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Hispanic Executive Director Unlawfully Fired, Federal Agency Charges

SAN ANTONIO - A Delaware corporation which provides hospices nationwide violated federal law by firing a Hispanic employee from his position as an executive director of its Kerrville, Texas, facility because of his national origin and because he reported discriminatory conduct, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. 

According to the

FOSTORIA, Ohio -- Sunny Farms Landfill subjected its African American employees to race-based harassment and retaliation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. 

According to the EEOC's suit (Case No. 3:09-CV02239), filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Sunny Farms subjected both Willie Norwood and Toby Shepherd to unlawful racial harassment and retaliation, including allegedly condoning the repeated

Restaurant Fired Server Who Complained About Harassment, Federal Agency Charges

PHILADELPIA - A Trevose, Pa., restaurant franchise violated the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) when it fired an employee because he complained about harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

A restaurant manager repeatedly harassed T.J. Cahill based on his perceived disability, the EEOC charges in its lawsuit against 99 West Inc., doing business as 99 Restaurant and

La Pantera Rosa and Calua Grill Owners/Managers Abused Waitresses, Federal Agency Charges

ATLANTA – In a sexual harassment lawsuit filed today, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged that the owners of three popular Atlanta-area nightclubs violated federal law by subjecting waitresses to a pattern of sexual harassment by two of the owner / managers. 

According to the EEOC's suit against Nunez, Inc., which owns and operates La Pantera Rosa ("The

Suit Cites Racist Comments, Noose and Retaliation for Complaints

Lisle/Naperville Hilton Subjected Hispanics to Ethnic Slurs, Federal Agency Charges

CHICAGO – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed suit Friday against Fireside West, LLC, doing business as the Hilton in Lisle/Naperville, Ill., charging that the hotel violated Title VII by subjecting its Hispanic employees to a hostile work environment.  The EEOC's complaint said that the hotel subjected Hispanic employees to frequent ethnic slurs from the hotel's executive chef.

The EEOC's lawsuit, in U.S

Employee Fired After Cooperating in EEOC Investigation, Federal Agency Charged

DALLAS – Allsup's Convenience Stores, Inc. violated the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) when it fired an employee as retaliation for cooperating with a discrimination investigation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.  Allsup's, headquartered in Clovis, N.M., has 300 locations throughout New Mexico and Texas and employs approximately 2,500 individuals.

According to the EEOC's lawsuit (Civil Action

Fast Food Eatery Subjected Teenaged Female Employees to Severe Harassment, Federal Agency Charges

INDIANAPOLIS  – A Terre Haute, Ind., fast food restaurant violated federal law when it subjected its female employees to a sexually hostile work environment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC's suit (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Sidal

61-Year-Old Denied Position at Corpus Christi Store Because of Age, Federal Agency Says

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A Corpus Christi Sears store violated federal law by refusing to hire a 61-year-old applicant because of his age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC's suit against Sears, Roebuck and Co., doing business as Sears #1217, the Sears store at 1305 Airline Road refused

Woman Fired for Observing Her Sabbath, Federal Agency Charges

DALLAS — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has filed an employment discrimination suit against Cinram Wireless, L.L.C., a Fort Worth-based CD and DVD manufacturer, for failing to accommodate an employee's schedule so that she could observe her Sabbath, and then firing her. 

According to the EEOC's suit, Cinram Wireless, L.L.C. initially allowed Eunice Arredondo, a

Latinos Forced to Endure Harassment, Discrimination and Retaliation at Yosemite Vacation Homes, Federal Agency Charges

FRESNO, Calif. – The owner of The Redwoods in Yosemite vacation homes in Yosemite, Calif., violated federal law by subjecting a class of Latino employees to a pervasive hostile work environment based on their national origin and retaliating against employees for complaining about it, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

Agency Says Black Employee Subjected to Racial Slurs and Insults; White Co-Worker Fired for Reporting Harassment

SAN ANTONIO – A Pearsall, Texas nursing and rehabilitation center violated federal law by subjecting an African American employee to racial harassment and retaliation, and also by retaliating against both her and a white colleague who objected to the misconduct, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed

EEOC Says Companies Unlawfully Fired Haitians and Failed To Stop Harassment

IMMOKALEE, Fla. – Six L's Packing Company (Six L's), an Immokalee-based company specializing in growing, packing, and distributing tomatoes, and related companies LFC Agricultural Services, Inc. and Custom Pak, Inc. violated federal law when they subjected Haitian employees to harassment, disciplined Haitians more severely, and fired Haitians because of their national origin, race, and in retaliation for complaining about the treatment

Staffing Firm Took Job From Qualified Woman Because of Her Blindness, Federal Agency Charges

CHICAGO – In a lawsuit filed here today in federal court, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged that a nationwide staffing company unlawfully discriminated against a blind woman in Chicago because of her disability.

According to the EEOC's suit, Balance Staffing made a job offer to the woman to work

Mineworker Forced To Work In Areas Of The Mine Which Damaged His Hearing Aids, EEOC Charges

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Jim Walter Resources, the world's largest producer of Blue Creek coal, violated federal law by refusing to grant a reasonable accommodation to a deaf miner and subjecting him to a hostile working environment because of his disability, according to a lawsuit filed today by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

The EEOC suit seeks relief

Telephone Company Refused to Hire Qualified Diabetic Applicant Because of Disability, Federal Agency Charges

AUSTIN, Texas – AT&T Services, Inc., doing business as Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, L.P. (AT&T), a major telephone company, violated federal law by refusing to hire an applicant simply because he is an insulin-dependent diabetic, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. 

According to the

Home Décor Retailer Refused to Hire Qualified Applicants Because of Hearing Impairments, Federal Agency Charged

AUSTIN, Texas – Garden Ridge Corporation, a Houston-based home décor retail company with stores nationwide, violated federal law by discriminating against hearing-impaired applicants at its Austin store, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. 

According to the EEOC's suit, Garden Ridge failed to hire

Community Development Organization Refused to Hire Pregnant Woman for Trainer Job, Federal Agency Charges

ST. LOUIS – Better Family Life, Inc., a community  development organization, violated federal law by rescinding a job offer to a  woman because she was pregnant, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity  Commission (EEOC) charged today in a discrimination lawsuit filed today in  federal court.

According  to the EEOC’s suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern

Presbyterian Village Took Away Accommodation, Retaliated Against Dietary Aide With Physical and Developmental Impairments, Agency Claim

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. –  Presbyterian Village Inc., a retirement community in Little Rock, Ark.,  violated federal law when it refused to accommodate and then reduced the hours  of a dietary aide because of his disabilities, the U.S. Equal Employment  Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today in U.S. District  Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

EEOC Says Male Owner of Car Dealership Sexually Harassed Female Employees

RALEIGH, N.C. – The company  that owns and operates New Bern Mazda-Suzuki in New Bern, N.C.,  violated federal law when one of its owners sexually harassed female employees,  the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit  filed today.

According to the EEOC’s suit against New Bern Imports and  Trucks, LLC, Amanda Santos Smith and other similarly situated female