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ALLSTATE TO PAY $4.5 MILLION TO SETTLE AGE BIAS SUIT

EEOC Resolves Class Case Against Insurance Giant Over Rehiring Policy Which Adversely Impacted Older Workers During Companywide Reorganization

ST. LOUIS – The U.S. Equal Employment  Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a major settlement of an age discrimination  class lawsuit against Allstate Insurance Company, one of the nation’s largest  insurers, for $4,500,000 to be paid to approximately 90 older former employees,  in addition to significant remedial relief.

In its lawsuit, filed in October  2004 under the

September 11, 2009

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RACIAL HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION COSTS R.S. BRASWELL / BOBCAT OF MONROE $21,000

Black Employee Called 'N-Word' and Other Racial Slurs, Then Fired for Complaining, EEOC Charged

     

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A Kannapolis, N.C.-based supplier of forklift and Bobcat loaders agreed to pay $21,000 and furnish substantial non-monetary relief to settle a racial harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that an African American mechanic was subjected to a racially hostile work

September 11, 2009

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YATES CONSTRUCTION COMPANY SUED BY EEOC FOR RACIAL HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION

Black Employees Subjected to Racial Insults, Federal Agency Charges

     

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Stokesdale, N.C.-based Yates Construction Company, Inc. violated federal law by subjecting African American employees to a racially hostile environment and by firing one of its African-American employees for complaining about the situation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

     

According to the EEOC's complaint, in 2007 and 2008 Rodney McCants

September 9, 2009

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COIL TUBING SERVICES SETTLES RACE AND NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT WITH EEOC

Texas Oilfield Company Fired Worker for Complaining About Harassment Because He Is Not Hispanic, Federal Agency Charged

DALLAS – An Alice, Texas-based oilfield service company will pay $60,000 and furnish other relief to settle a race, national origin and retaliation discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged the company's Hispanic supervisors discriminated against a parts department employee because of his race (Caucasian) and

September 9, 2009

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KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION TO PAY $55,000 TO SETTLE EEOC RETALIATION LAWSUIT

Trucking Company Fired Dispatcher for Protesting Racism, Federal Agency Charges

     

OXFORD, Miss. – A Phoenix, Ariz.-based trucking company will pay $55,000 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 suit (Civil Action Number: 2:07-cv-0170-MPM-SAA), filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, charged that Knight

September 8, 2009

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EEOC SUES SILGAN CONTAINERS FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION

Company Denied Job Accommodation to Disabled Employee And Required Improper Medical Examinations of All New Hires, Federal Agency Says

MILWAUKEE – The largest  metal food can supplier in North America, Silgan Containers Manufacturing  Corporation, violated federal law by discriminating against a disabled employee  at its plant in Oconomowoc,  Wis., the U.S. Equal Employment  Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

The  agency’s administrative investigation which preceded the lawsuit revealed that since  early

September 8, 2009

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EEOC SUES SUPERVALU/JEWEL-OSCO FOR DISABILITY BIAS AGAINST PHARMACY WORKER WITH PULMONARY DISEASE

           

CHICAGO – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed a disability discrimination lawsuit in federal court here charging that Jewel-Osco, an operating unit of national grocery giant Supevalu, Inc., refused to accommodate a pharmacy worker with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, known as COPD, and severe allergic reactions to cosmetic fragrances.

           

The suit, filed under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), alleges

September 4, 2009

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SARA LEE CORPORATION SUED FOR RETALIATION

EEOC Says Black Employee Fired For Filing a Grievance and Complaining About Management Favoritism of Hispanics

     

HOUSTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that it has sued Sara Lee Corporation, doing business as Sara Lee Foodservice, for suspending and firing an employee who complained that African American workers were treated less favorably than their Hispanic co-workers based on race. 

     

The EEOC's lawsuit (Civil Action No

September 3, 2009

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NURSE ONE / TEAM ONE SUED BY EEOC FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION

Home Health Care Provider Knowingly Placed Female Nursing Assistants in Home of Sexually Abusive Client, Federal Agency Charges

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nurse One / Team One, LLC, a provider of home health care services, violated federal law by condoning a sexually hostile work environment in the home of one of its clients and firing one victim for complaining, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

According to the EEOC's

September 3, 2009

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STARBUCKS SUED BY EEOC FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION

Russellville Store Refused to Hire Applicant Because of MS, EEOC Charges

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A Starbucks store in Russellville, Ark., violated federal law when it refused to hire an applicant for a barista position because of his multiple sclerosis (MS), the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

     

According to the EEOC's suit, Starbucks advertised six openings at its Russellville store.  Chuck Hannay applied but

September 3, 2009

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L&W SUPPLY CORP. TO PAY $49,500 FOR RACE BIAS

EEOC Said Company Supervisor Used Racial Slurs, Based Work Assignments on Race

           

PHOENIX – L&W Supply Corporation has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for nearly $50,000 and other relief on behalf of an African American employee who was subjected to discrimination based on race, the federal agency announced today. 

           

The EEOC maintained in its

September 3, 2009

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KLLM TRANSPORT TO PAY $56,500 FOR DISABILITY BIAS

EEOC Said Applicant Denied Employment as Truck Driver Because of Prosthetic Leg

     

JACKSON, Miss. -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a disability discrimination lawsuit against KLLM Transport Services, Inc. (KLLM) for $56,500 and remedial relief on behalf of a qualified truck driver who was rejected for a job due to his prosthetic leg.

     

KLLM is a trucking company headquartered in Jackson, Miss

September 3, 2009

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RED ROCK WESTERN JEEP TOURS SUED FOR AGE BIAS

EEOC Says Company Fired Older Employee, Replaced Her With Much Younger Worker

     

PHOENIX – Red Rock Western Jeep Tours, Inc. violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) by terminating Gloria N. Rose, who was 75 years of age at the time, and replacing her with a significantly younger worker, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed this week. 

     

The EEOC alleges in its

September 3, 2009

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EEOC OBTAINS $127,500 SETTLEMENT FROM ATLANTIC CHEVROLET / CADILLAC FOR RACE HARASSMENT

Auto Mechanics Abused Black Student Apprentice and Forced Him to Quit After He Complained, Federal Agency Charged

NEW YORK -- Automall Imports, Ltd., doing business as Atlantic Chevrolet / Cadillac, will pay $127,500 to two former black employees to settle a racial harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

The EEOC's lawsuit (Civil Action No. 08-cv-03986(LDW)(ETB) in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of

September 3, 2009

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ST. JOSEPH'S COMMUNITY HOSPITAL TO PAY $70,000 UNDER DECREE TO END EEOC DISABILITY BIAS SUIT

Federal Agency Said Type-1 Diabetic Nurse Fired After Seizures; Wisconsin Hospital Employees Subjected to Prohibited Inquiries and Medical Exams

MILWAUKEE  – St. Joseph’s Community  Hospital of West Bend, Wis., will pay $70,000 and furnish other relief under a  consent decree to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S.  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced  today.

The EEOC had charged that the hospital disciplined  and terminated an emergency room nurse because seizures

September 2, 2009

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DIGITAL CABLE AND COMMUNICATIONS SOUTH SUED BY EEOC FOR SEX DISCRIMINATION

Parma Company Refused to Hire Women as Cable Techs, Federal Agency Charged

CLEVELAND – The U.S. Equal Employment  Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today that Digital  Cable and Communications South, Inc., a Parma, Ohio-based cable TV installation  company, violated federal law by denying hire to female applicants for cable  technician jobs.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit,  filed in U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division,  (Case No. 1:09CV-02035), a charging

September 1, 2009

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MARS SUPER MARKETS TO PAY $275,000 AND OFFER JOBS TO WOMEN TO SETTLE EEOC SEX DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT

Class of Women Denied Meat Cutter Positions, Agency Charged

BALTIMORE  -- Mars Super Markets, Inc., a Baltimore-based supermarket chain, will pay  $275,000 and furnish significant remedial relief to settle a class sex  discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity  Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

According  to EEOC’s suit (JFM-08-2570), filed in the U.S. District Court for the District  of Maryland, Northern Division, Mars refused to hire part-time deli clerk Gail  Brown as

September 1, 2009

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EEOC SUES PRODUCT FABRICATORS, INC. FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION

Agency Says Pine City Company Fired Employee for Taking Legally Prescribed Medication; Other Employees Subjected to Illegal Inquiries About Medication Use

MINNEAPOLIS  – Product  Fabricators, Inc., a Pine City, Minn., contract manufacturer, has violated  federal disability discrimination law by its policies requiring employees to  report their use of legal prescription drugs, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity  Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed late yesterday.

According to the EEOC’s complaint, Product Fabricators fired  long-time employee

September 1, 2009

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WILCOHESS WILL PAY $75,000 TO SETTLE EEOC SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION LAWSUIT

Cashier at Winston-Salem Store Sexually Harassed by Store Manager and Forced to Resign, Federal Agency Charged

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Winston-Salem-based gas station / convenience  store chain WilcoHess, LLC agreed to pay $75,000 and furnish substantial  non-monetary relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit  brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC announced today that Judge Thomas D.  Schroeder, U.S. District Court Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina,  has

August 31, 2009

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EEOC SUES LUIHN FOOD SYSTEMS FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT

Company Failed to Stop Abuse of Female Employees at Raleigh KFC, Agency Charges

RALEIGH, N.C. – The company that owns and operates a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Raleigh, N.C., violated federal law by allowing a male employee to sexually harass female employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC's suit against Luihn Food Systems, Inc., Tina Underwood, Sheila Mungin, Sabih Sheridan and Barbara

August 28, 2009