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Salvation Army to Pay $55,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Aid Organization Refused to Hire Qualified Applicant at Wasilla Store Due to His Intellectual Disability, Federal Agency Charged ANCHORAGE, Alaska -Global humanitarian organization The Salvation Army will pay $55,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed […]

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American Pride Waste Solutions Sued by EEOC For Sex Discrimination

South Carolina Company Refused to Hire a Female Truck Driver Because of Her Sex, Federal Agency Charges ATLANTA – American Pride Waste Solutions, Inc., a Bluffton, S.C., waste collection company, violated federal law by discriminating against a qualified female job […]

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EEOC Sues Merritt Hospitality, HEI Hotels And Resorts LLC For Disability Discrimination

Company Failed to Provide Ventilated Space for Employee With Asthma, Federal Agency Charges SAN DIEGO – Merritt Hospitality, LLC and HEI Hotels and Resorts LLC, who together operate the Embassy Suites San Diego Bay, a San Diego hotel that has […]

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Court Orders Scottsdale Wine Bar to Pay $100,000 In EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit

PHOENIX – A federal district court on March 21 ordered a Scottsdale, Ariz., wine bar to pay $100,000 for sexual harassment against two servers because of their actual or perceived sexual orientation and for retaliation against one for complaining about […]

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EEOC Sues Beavers’ Inc. / Arby’s For Sexual Harassment of Teen Workers

Atmore Arby’s Management Ignored Ongoing Sexual Harassment Despite Repeated Employee Complaints, Federal Agency Charges BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Beavers’ Inc., doing business as several Arby’s franchises in the Southeast, violated federal law when it subjected several teenaged female employees at an […]

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EEOC Sues Waterford School District for Retaliation

School District Failed to Recall Teacher in Retaliation for His Age Discrimination Complaint, Federal Agency Charges DETROIT – The Waterford Public School System, a school district located in Waterford, Mich., violated federal law when it failed to recall a tenured […]

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Off the Air, II, Inc. Settles EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit

Nick’s Sports Grill Fired Pregnant Bartender When She Couldn’t Fit Into Hot Pants, Federal Agency Charged DALLAS — Off the Air, II, Inc., which does business as Nick’s Sports Grill, a sports bar in Rowlett, Texas, will pay $24,000 and […]

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EEOC Sues Simplicity Ground Services For Pregnancy Discrimination

Pregnant Employees Forced on Unpaid Leave After Reporting Pregnancies, Federal Agency Charges DETROIT – Simplicity Ground Services, P.C., an airline-ramp and cargo-handling company in Detroit, violated federal law by forcing an employee onto unpaid leave because of her pregnancy, the […]

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Mine Rite Technologies to Pay $75,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Suit

Wyoming Manufacturing Company Supervisor Mocked Veteran With PTSD, Forcing Him to Quit, Federal Agency Charged PHOENIX – Mine Rite Technologies, LLC, a Buffalo, Wyo.-based manufacturing company, will pay $75,000 and provide other significant relief to settle a disability discrimination and […]

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EEOC Sues the Guidance Charter School For Pay Discrimination

Palmdale School Failed to Pay Female and Male Tutors Equally, Federal Agency Charges LOS ANGELES – The Guidance Charter School, a Palmdale, Calif.-based charter school and non-profit organization, violated federal law when it paid a female math tutor less than […]

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