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CVS Caremark Corporation and EEOC Reach Agreement to Resolve Discrimination Charge

Federal Agency Charged Drugstore Chain’s Personality Tests Had Negative Impact on Jobseekers Based on Race and National Origin CLEVELAND – CVS Caremark Corporation, a nationwide retail pharmacy and health care company based in Woonsocket, R.I., has reached a conciliation agreement […]

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EEOC Sues M&R Consulting, LLC For Disability Discrimination

Home Care Company Refused to Hire Home Caregiver It Perceived as Disabled, Federal Agency Says BALTIMORE – M&R Consulting, LLC, a Towson, Md,-based home care agency doing business as Home Instead Senior Care, violated federal law when it rescinded a […]

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Keller Paving and Landscaping To Pay $59,000 To Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

North Dakota Construction Company Forced Female Truck Driver to Quit to Escape Abusive Workplace, Federal Agency Charged MINNEAPOLIS – A North Dakota civil construction company operating in Minot, N.D., will pay $59,000 to settle a sexual harassment and constructive discharge […]

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EEOC Sues Walmart Stores East for Disability Discrimination

D.C. Store Violated Federal Law by Failing to Provide Reasonable Accommodations to Deaf Employees, Federal Agency Charges WASHINGTON – Walmart Stores East, LP violated federal disability discrimination law by denying reasonable accommodations to deaf employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity […]

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University of Denver to Pay $2.66 Million and Increase Salaries to Settle EEOC Equal Pay Lawsuit

Female Full Professors at the University’s Sturm College of Law Were Paid Average of Nearly $20,000 Less Than Their Male Counterparts, Federal Agency Charged DENVER – The University of Denver will pay $2.66 million and furnish other relief to settle […]

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St. Vincent Hospital to Pay $15,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Company Refused Transfer as a Reasonable Accommodation, Federal Agency Charged INDIANAPOLIS – St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center, Inc. will pay $15,000 and furnish other relief to resolve a lawsuit disability discrimination filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity […]

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Best Buy and EEOC Reach Agreement to Resolve Discrimination Charge

Major Retail Chain’s Personality Tests Adversely Impacted Applicants Based on Race and National Origin, Federal Agency Charged CLEVELAND – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Best Buy, a nationwide electronics retailer based in Richfield, Minn., have reached a […]

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Discovering Hidden Hawaii Tours to Pay $570,000 To Settle EEOC Male-On-Male Sexual Harassment Suit

Company President Sexually Harassed Male Employees for More Than a Decade, Federal Agency Says HONOLULU, Hawai’i – Three related Hawai’i tour companies — Discovering Hidden Hawaii Tours, Inc., Hawaii Tours and Transportation Inc. and Big Kahuna Luau, Inc. — will […]

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Burger King Franchisee to Pay $55,000 To Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit

Male Manager Harassed Female Employee, Federal Agency Charged CHICAGO – Burger King franchisee Heartland Food LLC, of Downers Grove, Ill., will pay $55,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity […]

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Dollar General Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit For $70,000

Red Banks, Miss., Store Ignored Complaints About Manager’s Abuse of Female Employees, Federal Agency Charged OXFORD, Miss. – Dolgencorp, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of retail chain Dollar General Corporation, will pay $70,000 and provide other relief to settle a […]

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