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Motel 6 Sued By EEOC for Pregnancy Discrimination

New Orleans Motel Placed Employee on Unwanted Leave of Absence, Federal Agency Charges NEW ORLEANS – G6 Hospitality, dba Motel 6, unlawfully placed a pregnant employee on leave solely because of the fact that she was pregnant, the U.S. Equal […]

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Scottsdale Car Dealership Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Bell Lexus and The Berge Group Rescinded Job Offer Based on Woman’s Lawful Prescription Drug Use, Federal Agency Charges PHOENIX – A Scottsdale, Ariz., car dealership company violated federal law by rescinding a job offer after a pre-employment drug test […]

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Regis Corporation to Pay $60,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Hair Salon Refused to Accommodate Stylist’s Claustrophobia, Agency Charged MIDLAND, Texas – Minnesota-based Regis Corporation, doing business as SmartStyle, will pay $60,000 in damages and back pay to former hair stylist Nora Jacquez to settle a federal disability discrimination suit, […]

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EEOC Sues Frontier Hot-Dip Galvanizing for Race and National Origin Harassment, and Retaliation

Employer Permitted Racist Slurs and Graffiti, Then Fired Employees Who Complained BUFFALO, N.Y. – A Buffalo provider of metal coating violated federal law when it permitted race-based harassment of black employees by supervisors and co-workers, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity […]

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EEOC Sues Legendary Baking For Disability Discrimination

Federal Agency Says Food Service Company Denied Long-Term Employee Accommodations, Then Fired and Failed to Rehire Her Because of Her Disability CHICAGO – American Blue Ribbons Holding, LLC, dba Legendary Baking, violated federal law by refusing to accommodate an employee […]

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Windsor Inn Will Pay $200,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

Restaurant Owner Harassed Female Employees, Federal Agency Said BALTIMORE – A Baltimore restaurant, R.V. Associates Limited, doing business as Windsor Inn, will pay $200,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle a federal sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by […]

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EEOC Sues Wayne Farms for Disability Discrimination

Poultry Producer Failed to Accommodate Workers Who Needed Time Off Due to Disability, Federal Agency Charges DECATUR, Ala. -Wayne Farms, LLC, one of the nation’s largest poultry producers, illegally discriminated against a class of employees because of their disabilities, the […]

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EEOC and ADP Enter into Settlement in Mutual Effort to Improve Employment Opportunities for Minorities in Illinois

CHICAGO – ADP, LLC, a leading payroll processing and human resource management outsourcing provider, has agreed to voluntarily resolve employment discrimination charges filed in Illinois with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. As the […]

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Complete Maintenance Janitorial Service to Pay $45,600 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit

Female Employee Sexually Harassed, Assaulted and Threatened by Supervisor, Federal Agency Charged NEW ORLEANS – Complete Maintenance, Inc., a Dallas/Fort Worth commercial janitorial service doing business in the New Orleans Metropolitan area, has agreed to pay $45,600 in damages and […]

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EEOC Sues KASCO for Discrimination and Retaliation Against Muslim Employee

Termination of Employee Violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Federal Agency Says ST. LOUIS — KASCO, LLC, a St. Louis company which manufactures and sells butcher supplies and meat processing equipment, violated federal law by discriminating against an […]

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