Settlement Resolves Federal Suit Charging the Companies Unlawfully Rejected a Job Applicant Because of DeafnessPORTLAND, Ore. — Construction software developer Viewpoint, Inc. and its recruiter CampusPoint Corporation will pay $225,000 and provide significant affirmative relief to resolve a disability discrimination […]
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Viewpoint and CampusPoint to Pay $225,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
EEOC Sues Novo Nordisk for Age Discrimination
Pharmaceutical Company Denied Obesity Care Specialist a Lateral Transfer Based on Her Age, Federal Agency ChargesNEW YORK – Novo Nordisk, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of insulin and diabetes care products based in Plainsboro Township, New Jersey, violated federal law […]
Read whole storyEEOC Sues Del Frisco’s of Georgia for Firing Employee Because of Her Religion
Atlanta Restaurant Scheduled Employee to Work in Violation of Her Religious Beliefs, Then Fired Her for Not Working, Federal Agency ChargesATLANTA – Del Frisco’s of Georgia, LLC, a restaurant located in Atlanta, violated federal law by firing a server when […]
Read whole storyGiertsen to Pay $140,000 to Settle EEOC Race Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit
Construction and Renovation Company Subjected Black Employees to Racial Slurs and Employee Was Fired After Complaining About the Harassment, Federal Agency ChargedMILWAUKEE – A Waukesha, Wisconsin construction and commercial real estate renovation company will pay $140,000 and furnish other relief […]
Read whole storyEEOC’s Pivot to Virtual Mediation Highly Successful, New Studies Find
Agency Will Continue to Offer Virtual Option to Participants Even After In-Person Services ResumeWASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that two new independent studies report overwhelming satisfaction with the EEOC’s mediation program as well as […]
Read whole storyEEOC v. Activision Blizzard Claims Process is Open
Current and Former Employees Encouraged to File a Claim of Sexual Harassment, Pregnancy Discrimination, and Related Retaliation to Share in $18 Million Claim FundLOS ANGELES – On March 30, 2022, a federal court approved the settlement of a sexual harassment […]
Read whole storyEEOC Sues Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. for Sexual Harassment
Fast Food Chain Allowed Male Manager to Sexually Harass Female Employee at Alabama Location, Federal Agency ChargedBIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., a fast food chain headquartered in Newport Beach, California with restaurants throughout the United States, violated federal […]
Read whole storyRestaurant Admits to Pregnancy Discrimination and Pays $30,000 to Resolve EEOC Lawsuit
Bourne’s House Admits Firing and Refusing to Rehire a Worker Because She Was PregnantNEW ORLEANS – A Louisiana restaurant admitted that it violated federal law when it fired and then later refused to rehire a worker because she was pregnant […]
Read whole storyLindsay Ford to Pay $105,000 to Settle EEOC Sex, National Origin and Racial Harassment Suit
Company Permitted Racial Epithets, and Sexually Charged Behavior Toward South Asian Worker, Federal Agency ChargedBALTIMORE – Lindsay Ford and Lindsay Ford Management Company, an automobile dealership in Wheaton, Maryland, will pay $105,000 and furnish significant injunctive relief to settle a […]
Read whole storyA Message from EEOC Chair Charlotte A. Burrows on Older Americans Month 2022
Each May, we observe Older Americans Month to honor older adults for their significant impact on our nation – often as loved ones, colleagues, mentors, and volunteers – and to recommit to addressing their unique needs as a vital population. […]
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