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ABM Aviation Sued by EEOC For Disability Discrimination

Employee Denied Reasonable Accommodation and Discharged Due to Medical Restrictions, Federal Agency Charged ATLANTA – ABM Aviation, Inc., formerly Air Serv Corporation, an aviation industry cleaning and services provider at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Ga., violated federal law […]

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EEOC Sues Compass Group USA For Sex Discrimination and Retaliation

Food Service Supplier for UTMB Denied Female Employee a Promotion Due to Her Sex, Federal Agency Charges HOUSTON – Morrison Management Specialists Inc., a division of Compass Group USA Inc., unlawfully denied a promotion to a female shift supervisor to […]

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EEOC Sues SMX Staffing Company for Sexual Harassment

Male Supervisor Harassed Female Workers, Demanded Sex and Exposed Himself, Federal Agency Charges ST. LOUIS – An international staffing company violated federal law when it allowed a manager at a Kansas City, Kan., worksite to repeatedly sexually harass female workers […]

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Decostar Industries to Pay $38,500 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Suit

Company Fired Employee Over Religious Sabbath Request, Federal Agency Charged ATLANTA – Decostar Industries, Inc., a manufacturer and supplier of automotive parts based in Carrollton, Ga., will pay $38,500 and provide other relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed […]

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EEOC Sues Restaurant Maurizio’s Trattoria Italiana for Pregnancy Discrimination

Restaurant Discriminated Against and Fired Female Employee After Learning She Was Pregnant, Federal Agency Charges SAN DIEGO – Maurizio’s Trattoria Italiana, LLC, a fine-dining Italian restaurant in Encinitas near San Diego, violated federal law when it discriminated and fired a […]

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EEOC Sues Zachry Construction Corporation For Disability Discrimination

Contractor Used Medical Questionnaires and Exams to Weed Out Employees With Potential Medical Issues, Federal Agency Charges BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Zachry Construction Corporation, a San Antonio-based construction and industrial contractor, violated federal law when it fired several employees whose post-offer […]

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InsideUp To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Small Marketing Business Fired Employee Because of His COPD, Asthma and Emphysema, Federal Agency Charges SAN DIEGO – InsideUp Inc., a San Diego-based marketing company, will pay $10,500 and provide other significant relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed […]

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Signature Industrial Services Sued By EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Petro-Chemical Contractor Fired Three Brothers Because of Their Blood Disorder, Federal Agency Charges HOUSTON – Signature Industrial Services, LLC (SIS) unlawfully fired three laborers – all of whom were brothers – because of a blood disorder that runs through their […]

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Memorial Healthcare Sued by EEOC For Religious Discrimination

Hospital Rescinded Job Offer Because of Applicant’s Need for Religious Accommodation, Federal Agency Charges DETROIT- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today that a health care provider in Owosso, Mich., violated federal law when […]

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Plastipak Packaging Will Pay $90,000 To Settle EEOC Retaliation Suit

Plastics Manufacturing Company Fired Materials Handler Because She Complained About Sexual Harassment, Federal Agency Charged BALTIMORE – Plastipak Packaging, Inc. will pay $90,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to resolve a federal retaliatory discrimination lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity […]

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