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Chipotle to Pay $95,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

Female Manager Repeatedly Propositioned and Touched Young, Male Employee, Then Retaliated When He Complained, Federal Agency Alleged SAN JOSE, CA. – Fast-food chain Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. and its subsidiary Chipotle Services, LLC will pay $95,000 and make substantial changes […]

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Colorado Excavating to Pay $42,500 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Company Fired Employee After Seizure, Federal Agency Charged DENVER – Gollnick Construction, Inc., which does business as Colorado Excavating, will pay $42,500 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination suit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission […]

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McDonald’s Franchisee Settles EEOC Sex Harassment Lawsuit

Credle Enterprises to Pay $340,000 to Resolve Claims of Physical and Verbal Harassment of Female Employees DALLAS – Credle Enterprises, LLC, doing business as McDonald’s in the Texas panhandle, will pay $340,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual […]

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Crossmark to Pay $2.65 Million to Settle Disability Lawsuit

Federal Agency Alleged Company Refused to Accommodate Disabled Food Demonstrators ST. LOUIS – CROSSMARK, Inc., a Plano, Texas-based international sales and marketing company that provides food demonstrators to major American retailers and warehouse stores, will pay $2.65 million and furnish […]

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Air Systems Inc. Sued by EEOC for Race Harassment

Workers Found Scrawled Racial Slurs and Noose at Apple Park Construction Site, Federal Agency Charges CUPERTINO, Calif. – A San Jose-based electrical subcontractor at the Apple Park construction project, Air Systems Inc. (ASI), violated federal law by tolerating racial harassment […]

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Dollar General to Pay $6 Million to Settle EEOC Class Race Discrimination Suit

Retail Chain’s Criminal Background Check Discriminated on the Basis of Race, Federal Agency Charged CHICAGO – Major retail chain Dollar General will pay $6 million and furnish other relief to settle a class race discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. […]

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Family Dollar to Resolve EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Retail Giant Failed to Employ Man Due to Disability, Federal Agency Charged DETROIT, MI-Family Dollar Stores of Michigan, LLC, a retailer with discount stores throughout Michigan, will pay $25,000 and provide other relief to settle a federal disability-discrimination lawsuit filed […]

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Verity Property Management to Pay $22,500 to Settle EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit

Federal Agency Charged Newly Hired Employee Was Fired Over Prescribed Medication BOISE, Idaho – Boise-based Verity Property Management, Inc., will pay $22,500 and make substantial changes to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission […]

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La Cantera Resort and Spa to Pay Over $2.5 Million to Settle EEOC National Origin Discrimination Suit

Resort implemented strict rules forbidding Spanish and retaliated against workers when they complained, Federal Agency Says SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The former operators of the La Cantera Resort and Spa have agreed to pay $2,625,000 to settle a national origin […]

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Eagle United Truck Wash Will Pay $40,000 to Settle EEOC Racial Harassment and Retaliation Suit

Car Wash Terminated Worker Who Complained about Racial Harassment, Federal Agency Charged HARRISBURG — Eagle United Truck Wash, LLC, which operates truck washing facilities at truck stop locations around the United States, will pay $40,000 and furnish significant equitable relief […]

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