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EEOC Sues Retailer of Luxury Crystal Products for Race and Disability Harassment

Employee Was Harassed and Forced to Quit Because of Intolerable Working Conditions, Federal Agency Charges NEW YORK – Baccarat, Inc., which operates a retail store in Manhattan that sells luxury products made of crystal, violated federal law by tolerating race-based […]

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EEOC Sues LTI Services for Sex Discrimination

Staffing Agency Refused to Hire Qualified Female Applicants as Receiving Associates, Federal Agency Charges INDIANAPOLIS – LTI Services, LLC, a staffing agency which serves the northern Indiana and Chicago areas, violated federal law by refusing to hire qualified female applicants […]

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Former Convenience Store Owner to Pay $160,000 to Resolve Disability Discrimination Suit

Federal Agency Charged Brown-Thompson General Partnership With Firing Employees with Disabilities ST. LOUIS – The former owner of a chain of Oklahoma convenience stores will pay $160,000 to nine alleged victims of disability discrimination to resolve a lawsuit filed by […]

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Hunter Auto & Wrecker Service to Pay $19,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Female Employee Resigned Over Co-Worker Harassment, Federal Agency Charged CHARLOTTE – Hunter Auto & Wrecker Service, Inc., a Charlotte, North Carolina-based towing business, will pay $19,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. […]

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Hunter Auto & Wrecker Service to Pay $19,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Female Employee Resigned Over Co-Worker Harassment, Federal Agency Charged CHARLOTTE – Hunter Auto & Wrecker Service, Inc., a Charlotte, North Carolina-based towing business, will pay $19,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. […]

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Target Corporation to Pay $45,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Federal Agency Charged Nationwide Retailer Failed to Interview Qualified Applicant Because He Was Deaf SAN FRANCISCO – Minnesota-based Target Corporation will pay $45,000 and make changes to its hiring and training practices to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by […]

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EEOC Sues Telluride Express for Age Discrimination

Company Refused to Hire Driver Because of His Age, Federal Agency Charges DENVER – San Miguel Mountain Ventures, LLC, which does business as Telluride Express in Montrose, Colo.,violated federal law when it refused to hire an applicant because of his […]

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Interconnect Cable Technology Corporation Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Electronics Manufacturer Demoted and Discharged Employee Due to Her Mental Illness, Federal Agency Charges TAMPA – Interconnect Cable Technology Corporation (ICTC), an electronics manufacturer in Brooksville, Fla., violated federal law by demoting and later discharging an employee after she was […]

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GNT Foods to Pay $60,000 to Settle EEOC Racial Harassment and Retaliation Suit

African American Employees Subjected to Daily Racial Epithets and Fired for Complaining and Participating in EEOC Investigation, Federal Agency Charged ATLANTA – G.N.T, Inc., doing business as GNT Foods, a grocery store located in East Point, Ga., will pay $60,000 […]

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TGS Garage & Doors to Pay $55,000 to Settle EEOC Race Harassment Suit

Garage Door Sales and Repair Company Subjected its Only Black Service Technician to a Hostile Work Environment, Agency Charged NEWARK, N.J. – TGS Garage & Doors, a company that sells, installs and repairs garage doors and garage door openers in […]

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