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EEOC Sues Saint Joseph's Hospital for  Disability Discrimination

Saint Joseph's Hospital, part of the BayCare Health System, the second-largest private employer in the Tampa Bay area, violated federal anti-discrimination law when it refused to accommodate a nurse's request for a reasonable accommodation based on a disability, refused to reassign her to a vacant position for which she was qualified and then fired her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed October 23, 2013.  
October 23, 2013

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EEOC, Huyssen, Inc., Licensed to Use the Registered Service Mark Sedona Staffing, and Sedona Group Reach Agreement on Discrimination Case Involving Recruitment and Hiring

Huyssen, Inc., licensed to use the registered service mark Sedona Staffing and the Sedona Group, agreed to pay $920,000 and implement preventive measures to settle a variety of discrimination charges filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
October 22, 2013

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Tucson-Area Trucking Company CTI Sued by EEOC For Disability Discrimination

CTI, Inc., a Tucson-area regional trucking company violated federal law by automatically firing employees after medical leave without considering or offering possible reasonable accommodations, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
October 17, 2013

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Mesa Systems Pagara $450,000 Para Resolver Demanda de Discriminacion por Nacionalidad

Mesa Systems, Inc., una compañía de mudanza y almacenamiento que opera en seis estados, con sede en Denver-Grand Junction, Colorado, acordó en pagar $450,000 y proporcionar otros alivios requeridos por el decreto de consentimiento de la corte para resolver una demanda de discriminación a base de lugar de origen, dijo la Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo de los EE.UU. (EEOC) hoy. Esta es la resolución más grande de discriminación obtenida por la oficina de la EEOC en Utah.
September 30, 2013

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EEOC Sues United Bible Fellowship Ministries for  Pregnancy Discrimination

United Bible Fellowship Ministries, Inc., an organization that provides faith-based, community social services, violated federal law when it forced female employees out of their jobs because of their pregnancies, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.
September 30, 2013

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Mesa Systems to Pay $450,000 to Settle EEOC National Origin Discrimination Lawsuit

Grand Junction, Colo.-based Mesa Systems, Inc., a moving and storage company, has agreed to pay $450,000 and furnish other relief required by a court-ordered consent decree to settle a national origin discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.  This is the largest national origin employment discrimination settlement ever achieved by the EEOC in Utah.
September 30, 2013

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EEOC Sues Red Lobster for Sexual Harassment

GMRI, Inc., doing business as Red Lobster, subjected a class of female employees to pervasive sexual harassment at its Salisbury, Md., location in violation of federal law, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.
September 30, 2013

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EEOC Sues Foodworks for  Disability Discrimination

The Food Farmacy, Ltd. and J&T Enterprises, LLC, doing business as Foodworks, a chain of grocery stores in Connecticut, violated federal law when they asked applicants disability-related questions and fired an employee from their store in Monroe, Conn., because of the employee's epilepsy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 30, 2013

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Mercy Hospice to Pay $60,000 to Settle Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Mercy Hospice, a Troy, Mich., provider of in-home hospice care for terminally ill patients and a member of Trinity Home Health Services, will pay $60,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
September 30, 2013

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EEOC Sues Abatti Group for Disability, Genetic Information Discrimination

The Abatti Group and its subsidiaries, a provider of seed and fertilizer, violated federal law by engaging in discrimination based on both disability and genetic information, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. 
September 30, 2013

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Georgia Power Company Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

An electric utility company headquartered in Atlanta unlawfully discriminated against a class of employees and applicants because of their disabilities, the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor­tunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today in Atlanta.
September 30, 2013

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EEOC Sues Employment Staffing Agency ILM for Sex-Based Hiring Discrimination

A California-based private employment and recruiting agency, Industrial Labor Management Group, Inc. (ILM), violated federal law by refusing to refer or place qualified female applicants for employment because of their gender, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.
September 30, 2013

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EEOC Sues Peters' Bakery for National Origin Harassment and Retaliation

Peters' Bakery, a family-owned business in East San Jose, violated federal law when the principal owner verbally abused an employee using ethnic and racial slurs, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.  Additionally, the EEOC said Peters' Bakery retaliated against the employee by suing her in small claims court for defamation after she filed a discrimination charge with the EEOC.
September 30, 2013

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Spartanburg Trucking Company Sued for Pregnancy Discrimination and Retaliation

Kenan Transport, LLC, a Delaware trucking company that operates six terminals in South Carolina, violated federal law by discriminating against a female employee because she was pregnant and by retaliating against her because she made complaints about pregnancy discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 30, 2013

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EEOC Sues Annapolis Internal Medicine for Pregnancy Discrimination and Retaliation

A large Annapolis, Md.-based internal medicine practice violated federal law when it fired a receptionist because of her pregnancy and in retaliation for her complaints about pregnancy discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
September 30, 2013