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Fred Meyer Stores Sued By EEOC For Sexual Harassment

Fred Meyer Stores, Inc., a grocery chain employing more than 30,000, violated federal law when it failed to stop a customer from sexually harassing several female employees, the U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
July 13, 2011

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Terminix and ServiceMaster Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit for $140,000

Major exterminating company Terminix and its parent company, ServiceMaster, will pay $140,000 and furnish other 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 two female employees at a Terminix facility in Salt Lake City were repeatedly sexually harassed by a supervisor.
July 5, 2011

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EEOC Sues Koch Foods for Sexual Harassment, National Origin and Race Discrimination

Ala. – Koch Foods of Mississippi, LLC, violated federal law by subjecting a class of female employees to harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.  The EEOC said Koch Foods subjected a class of female Hispanic employees in its Morton, Miss., poultry processing plant to various forms of sex-based harassment, including sexual assaults over several years.  The lawsuit also accuses Koch Foods of discrimination against a class of male Hispanic employees because of their national origin.
June 29, 2011

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EEOC Settles Sexual Harassment Suit With Dollar General for $50,000

Dolgencorp, LLC, doing business as Dollar General, will pay $50,000 to three former female employees and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
June 28, 2011

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EEOC Sues Guardsmark For Co-Worker Harassment

One of the world's largest security firms violated federal law when it failed to stop co-worker harassment of a guard concerning his national origin and age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. According to the EEOC, Guardsmark not only ignored the employee's reports of harassment, but retaliated against him with an involuntary transfer.
June 28, 2011

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A.C. Widenhouse Sued By EEOC For Racial Harassment

A Concord, N.C.-based freight trucking company violated federal law by subjecting a class of African-American employees to a racially hostile work environment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
June 22, 2011

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EEOC Sues Moreland Auto Group For Retaliation

A group of interrelated automobiledealerships and financing companies in the Denver metropolitan area violated federal law by retaliating against an employee because she participated in a prior sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency allegedon Thursday, June 9, 2011, in a lawsuit filed in federal court in Denver.
June 13, 2011

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Herzog Roofing To Pay $71,500 To Settle EEOC Racial Harassment Charge

A Detroit Lakes, Minn., roofing company has agreed to pay $71,500 to seven black, Hispanic and American Indian employees to settle racial harassment and retaliation charges brought against the company by a former employee, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
June 7, 2011

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B. J. Con-Sew Sued By EEOC

An Asheboro , N.C.-based, family-owned sewing contractor violated federal law by subjecting a Hispanic employee to a hostile work environment because of his national origin, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
June 6, 2011

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Columbia Women's Shelter To Pay $103,000 To Settle EEOC Suit For Retaliation

A Columbia, Mo., shelter for women who have been victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse has agreed to pay $103,000 to settle a lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for unlawful retaliation, the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that two employees were punished by True North, Inc., formerly known as Comprehensive Human Services, Inc., for reporting sexual harassment by the shelter's executive director.
June 6, 2011

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Dunkin' Donuts Franchise to Pay $290,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

College View Donuts, LLC, doing business as Dunkin' Donuts, will pay $290,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  In its suit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York (Civil Action No. 1:09-01320 TJM/RFT), the EEOC charged that the manager of a Dunkin' Donuts store in Wynantskill, N.Y., sexually harassed female employees, some of whom were only 16 and 17 years old.
May 31, 2011

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Four Amigos Travel and Top Dog Travel Sued by EEOC in Class Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Four Amigos Travel, Inc. and Top Dog Travel, Inc., related Florida-based travel telemarketing firms, violated federal law when they allowed five female employees at their Largo, Fla., location to be sexually harassed by supervisors, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
May 26, 2011

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Childress Engineering Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit in Mid-Trial

Richardson, Texas-based Childress Engineering Services, Inc. has settled a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on the fourth day of trial, before the case was submitted to the jury, the federal agency announced today.  The settlement pays the discrimination victim in this case $55,000 and provides extensive injunctive relief to prevent future unlawful conduct.
May 25, 2011

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Online College To Pay $260,000 To Settle EEOC Lawsuit Charging Sex Harassment By Supervisors

High-Tech Institute, Inc., doing business as Anthem College Online, will pay $260,000 as part of a settlement of a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. In its suit in U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona (Civil Action No.CV-09-2041-ROS), the EEOC charged that Anthem College subjected female employees to repeated sexual harassment by supervisors.
May 19, 2011

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Golf International Sued by EEOC for Retaliation

A Fountain Hills, Ariz., golf club violated federal law by retaliating against a male employee who reported the sexual harassment of female employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
May 16, 2011

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Ralph Jones Sheet Metal Settles  EEOC Racial Harassment Suit for $160,000

Ralph Jones Sheet Metal, Inc., an architectural sheet metal company located in Memphis, will pay $160,000 to former African-American employees to settle a racial harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
April 22, 2011