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Cushman & Wakefield will Pay $100,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Commercial Real Estate Services Company Fired Employee with Breast Cancer, Federal Agency Charged BALTIMORE – Commercial Real Estate Services Company Cushman & Wakefield will pay $100,000 and furnish significant relief to resolve a federal disability discrimination lawsuit, the U.S. Equal […]

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Jackson Gentlemen’s Club Agrees to Extend Settlement Agreement in EEOC Race Discrimination Suit

Danny’s Downtown Failed to Abide by Terms of Litigation Settlement, Federal Agency Charged JACKSON, Miss. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has settled a contempt action against Baby O’s Restaurant, dba Danny’s Downtown, a […]

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Covenant Transport To Pay $30,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Trucking Company Refused To Hire Applicant Because of Inability to Provide a Urine Sample Due to Medical Condition, Federal Agency Charged CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Covenant Transport, Inc., a trucking company based in Chattanooga, Tenn., will pay $30,000 and furnish other […]

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Life Time Fitness Will Pay $86,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit

Rockville Gym Rescinded Job Offer After Learning Applicant Was Pregnant, Federal Agency Charged BALTIMORE – Minnesota-based gym company Life Time Fitness, Inc. will pay $86,000 and furnish significant relief to resolve a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal […]

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S&B Industry to Pay $110,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Fort Worth Cellphone Repair Facility Refused to Hire Two Hearing-Impaired Applicants Because of Their Disability, Federal Agency Charged DALLAS – A Fort Worth cellphone repair facility has agreed to pay $110,000 and provide other significant relief to settle a disability […]

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L-3 Communications Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Senior Engineer Forced to Resign Despite Being Released to Return from Medical Leave, Federal Agency Charged DALLAS – L-3 Communications, a large defense contractor with facilities in Texas, violated federal law when it refused to allow a senior manufacturing engineer […]

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EEOC Sues Fracking Company for Race-Based Harassment and Retaliation

Downhole Technology Fired a Black Employee for Complaining About Racial Intimidation With a KKK Hood, Federal Agency Charges HOUSTON – A manufacturer of equipment used in hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) violated federal law when it retaliated against an employee for reporting […]

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Mach Mining and Affiliated Companies to Pay $4.25 Million to Settle EEOC Sex Discrimination Suits

Federal Agency Alleged Foresight Energy Companies Discriminated Against Women in Hiring for Mining and Related Positions CHICAGO — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEOC) announced today that it has resolved two lawsuits against a group of affiliated coal mining companies […]

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Papa John’s Pizza To Pay $125,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Pizza Company Refused to Accommodate and Fired Disabled Employee Because He Had a Job Coach, Federal Agency Charged PHOENIX – The owners of a Farmington, Utah Papa John’s Pizza will pay $125,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability […]

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Hospman Settles EEOC Race Discrimination Lawsuit

Hotel Management Company Fired Black Employees Because of Their Race, Federal Agency Charged FORT MYERS, Fla. – Hospman LLC will pay $35,000 and furnish other relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission […]

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