Houston Home and Community Services Organization Unlawfully Fired Pregnant Employee Pursuant to Illegal No-Pregnancy Policy, Federal Agency Charged HOUSTON – A federal judge has awarded a pregnancy discrimination victim almost $75,000 in back pay and damages following a decision finding […]
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Judge Awards Nearly $75,000 to Victim of Pregnancy Discrimination in EEOC Suit Against United Bible
May 28th, 2015 ::
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EEOC Takes First Steps in Digital Charge System
May 27th, 2015 ::
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ACT Digital Pilot Program Allows Online Interaction With Employers WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that 11 of its 53 offices will begin a pilot program called ACT Digital to digitally transmit documents between the […]
Read whole storyH2H Enterprises / Huddle House #670 to Pay $15,000 to Settle EEOC Racial Harassment Lawsuit
May 26th, 2015 ::
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Restaurant Managers Created a Racially Hostile Work Environment For Black Employee, Federal Agency Charged PINE BLUFF, Ark. – H2H Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a/ Huddle House #670 in Pine Bluff, Ark., will pay $15,000 to settle a racial harassment lawsuit brought by […]
Read whole storyRuby Tuesday to Pay $100,000 to Settle EEOC Sex Discrimination Lawsuit
May 22nd, 2015 ::
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Chain Resolves ‘Females-Only’ Assignment to Coveted Resort EUGENE, Ore. – International restaurant chain Ruby Tuesday, Inc., will pay $100,000 and implement preventative measures to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced […]
Read whole storyFourth Circuit Court of Appeals Holds Hostile Work Environment Can Be Created With A Single Racial Epithet
May 21st, 2015 ::
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by Paul Lusky | FordHarrison Despite consistent direction from the United States Supreme Court that courts should look at “all the circumstances” in determining whether a workplace environment is sufficiently hostile or abusive to give rise to an actionable claim […]
Read whole storyTransgender Complaints on the Rise: What Should Employers Do
May 20th, 2015 ::
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The President, the EEOC and the Justice Department have announced that gender identity discrimination is prohibited sex discrimination under Title VII. Since these declarations, the number of lawsuits alleging gender identity discrimination continues to rise. In a 2011 survey, the […]
Read whole storyTen Exploration and Production Companies Sued by EEOC for Sex-Based Pay Discrimination
May 19th, 2015 ::
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Federal Agency Charges True Oil Entities Paid Female Accounting Clerks Less Than Male Accounting Clerk CASPER, Wyo. – Ten associated exploration and production companies operating in 12 states violated federal law by paying female employees lower wages than men, the […]
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May 18th, 2015 ::
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Settlement Resolves Claims That a Female Employee Was Harassed and Discharged Due to Her Pregnancy, Federal Agency Says LAS VEGAS – ACR Mechanical Inc., a Las Vegas-based refrigeration service contractor, will pay $10,000 and furnish other relief to settle a […]
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May 15th, 2015 ::
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Company Discharged Employee With Asthma After Refusing Her a Reasonable Accommodation, Federal Agency Charged HOUSTON – Baker Concrete Construction, a construction company located in Houston, will pay $58,000 and provide substantial injunctive relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought […]
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May 14th, 2015 ::
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Ready-Mix Company Fired Driver After Learning He Had Prostate Cancer, Federal Agency Charges WICHITA FALLS, Texas – OK Concrete, a Wichita Falls-based mixed concrete company, violated federal law by discriminating against an employee based on his disability, prostate cancer, the […]
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