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EEOC Suit Challenging Doherty Enterprises’ Attempt to Bar Discrimination Charges Will Go Forward

Court Rejects Doherty’s Argument That EEOC Cannot Proceed Without Discrimination Charge and Conciliation, Denies Motion to Dismiss MIAMI – A federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss a claim for a pattern or practice of resistance to the rights […]

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Texas Oil Field Services Company Pays $30,000 to Settle EEOC Retaliation Suit

Only Female Roustabout Fired for Reporting Sexual Harassment, Agency Charged DALLAS – An Iraan, Texas oil field construction and services company will pay $30,000 and furnish other relief to settle a retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity […]

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Sharp Healthcare Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

San Diego Surgical Center Denied Hire to Applicant Due to Perceived Disability SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Sharp HealthCare, an operator of hospitals and medical facilities, violated federal law when it denied hire to a job applicant because it perceived her […]

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Mel-K Management Company To Pay $80,000 To Settle EEOC Race/Sexual Harassment And Retaliation Suit

Black Employees Subjected to Egregious Racial Harassment, Federal Agency Charged CLEVELAND – Mel-K Management Company will pay $80,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to resolve a federal harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), […]

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Equipment Rental Company Sued By EEOC For Age Discrimination

Rental Pro Fired Employee Because of His Age, Federal Agency Charged LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Rental Pro, a miscellaneous equipment rental company located in Somerset, Ky. – with locations also in Hazard, London and Pikeville, Ky. – violated federal law by […]

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EEOC Sues Hearn-Kirkwood For Pay Discrimination and Retaliation

Food Service Distributor Unlawfully Disciplined and Fired Female Worker Who Complained About Unequal Wages, Federal Agency Charges BALTIMORE – Gilbert Foods, LLC, d/b/a Hearn-Kirkwood, a food service distributor, violated federal law when it engaged in a longstanding pattern of sex-based […]

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Arthur’s Restaurant & Bar Will Pay $20,000 to Settle Pregnancy Discrimination Suit

Dallas Suburb Steakhouse Fired Employee Due to Pregnancy, Federal Agency Charged DALLAS – Arthur’s Restaurant and Bar, a fine dining steakhouse and lounge in Addison, a suburb of Dallas, will pay $20,000 to a former cocktail server to settle a […]

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EEOC Sues Loafers Lounge for Pregnancy Discrimination

Restaurant Terminated Pregnant Server, Federal Agency Charges BALTIMORE – Avalona Enterprises, Inc., doing business as Loafers Lounge in Catonsville, Md., violated federal law when it fired a server because she was seven months pregnant, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission […]

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Target Corporation to Pay $2.8 Million to Resolve EEOC Discrimination Finding

Company’s Former Use of Pre-Hire Employment Assessments Discriminated Based on Race and Sex and Violated the ADA, Federal Agency Found MINNEAPOLIS – Target Corporation, which is headquartered in Minneapolis, has agreed to pay $2.8 million to resolve a Commissioner’s charge […]

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EEOC Issues Updated Federal Sector Guidance

Revised Management Directive 110 Provides Needed Clarity to Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Process WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued an update of its Management Directive 110 (MD-110). The revised MD-110 is available on the EEOC’s […]

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