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Wal-Mart to Pay $150,000 to Settle EEOC Age and Disability Discrimination Suit

Keller Store Manager Was Harassed and Fired Because of His Age and Denied Accommodation for His Diabetes, Federal Agency Charged DALLAS – Wal-Mart Stores of Texas, L.L.C. (Wal-Mart) has agreed to pay $150,000 and provide other significant relief to settle […]

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EEOC and Defense Support Services Conciliate Discrimination Charges

Federal Agency Issues Reasonable Cause Finding on Retaliation Charge PHOENIX – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has found reasonable cause to believe discrimination occurred in charges filed by three female employees against an Arlington, Va.-based government defense contractor, […]

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Seapod Pawnshops to Pay $300,000 to Settle EEOC Harassment Lawsuit

Former Owner Harassed Employees Based on Sex, Race, and National Origin, And Fired Employees Who Filed Complaints, Federal Agency Charged NEW YORK – Seapod Pawnbrokers, a chain of pawnshops in Brooklyn and Queens, N.Y., will pay $300,000 and cut ties […]

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Justice Department Settles Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit Against the State of Maryland, Queen Anne’s County, and the Queen Anne’s County Sheriff

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that it has entered into a consent decree with the state of Maryland and the Queen Anne’s County Sheriff. If approved by the court, the settlement will resolve Murphy-Taylor v. State of Maryland, […]

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Benny Boyd Car Dealership to Pay $250,000 to Former Manager in EEOC Settlement

General Manager with Multiple Sclerosis Denied Partnership and Harassed Because of His Disability, Forced to Resign From Dealership, Agency Charged LUBBOCK, Texas – Benny Boyd Chevrolet-Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep, Ltd., d/b/a Benny Boyd Lubbock, and Boyd-Lamesa Management, L.C. will pay $250,000 in damages […]

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Oakland Children’s Hospital Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Commission Obtains $300,000 for Employee with Breast Cancer Fired Due to Medical Center’s Strict Leave Policy OAKLAND, Calif. – An Oakland-based non-profit regional medical center has agreed to pay $300,000 to a former employee with breast cancer and to implement […]

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EEOC Releases Fiscal Year 2014 Enforcement and Litigation Data

Percentage of Claims Alleging Retaliation Reaches Record High, While Number of Charges Decrease WASHINGTON-The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a comprehensive set of fiscal year 2014 private sector data tables providing detailed breakdowns for the 88,778 charges […]

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EEOC to Sign National Memorandum of Understanding with Philippine Foreign Affairs Department on Feb. 12, 2015

Agreement Will Strengthen Collaboration Aimed at Educating Immigrant Workers of Their Rights Under U.S. Anti-Discrimination Laws WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will sign a national Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Department of Foreign Affairs of […]

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Rosa Viramontes to Lead EEOC’s Los Angeles Office

LOS ANGELES – Jenny R. Yang, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), announced on Jan. 8 the selection of Rosa Viramontes, a long-term EEOC employee, as the new director of its Los Angeles District Office. The EEOC’s […]

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EEOC Seeks to Improve Federal Sector Equal Employment Opportunity Complaint Process

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) on the equal employment opportunity (EEO) complaint process in the federal sector, the agency announced today. The ANPRM, which has been coordinated […]

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