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Pioneer Hotel to Pay $150,000 to Settle EEOC National Origin / Color Harassment & Discrimination Suit

Hotel Failed to Halt a Barrage of Racial Slurs Endured by a Class of Latino / Brown-Skinned Workers, Federal Agency Charged LAS VEGAS – Pioneer Hotel, Inc. in Laughlin, Nev., will pay $150,000 and furnish other relief to settle a […]

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EEOC Sues Green Manor Rest Home to Enforce Conciliation Agreement

Nursing Home Failed to Comply With Agreement Settling Disability Bias Charge, Federal Agency Says WILMINGTON, N.C. – A Parkton, N.C., nursing home violated a settlement agreement stemming from a disability discrimination charge when it failed to complete the payments that […]

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Wal-Mart Stores East to Pay $75,000 to Settle EEOC National Origin / Religious Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

Retailing Giant Intimidated and Humiliated Employee Who Complained About Harassment, Federal Agency Said BALTIMORE – The eastern division of the nation’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores East, LP, will pay $75,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to resolve a national origin […]

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United Airlines to Pay over $1 Million To Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit

Supreme Court Lets Stand 7th Circuit Ruling That Reassignment Is Reasonable Accommodation CHICAGO – In a case that garnered nationwide attention, air transportation giant United Airlines Inc. has agreed to pay more than $1 million and implement changes to settle […]

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EEOC to Discuss Workplace Retaliation At June 17 Meeting

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a meeting on Wed., June 17, at 9:30 a.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 131 M Street, N.E., Washington D.C. The meeting, entitled “Retaliation in the Workplace: Causes, Remedies, […]

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EEOC Resolves Race Harassment Case for $180,000

NFI Logistics and Federal Agency Agree to Consent Decree CHICAGO – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today resolved its race and national origin harassment suit against NFI Interactive Logistics LLC, a privately owned provider of transportation and distribution […]

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Dollar General Pays $32,500 to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Suit

Employee Denied Promotion Because of Race, Federal Agency Charged JACKSON, Miss. – Dollar General Corporation will pay $32,500 and furnish other relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced […]

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Agencies Release Guide on LGBT Discrimination Protections for Federal Workers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, four Federal Government agencies with roles in ensuring fairness in the federal workplace released a guide on the rights and processes available to applicants and employees who allege sexual orientation or gender identity discrimination. The guide […]

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EEOC Sues Deluxe Financial for Sex Discrimination Against Transgender Employee

Lawsuit Challenges Discrimination Under 1964 Civil Rights Act ST. PAUL, Minn. – Deluxe Financial Services Corp., a Shoreview, Minn.-based check-printing and financial services corporation, violated federal law by subjecting a transgender employee to sex discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity […]

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Jury Finds Parker Drilling Liable in EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Federal Agency and Plaintiff’s Counsel Score $245,619 Victory For Oil Rig Worker ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A federal judge ordered that $245,619be paid to an Alaskan oil rig worker today in a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment […]

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