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Premier Employee Solutions to Pay $34,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Line Lead Subjected Employee to Sexual Comments and Touching, Federal Agency Charged GREENSBORO, N.C. – Premier Employee Solutions LLC, a Greensboro, Utah based company that provides temporary labor to a variety of industries, will pay $34,000 and provide other relief […]

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PruittHealth-Raleigh to Pay $25,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit

Pregnant Employee Denied Accommodations and Forced to Resign, Federal Agency Charged RALEIGH, N.C. – PruittHealth-Raleigh, LLC will pay $25,000 and provide other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency […]

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Arby’s Franchisee, Beavers, to Pay $84,000 to Settle EEOC Suit for Sexual Harassment of Teen Workers

Beavers’ Management Ignored Ongoing Sexual Harassment Despite Repeated Complaints, Federal Agency Charged BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Beavers’ Inc., owner and operator of 51 Arby’s locations in south Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and the Florida Panhandle, has agreed to pay $84,000 and […]

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Protocall Communications, Inc. to Pay $31,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Energy Company Fired Employee Because She Has Dyslexia, Federal Agency Charged BALTIMORE – Protocall Communications, Inc., a company that markets energy price protection in eight states, will pay $31,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle a federal disability discrimination […]

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A&E Tire Agrees to Pay $60,000 to Settle Sex Discrimination Lawsuit

Settlement Resolves EEOC Lawsuit Alleging the Tire Company Had Failed to Hire a Transgender Applicant DENVER, Colo. – Colorado tire company A&E Tire, Inc. will pay $60,000 and provide other significant relief to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by […]

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JBS Carriers to Pay $250,000 and not Resume ErgoMed Screening to Settle EEOC Discrimination Suit

Trucking Company Used Post-Offer Screen That Screened Out Applicants On the Basis of Disability, Federal Agency Charged DENVER – National trucking company JBS Carriers, Inc. will pay $250,000 and furnish other significant relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed […]

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Masterbuilt to Pay $60,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Employee With Asperger’s Syndrome Denied a Reasonable Accommodation and Fired While on Medical Leave, Federal Agency Charged ATLANTA – Masterbuilt Manufacturing, LLC, a for-profit manufacturer of cooking products, will pay $60,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the […]

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EEOC Sues Cañon City Chili’s Restaurant for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

DENVER – A Chili’s restaurant in Cañon City, Colorado, violated federal law by subjecting female employees to sexual harassment and retaliation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, the […]

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South Carolina Waste Company to Pay $32,500 to Settle EEOC Sex Discrimination Suit

Company Refused to Interview a Woman to be a Waste Truck Driver, Federal Agency Charges ATLANTA – American Pride Waste Solutions, Inc., a Bluffton, S.C., waste disposal company, will pay $32,500 and furnish other relief to settle a sex discrimination […]

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Cummins, Inc. to Pay $77,500 to Settle EEOC Pay Discrimination Lawsuit

Nashville Engine Company Paid a Female Employee Less Than a Male Performing the Same Work, Federal Agency Charged NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that Cummins, Inc., a manufacturer of diesel engines, will pay […]

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