Nursing Home Prohibited Religious Headwear and Fired Worker in Retaliation Federal Agency Charges BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A Jasper, Ala., nursing home violated federal law when it refused to allow a Muslim employee to wear a hijab (the traditional covering for […]
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EEOC Sues Shadescrest Healthcare for Religious Discrimination and Retaliation
July 9th, 2014 ::
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America’s Largest Drug Store Chain to Pay $180,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
July 8th, 2014 ::
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South San Francisco Walgreens Fired Longtime Employee With Diabetes Over a $1.39 Bag of Chips, Federal Agency Charged SAN FRANCISCO – Drugstore giant Walgreens has agreed to pay $180,000 to a longtime employee with diabetes and to implement revised policies […]
Read whole storyEEOC Sues Bliss Cabaret for Race Discrimination and Retaliation
July 7th, 2014 ::
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Clearwater Adult Club Fired Manager for Opposing Owner’s Racially Discriminatory Practice, Federal Agency Charges TAMPA, Fla – A Clearwater, Fla., adult entertainment club violated federal law by racially discriminating against an African-American employee and firing a manager who objected to […]
Read whole storyEEOC Sues Wal-Mart for Disability Discrimination
July 3rd, 2014 ::
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Retailer Rescinded Accommodation, Then Fired Intellectually Disabled Employee, Federal Agency Charges ROCKFORD, Ill. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit here yesterday against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., alleging that the giant retailer fired an intellectually disabled employee […]
Read whole storyPrinceton Healthcare Pays $1.35 Million to Settle Disability Discrimination Suit with EEOC
July 2nd, 2014 ::
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Hospital Fired Employees After 12 Weeks of Leave, Federal Agency Says TRENTON, N.J. — Princeton HealthCare System (PHCS), which operates an inpatient hospital and several outpatient medical facilities, will pay $1,350,000 and will undertake significant remedial measures to settle a […]
Read whole storyFort Worth Center of Rehabilitation to Pay $30,000 to Settle Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
July 1st, 2014 ::
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Healthcare Facility Denied Applicant in Renal Failure Reasonable Accommodation for Her Disability, Federal Agency Charged DALLAS – A Fort Worth-based health care facility will pay $30,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. […]
Read whole storyRizza Cadillac to Pay $100K to Three Arab Muslim Employees Under Federal Consent Decree
July 1st, 2014 ::
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Car Dealer Subjected Employees to Offensive Slurs Like ‘Terrorist,’ Federal Agency Charged CHICAGO – The federal district court in Chicago has entered a consent decree requiring Rizza Buick GMC Cadillac, Inc., a Tinley Park car dealership, to pay $100,000 and […]
Read whole storyEEOC Sues Baldwin Supply of Minneapolis for Disability Discrimination
June 27th, 2014 ::
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Company Refused to Allow Employee to Return After Heart Attack and Fired Him Instead, Federal Agency Charges MINNEAPOLIS – A Minneapolis-based distributor violated federal civil rights law by not allowing an employee to return to work after he had a […]
Read whole storyJamison Shaw Hairdressers Sued By EEOC for Disability Discrimination
June 26th, 2014 ::
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Atlanta Hair Salon Unlawfully Fired Disabled Veteran, Federal Agency Charges ATLANTA – Jamison Shaw Hairdressers, which operates a salon in the Buckhead section of Atlanta, violated federal law by subjecting a disabled employee to discrimination after she requested a reasonable […]
Read whole storyChapman University to Pay $75,000 to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Suit
June 25th, 2014 ::
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University Fired Black Professor After Being Denied Tenure Due to Race, Federal Agency Charged SAN DIEGO – Chapman University, a private university in Orange, Calif., will pay $75,000 and furnish other relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by […]
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