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Hyatt to Provide $100,000 in Pay and Benefits to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Hotel Denied Accommodations, Including the Use of a Chair, to a Front Desk Agent with a Chronic Back Impairment, Federal Agency Charged NEW YORK -Hyatt Corporation, which operates the Grand Hyatt hotel in New York City, will pay $85,000, provide […]

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Time Warner Cable and Charter Communications to Pay $99,500 to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit

Telecommunications Company Fired Employee While Out on Leave for Cancer Surgery, Federal Agency Charged LOS ANGELES – Time Warner Cable, Inc. and Charter Communications, Inc. agreed to pay $99,500 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed […]

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EEOC Sues Cardinal Health and AppleOne for Race Discrimination and Retaliation

Health Care Services Company and Staffing Agency Fostered a Racially Charged Hostile Work Environment, Federal Agency Charges LOS ANGELES – Cardinal Health, a global health care services and products company, and staffing agency AppleOne violated federal law by subjecting employees […]

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Kaydon Corporation to Pay $38,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit

Ball Bearings Manufacturer Denied Medical Leave to Employee After Heart Surgery, Then Fired Him, Federal Agency Charged COLUMBIA, S.C. – Kaydon Corporation, a Muskegon, Mich.-based company that manufactures ball bearings for use in medical systems, industrial machinery, semiconductors and aerospace/defense […]

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EEOC Sues GRK Fresh Greek for Sexual Harassment

Restaurant Chain’s Manager Abused Female Employees Physically and Verbally, Federal Agency Charges NEW YORK – GRK Fresh Greek, a restaurant chain with four stores in New York City, violated federal law by subjecting female employees to groping, grinding and lascivious […]

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Master Marine to Pay $30,000 to Settle EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit

Shipbuilding and Repair Company Terminated Painter in Retaliation For Filing EEOC Charge, Federal Agency Charged BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Master Marine, Inc., a Gulf Coast shipbuilder, will pay $30,000 to settle a retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity […]

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Pilgrim’s Pride to Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Retail Poultry Product Provider Fired Employee With a Disability Who Needed Leave for Medical Treatment, Federal Agency Charged BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation, a leading provider of retail poultry products, will pay $50,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit […]

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Kansas School District to Pay $11,250 to Settle Equal Pay Act Lawsuit

Female Principal Paid Less Than Male Principals at Same School, Federal Agency Charged ST. LOUIS – A Kansas school district has agreed to pay $11,250 and provide other relief to settle an employment discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal […]

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Ashley Distribution Services to Pay $75,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Delivery Company Refused to Hire Truck Driver With a Perceived Disability Federal Agency Charged Winston-SALEM, N.C. – Ashley Distribution Services, Ltd.., a Wisconsin corporation doing business in Advance, N.C., will pay $75,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability […]

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EEOC Sues O’Reilly Automotive Stores for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

ORLANDO, Fla. – O’Reilly Automotive Stores, Inc., doing business as O’Reilly Auto Parts, violated federal law by subjecting a class of female employees at an Orlando, Florida store to sexual harassment, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a […]

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