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Hooters of Louisiana to Pay $650,000 to Resolve EEOC Race and Retaliation Lawsuit

Restaurant Group Settles Federal Charges It Subjected African American Workers to Racially Hostile Work Environment, Refused to Rehire Them Because of Their Race and in Retaliation for ComplaintsNEW ORLEANS – Hooters of Louisiana, LLC and associated companies (“Hooters”) have agreed […]

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Eden Foods to Pay Over $182,500 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Owner Regularly Harassed Female Employees, Federal Agency ChargedDETROIT, MI – Eden Foods, Inc., will pay more than $182,500 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to obtain relief for former employees at […]

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Jury Awards Over $36 Million in EEOC Disability Discrimination Case Against Werner Trucking

ebraska Trucking Companies Refused to Hire or Reasonably Accommodate Qualified Deaf DriverST. LOUIS – An eight-person jury in Omaha, Nebraska returned a verdict of $36,075,000 in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on disability discrimination claims against […]

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Eden Foods to Pay Over $182,500 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Owner Regularly Harassed Female Employees, Federal Agency ChargedDETROIT, MI – Eden Foods, Inc., will pay more than $182,500 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to obtain relief for former employees at […]

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JC Market Thriftway to Pay Over $50,000 Following EEOC Investigation

Supermarket Conciliates Federal Charge It Denied Reasonable Accommodation and Fired Newly-Hired Employee Due to a DisabilityNEWPORT, Ore. –JC Market, Inc., doing business as JC Market Thriftway, a Lincoln County, Oregon grocery chain, has agreed to provide $50,000 in compensatory damages, […]

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SAVA to Pay $150,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

Settles Federal Charges Skilled Nursing Facility Operators Violated Title VII of the Civil Rights ActDENVER – SSC Montrose San Juan Operating Co., LLC and SavaSeniorCare Administrative Services, LLC (collectively, “SAVA”) have agreed to pay $150,000 and provide other relief to […]

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EEOC Sues Bouchon and Thomas Keller Restaurant Group for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Upscale Las Vegas Restaurant Allowed Managers to Sexually Harass Employees, Federal Agency ChargesLAS VEGAS – KVP, LP, doing business as Bouchon Restaurant, and KRM, Inc, doing business as Thomas Keller Restaurant Group, together operate a restaurant chain including restaurants such […]

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EEOC Sues Nevada Restaurant Services, Inc. for Sexual Harassment

Laughlin River Lodge Hotel & Casino Created Sexually-Charged Workplace, Allowed Harassment to Fester, Federal Agency ChargesLAS VEGAS – Nevada Restaurant Services, Inc., the owner and operator of a chain of gambling parlors and hotel casino and resort facilities, which includes […]

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EEOC Sues TNT Crane & Rigging for Race Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation`

Federal Agency Charges Noose, Racial Slurs and White Supremacy Symbols Were Displayed in Racially Hostile Workplace; Employee Suffered Retaliatory DischargeFORT WORTH, Texas – TNT Crane & Rigging, Inc., one of the largest crane service providers in North America, with over […]

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EEOC Sues Hooters of America for Race and Color Discrimination

Federal Agency Charges Restaurant Failed to Recall Employees Based on Race and/or ColorGREENSBORO, N.C. – Hooters of America, LLC, a Georgia Corporation, violated federal law when it failed to recall employees after a COVID-motivated layoff because they were Black and/or […]

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