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Mississippi HomeCare of Picayune to Pay $100,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Home Healthcare Provider Failed to Provide a Reasonable Accommodation and then Terminated Employee, Federal Agency Charged BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Mississippi HomeCare of Picayune, a major home healthcare provider in the Picayune, Mississippi region, will pay $100,000 and enter into a […]

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Brookdale Senior Living to Pay $112,500 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Company Refused to Provide Reasonable Accommodations and Fired Employee with Fibromyalgia, Federal Agency Charged DENVER – Brookdale Senior Living Communities, Inc. of Denver will pay $112,500 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by U.S. Equal […]

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Hufcor, Inc. to Pay $120,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit

Female Machine Operator Was Abused at North Prairie, Wis., Factory, Federal Agency Charged MILWAUKEE – Hufcor, Inc., of Janesville, Wis., the world’s leading manufacturer of operable and accordion partitions, will pay $120,000 and furnish other relief under a consent decree […]

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Bedford Weaving Sued for Genetic Information and Disability Discrimination

Company Asked Illegal Questions on Its Application and Failed to Hire an Employee Because of Her Disability, EEOC Charged RICHMOND, Va. – Bedford Weaving, Inc., a broad loom fabric weaving manufacturer, violated federal law when it asked an applicant for […]

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Injunction, Attorney Fees Ordered Against EmCare in EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Case

Federal Judge Enters Final Judgment on Jury Award of Approximately Half a Million Dollars DALLAS – Upon consideration of a request by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, U.S. District Judge Jorge A. Solis has directed EmCare, a physician outsourcing […]

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Sims Recycling and All-Star Personnel to Pay $25,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

International Recycling Company and Staffing Agency Refused to Assign Employee With Hearing Loss, Federal Agency Charged NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Sims Recycling Solutions, Inc., an international electronics recycling company, and All-Star Personnel, Inc., a local staffing agency, will pay $25,000 and […]

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EEOC Sues Seymour Midwest for Age Discrimination

Agency Alleges Company Rejected an Applicant Older than Its Ideal Age INDIANAPOLIS — Seymour Midwest, a Warsaw, Indiana, hand tool manufacturing company, violated federal law when it rejected a 58-year-old executive upon learning that he was older than the company’s […]

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Condo Association Sued for Sexual Harassment National Origin Discrimination and Retaliation

Management Company Also Sued; Vulnerable Workers Subjected to Abuse, Including Attempted Rape, and Retaliation for Complaining, EEOC Charged DENVER – Vail Run Resort Community Association, Inc., a condominium complex in Vail, Colo., and its management company, Global Hospitality Resorts, Inc., […]

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The Pines of Clarkston to Pay $42,500 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Care Center for the Elderly Discharged Administrator After Learning of Her Epilepsy, Federal Agency Charged DETROIT – The Pines of Clarkston, Inc., part of a group of assisted living facilities in southeastern Michigan, will pay $42,500 and provide other relief […]

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Magnolia Health Sued by EEOC for Widespread Disability Discrimination

Class of Individuals Denied Jobs, Accommodations or Fired Due to Their Perceived or Actual Disabilities, Says Federal Agency FRESNO – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced it filed a lawsuit against Magnolia Health Corporation and its affiliates […]

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