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North Liberty Police Department to Pay $12,000 to Resolve EEOC Discrimination Finding

Officer Was Subjected to Sexual Harassment, Retaliation and Finally Constructive Discharge, Federal Agency Charged INDIANAPOLIS – The North Liberty, Ind., Police Department will pay $12,000 and make significant revisions to its anti-harassment policy and procedures to resolve a sexual harassment […]

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Party City to Pay $39,000 To Settle EEOC Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination Suit

Party Supplier Fired Employee Due to Pregnancy and Pregnancy-Related Condition, Federal Agency Charged HOUSTON – Party City Corporation has agreed to pay $39,000 in lost wages and damages and to provide other significant relief in order to settle a pregnancy […]

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EEOC Sues Powerlink for Disability Discrimination

Maintenance Company Denied Hearing-Impaired Employee a Reasonable Accommodation and Fired Her, Federal Agency Charges DETROIT – Powerlink Facilities Management Services, a Michigan-based management and maintenance services company, has been sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for failing […]

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EEOC Sues Citizens Bank for Disability Bias

Company Refused to Accommodate Employee With Anxiety By Reassignment to Vacant Position, Federal Agency Charges PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Citizens Bank, N.A. violated federal law by failing to reassign a long-term employee to one of several vacant positions after he became […]

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EEOC Sues Valley Tool for Disability Discrimination and Retaliation

Company Punished Employees for Complaining About Mistreatment, Federal Agency Charges OXFORD, Miss. – A tool company operating in Water Valley, Miss., violated federal civil rights laws when it denied an employee a reasonable accommodation for her disability, fired her and […]

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Global Ministries Sued by EEOC for Retaliation

Communications Specialist Fired for Complaining About Race Discrimination, Federal Agency Charges ATLANTA – The general board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church, Inc. doing business as Global Ministries in Atlanta, violated federal law when it fired an employee […]

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EEOC Sues Proctor Financial for Retaliation

Financial Services Company Disciplined a Black Employee for Complaining About Discrimination, Agency Charges DETROIT – Proctor Financial, Inc., a company based in Troy, Mich., that provides insurance products for residential and commercial properties, violated federal law when it suspended a […]

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EEOC Sues George W. Morosani and Associates, LLC for Retaliation

Company Fired Employee Because He Complained Supervisor Used Racial Slurs, Federal Agency Charges ASHEVILLE, N.C. – George W. Morosani and Associates, LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company headquartered in Asheville, N.C., violated federal law when it fired an employee […]

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EEOC Sues Liberty Support Services for Age Discrimination

Maintenance Company Fired or Failed to Rehire Older Workers, Federal Agency Charges RALEIGH, N.C. – Liberty Support Services, Inc. (Liberty Support), a North Carolina corporation that maintains rest areas through contracts with the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NC DOT), […]

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Value Village to Pay $45,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Thrift Store Rejected Employee’s Repeated Requests for Reasonable Accommodations for Her Disabling Medical Conditions, Federal Agency Charged ATLANTA – Atlanta-based Georgia Retail Company and Georgia Thrift Stores, Inc., operating as Value Village retail stores, will pay $45,000 and provide other […]

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