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Golden Corral to Pay $31,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Augusta Restaurant Fired Employee Due to her Epilepsy, Federal Agency Charged AUGUSTA, Ga. – A Golden Corral restaurant franchisee located in Augusta, Ga., will pay $31,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the […]

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Party City to Pay $155,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

National Retailer’s Nashua Store Refused to Hire Disabled Employee With Job Coach, Federal Agency Charged BOSTON – Party City Corporation, a Rockaway, N.J.-based national discount and costume retailer, will pay $155,000 and provide other nationwide and regional relief to settle […]

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Safeway to Pay $75,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Seattle Store Refused to Hire Deaf Applicant, Federal Agency Charged SEATTLE – National grocery store chain Safeway, Inc. will pay $75,000 and make significant changes to its policies and hiring practices to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the […]

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Saint Thomas Health to Pay $75,000 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Suit

Hospital Demanded Employee Take Flu Shot Despite His Religious Beliefs, Federal Agency Charged NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Saint Thomas Health (STH), operating Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, Tenn., will pay $75,000 and furnish other relief to settle a religious discrimination […]

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Pulmonary Specialists of Tyler and Sleep Health to Pay $30,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Medical Providers Made Unlawful Medical Inquiries and Fired an Employee Because of Her Responses DALLAS – Pulmonary Specialists of Tyler and Sleep Health, medical providers in Tyler, Texas, will pay $30,000 and will change its policies and practices to settle […]

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Fanatics Retail Group Fulfillment to Pay $322,050 to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

Sports Merchandise Retailer Permitted Racial Hostile Workplace and Retaliated Against Employee Who Complained JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Fanatics Retail Group Fulfillment, LLC, a Jacksonville-based online retailer of officially licensed sports merchandise, including NCAA, NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, and NASCAR merchandise, has […]

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Premier Employee Solutions to Pay $34,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Line Lead Subjected Employee to Sexual Comments and Touching, Federal Agency Charged GREENSBORO, N.C. – Premier Employee Solutions LLC, a Greensboro, Utah based company that provides temporary labor to a variety of industries, will pay $34,000 and provide other relief […]

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PruittHealth-Raleigh to Pay $25,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit

Pregnant Employee Denied Accommodations and Forced to Resign, Federal Agency Charged RALEIGH, N.C. – PruittHealth-Raleigh, LLC will pay $25,000 and provide other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency […]

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Arby’s Franchisee, Beavers, to Pay $84,000 to Settle EEOC Suit for Sexual Harassment of Teen Workers

Beavers’ Management Ignored Ongoing Sexual Harassment Despite Repeated Complaints, Federal Agency Charged BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Beavers’ Inc., owner and operator of 51 Arby’s locations in south Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and the Florida Panhandle, has agreed to pay $84,000 and […]

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Protocall Communications, Inc. to Pay $31,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Energy Company Fired Employee Because She Has Dyslexia, Federal Agency Charged BALTIMORE – Protocall Communications, Inc., a company that markets energy price protection in eight states, will pay $31,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle a federal disability discrimination […]

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