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SmartTalent to Pay $875,000 to Settle EEOC Sex Discrimination Lawsuit

Staffing Agency Settles Federal Charges That It Complied with Clients’ Discriminatory Requests for Male Temporary WorkersSEATTLE — SmartTalent, LLC, a Kirkland, Wash.-based staffing agency that places temporary employees with business clients across various industries, will pay $875,000 and provide other […]

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Charlotte IHOP to Pay $40,000 in EEOC Religious Discrimination and Retaliation Suit

Settles Federal Agency Charges Restaurant Refused to Honor Religious Accommodation and Fired Employee for Requesting ItCHARLOTTE, N.C. –Suncakes NC, LLC, a North Carolina-based company, and Suncakes, LLC, a Texas-based company doing business as IHOP (collectively “Suncakes”), will pay $40,000 and […]

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Innovative Services Northwest to Pay $136,500 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Settles Federal Charges Non-Profit Failed to Accommodate a Disabled Employee and Unlawfully Terminated HerInnovative Services Northwest (ISNW), a social services nonprofit, will pay $136,500 and furnish other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) disability discrimination lawsuit, […]

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EEOC Sues Alto Ingredients for Disability Discrimination

Federal Agency Charges Manufacturer Terminated Electrician Because of his DisabilityCHICAGO – Alto Ingredients, Inc., a manufacturer of industrial and food-grade, corn-based alcohols, violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it terminated an electrician from its campus in Pekin, Illinois, […]

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Innovative Services Northwest to Pay $136,500 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Settles Federal Charges Non-Profit Failed to Accommodate a Disabled Employee and Unlawfully Terminated HerInnovative Services Northwest (ISNW), a social services nonprofit, will pay $136,500 and furnish other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) disability discrimination lawsuit, […]

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EEOC Sues HCL America for Age and National Origin Discrimination

Federal Agency Charges Tech Company Rejected Job Applicant Because He is “Too Old” and IndianSANTA CLARA, Calif. – HCL America, Inc. violated federal law when it refused to hire a qualified, 61-year-old Indian job applicant for a sales director position […]

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Pro Pallet to Pay $50,000 in EEOC Retaliation Suit

Settles Federal Charges Construction Company Removed Human Resources Manager for Investigating Sexual Harassment ComplaintHarrisburg, Pa. – Pro Pallet, LLC, a Pennsylvania-based construction company, will pay $50,000 and furnish other relief to settle a retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal […]

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EEOC Sues HCL America for Age and National Origin Discrimination

Federal Agency Charges Tech Company Rejected Job Applicant Because He is “Too Old” and IndianSANTA CLARA, Calif. – HCL America, Inc. violated federal law when it refused to hire a qualified, 61-year-old Indian job applicant for a sales director position […]

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EEOC Sues VibraLife of Katy for Disability Discrimination

Federal Agency Charges Rehabilitation and Assisted Living Facility Fired Nurse With Sleep DisorderHOUSTON – VibraLife of Katy, LLC, a rehabilitation and assisted living facility in Katy, Texas, violated federal law when it denied an employee an accommodation for her sleep […]

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EEOC Sues Mia Aesthetics for Disability Discrimination

Federal Agency Charges Cosmetic Surgery Clinic Refused to Provide Reasonable Accommodation and Discharged Employee Because of Breast CancerATLANTA –Mia Aesthetics Services ATL, LLC, and Mia Aesthetic Services, LLC, a cosmetic surgery provider with offices in eleven U.S. cities, illegally discriminated […]

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