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SMS Group to Pay up to $62,000 to Resolve EEOC Discrimination Finding

SMS Group Must Refrain from Requesting or Requiring Disclosure of Genetic Information INDIANAPOLIS – SMS Group Inc., formerly known as SMS Technical Services, LLC and SMS Millcraft LLC, headquartered in Cranberry Township Pennsylvania has agreed to resolve a disability and […]

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Floyd’s Equipment to Pay $25,000 To Settle EEOC Racial Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit

Missouri Contractor Transferred and Then Fired Employee for Complaining About Racial Slurs, Federal Agency Charged ST. LOUIS — Floyd’s Equipment Inc., a Sikeston, Mo. contractor, has agreed to pay $25,000 and furnish other relief to settle an employment discrimination lawsuit […]

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Sherwood Food Distributors to Pay $3.6 Million And Offer 150 Jobs To Settle EEOC Class Sex Discrimination Lawsuit

Food Distribution Company Excluded Women from Entry-Level Warehouse Jobs, Federal Agency Charged CLEVELAND – Sherwood Food Distributors, LLC, one of the largest independent distributors in the U.S. meat and food industry, will pay $3.6 million and provide other relief to […]

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EEOC Sues Appalachian Wood Products, Inc. For Disability Discrimination

Employer Made Unlawful Medical Inquiries and Refused to Hire Applicants Based on Disability, Federal Agency Charges JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Appalachian Wood Products, Inc., a Clearfield, Pa.-based major supplier of cabinet components to the kitchen and bath industry, violated federal law […]

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EEOC Releases Preliminary FY 2018 Sexual Harassment Data

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced preliminary FY 2018 sexual harassment data today – highlighting its significant work this past fiscal year to address the pervasive problem of workplace harassment. What You Should Know: EEOC Leads […]

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EEOC Sues Prewitt Enterprises and Desoto Marine for Race Discrimination

Mississippi Construction and Salvage Companies’ Managers and Supervisors Continuously Subjected Black Employees to Racially Hostile Work Environment, Federal Agency Charges MEMPHIS – Prewitt Enterprises, Inc., doing business as B&P Enterprises, and Desoto Marine, LLC violated federal law by subjecting African-American […]

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Magneti Marelli Sued by EEOC For Sexual Harassment

Multiple Complaints of Harassment Were Ignored, Federal Agency Charges NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Magneti Marelli of Tennessee, LLC, an international exterior lighting manufacturer for the automotive industry d/b/a Magneti Marelli, violated federal law when it failed to address complaints of sexual […]

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EEOC Sues Daisy Dukes & Boots Saloon For Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Assistant Manager Sexually Harassed Female Employees, Federal Agency Charges RICHMOND, Va. – NAKI Corporation, d/b/a Daisy Dukes & Boots Saloon (“Daisy Dukes”), a country western dance bar and restaurant located in Chesterfield, Virginia,, violated federal law when it subjected female […]

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EEOC Sues Family Dollar of Michigan For Disability Discrimination

Retailer Giant Refused to Employ Man Due to His Partial Paralysis, Federal Agency Charges DETROIT – Family Dollar Stores of Michigan, LLC, a Michigan-based discount retailer which has discount stores throughout the state, violated federal law by failing to employ […]

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Interim Healthcare of Wyoming Sued by EEOC For Sex-Based Pay Discrimination

Female Nurses Paid Less Than Less Experienced Male Counterpart, Federal Agency Charges CASPER, Wyo. – Interim Healthcare of Wyoming violated federal law by paying female nurses lower wages than a significantly less experienced male counterpart because of sex, the U.S. […]

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