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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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Celadon Trucking Services, Inc. to Pay $200,000 to Settle Lawsuit

Celadon Unlawfully Subjected Applicants to Pre-Employment Medical Examinations INDIANAPOLIS – Celadon Trucking Services, Inc., a trucking company headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, has agreed in a consent decree to pay $200,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. […]

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Taprite Fassco to Pay $72,500 to Settle EEOC Sex, Disability and Retaliation Discrimination Suit

Company Demoted Employee Because of Arthritis and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Federal Agency Charged SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Taprite Fassco Manufacturing, Inc., a San Antonio-based manufacturer of CO2 regulators in the soda and beer industries, will pay $72,500 and furnish other […]

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Menomonie Restaurant Owner in Contempt of Court

Wisconsin Company Held in Contempt for Failure to Provide Information and Pay EEOC’s Attorney’s Fees MADISON, WISCONSIN – North Broadway Holdings, Inc., owner of a restaurant previously known as Sparx Restaurant, and currently operating as a Denny’s franchise in Menomonie, […]

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Court Prevents Peters’ Bakery from Firing Employee Alleging Discrimination in EEOC Suit

Federal Agency Obtains Preliminary Injunction to Protect Latina Clerk’s Job SAN JOSE, Calif. – Peters’ Bakery, a family-owned business in East San Jose, may not terminate a sales clerk whose allegations of ethnic and racial harassment and retaliation are the […]

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EEOC Sues IDEX Corporation for Disability Discrimination

Company Terminated Regional Manager Because of His Disability, Federal Agency Charged MIAMI – IDEX Corporation, a manufacturer and supplier of fluidics systems with locations nationwide, including multiple posts in Florida, violated federal anti-discrimination law when it terminated a regional manager […]

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McLane Foodservice to Pay $40,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Food Supplier Refused to Hire Applicant on the Basis of Disability, Federal Agency Charged MEMPHIS, Tenn. – McLane Foodservice, Inc., which supplies foodservice deliveries to fast-food chain restaurants, has agreed to pay $40,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought […]

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EEOC Sues Vita Plus for Disability Discrimination

Agricultural Company Fired Driver Due to His Diabetes, Federal Agency Charged DETROIT – Vita Plus Corporation, an agricultural company with a facility in Gagetown, Mich., violated federal law by discriminating against a truck driver because of his disability, the U.S. […]

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Subway Franchise in Albany Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment of Teen Job Applicants

Restaurant Manager Sent Sexually Offensive Texts Demanding Sex for Jobs, Federal Agency Charged ALBANY, N.Y. – Draper Development, LLC, doing business as Subway, which operates at least 24 Subway restaurants in the Albany area, violated federal law by subjecting two […]

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