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Titus-Will to Pay $125,000 to Settle EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit

Newly Hired Employee Was Fired After Disclosing Brain Tumor, Federal Agency Charged SEATTLE – Prominent Pacific Northwest auto dealer Titus-Will has agreed to pay $125,000 and adopt anti-discrimination policies and training to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the […]

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Herbruck Poultry Ranch, Inc. Pays $93,000 to Settle EEOC Harassment and Retaliation Suit

Egg Producer Harassed, Retaliated Against, and Constructively Discharged a Disabled Employee, Federal Agency Charged DETROIT – A Saranac, Michigan egg producer will pay $93,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment […]

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DSW Shoe Warehouse to Pay $40,000 to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Lawsuit

Nationwide Shoe Retailer Unfairly Disciplined and Terminated a Black Assistant Manager, Federal Agency Charged CLEVELAND- DSW Shoe Warehouse Inc., a nationwide shoe retailer headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, will pay $40,000 and furnish equitable relief throughout the stores in its Midwest […]

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USAble Life Sued by EEOC For Retaliation

Insurance Company Fired Employee Over Her Discrimination Complaint, Federal Agency Charges LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – USAble Life, an insurance company located in Little Rock, Ark., violated federal law when it fired an employee for complaining about discrimination related to her […]

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Big Lots Stores to Pay $100,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Retailer Permitted Disability Harassment at West Virginia Store, Then Retaliated Against Employee For Reporting Harassment of a Co-Worker, Federal Agency Charged Elkins, WV – National retailer Big Lots Stores, Inc., will pay $100,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle […]

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Chipotle to Pay $95,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

Female Manager Repeatedly Propositioned and Touched Young, Male Employee, Then Retaliated When He Complained, Federal Agency Alleged SAN JOSE, CA. – Fast-food chain Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. and its subsidiary Chipotle Services, LLC will pay $95,000 and make substantial changes […]

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Colorado Excavating to Pay $42,500 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Company Fired Employee After Seizure, Federal Agency Charged DENVER – Gollnick Construction, Inc., which does business as Colorado Excavating, will pay $42,500 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination suit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission […]

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McDonald’s Franchisee Settles EEOC Sex Harassment Lawsuit

Credle Enterprises to Pay $340,000 to Resolve Claims of Physical and Verbal Harassment of Female Employees DALLAS – Credle Enterprises, LLC, doing business as McDonald’s in the Texas panhandle, will pay $340,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual […]

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Crossmark to Pay $2.65 Million to Settle Disability Lawsuit

Federal Agency Alleged Company Refused to Accommodate Disabled Food Demonstrators ST. LOUIS – CROSSMARK, Inc., a Plano, Texas-based international sales and marketing company that provides food demonstrators to major American retailers and warehouse stores, will pay $2.65 million and furnish […]

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Air Systems Inc. Sued by EEOC for Race Harassment

Workers Found Scrawled Racial Slurs and Noose at Apple Park Construction Site, Federal Agency Charges CUPERTINO, Calif. – A San Jose-based electrical subcontractor at the Apple Park construction project, Air Systems Inc. (ASI), violated federal law by tolerating racial harassment […]

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