or retaliation at its  plant in Mesa, Ariz.  The court of appeals returned the case to Arizona for trial.

August 7, 2008

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TAVERN ON THE GREEN TO PAY $2.2 MILLION FOR HARASSMENT OF FEMALES, BLACKS, HISPANICS

EEOC Settles Job Discrimination Suit with Landmark NYC Restaurant

     

NEW YORK – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a harassment and retaliation lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act against Tavern on the Green, a landmark restaurant located in Central Park in New York City, for $2.2 million and significant remedial relief.

     

The EEOC charged in the case that Tavern on

June 2, 2008

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ROCHESTER HIGHWAY PRODUCTS COMPANY TO PAY $375,000 TO SETTLE SEXUAL HARASSMENT LAWSUIT

EEOC Said 18 Women, Including Teens, Were Abused

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A Rochester-based distributor of highway and industrial safety products will pay $375,000 and furnish injunctive relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

 

In its lawsuit, the EEOC said that owner, president, vice president and members of the sales staff of American Industrial Sales Corp., doing business as RAK Industries, sexually

May 14, 2008

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SPECIALTY RESTAURANTS TO PAY $625,000 FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT, RETALIATION

EEOC Says Restaurant Chain Punished Female Employees Who Complained

     

LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Equal  Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the resolution of its  class action employment discrimination lawsuit against Specialty Restaurants  Corporation, an Anaheim, Calif.-based owner and operator of restaurants and  banquet facilities nationwide, including Monterey Hill Banquets in Monterey Park, Calif. Under the EEOC settlement, the company has  agreed to pay $625,000 to claimants and will adopt remedial measures

May 7, 2008