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Heritage Home Group to Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Home Furnishings Company Denied Accommodation to and Fired Employee, Federal Agency Charged CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Heritage Home Group, LLC, a North Carolina corporation that designs, manufactures, sources and retails home furnishings, will pay $50,000 and provide other relief to settle […]

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M.G. Oil (Happy Jack’s Casino) to Pay $45,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Case

South Dakota Company Failed to Hire Applicant Because of Prescribed Medication Taken to Treat Her Disability, Federal Agency Charged SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – M.G. Oil Company, doing business as Happy Jack’s Casino, has agreed to pay $45,000 to settle a […]

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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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Cooper Machine Company Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Company Fired Employee Because of Her Disability Federal Agency Charged ATLANTA – Cooper Machine Company, Inc., a Wadley, Ga., company that sells and manu­factures equipment used in the sawmill industry, violated federal law by firing an employee because of her […]

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EEOC Sues Staffing Solutions for Multiple Discriminatory Hiring Practices

Owner Frequently Used Racial Slurs and Forced Out Manager Who Opposed Hiring Discrimination, Federal Agency Charges BUFFALO, N.Y. – Staffing Solutions of WNY Inc., a Buffalo-based staffing company that places employees with clients throughout Western New York, violated federal laws […]

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Foothills Child Development Center Agrees to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Company Fired Employee for Participation in Medication-Assisted Treatment for Drug Addiction, Federal Agency Charged GREENVILLE, S.C. – Foothills Child Development Center, Inc., a South Carolina corporation that owns and operates a preschool in Easley, S.C., will provide monetary relief to […]

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Scion Dental, a Unit of SkyGen USA, Ordered to Face Trial for Race Discrimination in EEOC Suit

Jury to Decide Whether Company Rejected Qualified Job Candidate Based on Race MILWAUKEE – A federal court has denied a motion by Scion Dental, Inc. to dismiss a discrimination lawsuit filed in September 2016 by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity […]

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Goodwill and Affiliate to Pay $850,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Night Shift Janitors Left Vulnerable to Supervisor’s Abuse, Supportive Managers Faced Retaliation, Federal Agency Charged OAKLAND, Calif. – Goodwill Industries of the East Bay Area and its affiliate, Calidad Industries Inc., will pay $850,000 to eight former and current employees […]

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Aviation Port Services Sued by EEOC For Religious Discrimination and Retaliation

Employer Fired Passenger Service Agents for Requesting Religious Accommodations, Federal Agency Charges BOSTON – Aviation Port Services, LLC, a Sumner, Wash.-based nationwide provider of support services to airlines, violated federal law when it fired several employees because of their requests […]

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EEOC Sues Albertsons for Harassment of Hispanic Employees

SAN DIEGO – Albertsons, Inc., a national retail grocery chain, violated federal law when a class of Hispanic employees in San Diego were subjected to harassment and a hostile work environment through the implementation of a no-Spanish policy, U.S. Equal […]

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