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EEOC Sues American Addiction Centers for Pregnancy Discrimination

Rehabilitation Facility Fired Employee Because of Her Need for Additional Leave to Recover From Cesarean Section, Agency Charges DALLAS – Dallas-based Greenhouse Outpatient Center and its parent company, American Addiction Centers, violated federal law when they fired a Behavioral Health […]

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EEOC Sues Mr. Dominic’s Restaurant for Sexual Harassment

Head Chef Sexually Harassed Two Female Employees, Federal Agency Charges BUFFALO – Green Lantern Inn, Inc., doing business as Mr. Dominic’s on Main in Rochester, violated federal law by subjecting two female employees to a sexually hostile work environment, the […]

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Logic Staffing to Pay $170,000 to Settle EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit

Federal Agency Charges Warehouse Worker Was Rejected for Being Deaf TACOMA – Western Washington staffing and recruiting company Logic Staffing LLC has agreed to pay $170,000 and implement hiring policy and procedure changes to settle a federal disability lawsuit brought […]

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EEOC Sues Allstate Beverage for Disability Discrimination

Company Fired Employee With Disability Who Needed Accommodation, Federal Agency Charges BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Allstate Beverage Company, LLC, a Montgomery, Ala., beverage distributor, violated federal law when it fired an employee with a disabling heart condition instead of providing him […]

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Carefree of Colorado Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

RV Manufacturing Company Refused to Hire Deaf Applicant, Federal Agency Charges DENVER – Carefree of Colorado, which manufactures and sells RV awnings and is located in Broomfield, Colorado, violated federal law when it refused to hire a candidate because of […]

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Northern Arizona Orthopedics Sued by EEOC for Gender Discrimination and Retaliation

Medical Provider Refused to Hire Men and Retaliated Against an Applicant for Complaining, Federal Agency Charges FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Northern Arizona Orthopedics (NAO), a medical provider that specializes in bone, joint and spine care in Flagstaff, Ariz., violated federal law […]

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EEOC Sues Greensboro Zaxby’s Owner for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Female Employee Subjected to Sexual Comments by General Manager, Then Fired Because She Complained, Federal Agency Charges GREENSBORO, N.C. – BCD Restaurants, LLC, a Greensboro, N.C.-based Zaxby’s restaurant franchisee, violated federal law when it subjected a female employee to a […]

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Bryce Corporation Sued by EEOC for Pay Discrimination

Female Senior Business Analyst Paid Less Than Male in the Same Position, Federal Agency Charges MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Bryce Corporation, a family-owned and -operated corporation that offers flexible packaging and prepress solutions, violated federal law by paying a female senior […]

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EEOC Sues Hitachi for Disability Discrimination

Monroe Facility Denied Assembly Operator Reasonable Accommodations and Fired Her, Federal Agency Charges ATLANTA – Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc., a global supplier of automotive parts, has been sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for failing to […]

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Nix Hospital Settles EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit

Hospital Refused to Accommodate and Terminated Pregnant Worker, Federal Agency Said SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Nix Hospitals System, LLC, doing business as Nix Healthcare System, a provider of comprehensive medical services, including a full-service hospital and various medical facilities in […]

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