Maine Farm Subjected Farmworkers to Abuse Since 2003, Federal Agency Charged BOSTON – The federal district court in Portland, Maine has approved a consent decree resolving discrimination litigation brought by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against County Fair Farm, […]
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County Fair Farm Settles EEOC Class Sex Harassment and Retaliation Suit
Neenah Paper to Pay $33,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
Company Required Employee to Take Meds at Job Site as a Condition of Employment, Federal Agency Charged DETROIT – A manufacturer of various types of premium paper with a paper mill in Munising, Mich., will pay $33,000 to settle a […]
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Deaf Employee Was Denied a Sign Language Interpreter, Federal Agency Charged LAS VEGAS-Bank of America, N.A. will pay $30,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency […]
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Includes Key Federal Sector Decisions, Special Article on Determining Status of Complainants in the EEO Process WASHINGTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the latest edition of its federal sector Digest of Equal Employment Opportunity Law, […]
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Tool Company Violated Federal Law by Refusing to Hire Applicant With Vision Impairment, Federal Agency Charges INDIANAPOLIS – C&A Tool Engineering Inc., a manufacturing-tooling company in Churubusco, Ind., violated federal law by failing to hire an applicant on the basis […]
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Transportation Giant Ordered to Pay $95,000 to Applicant Rejected Due to Prior Back Injury SEATTLE – A Washington federal court ordered Texas-based BNSF Railway Co. to pay $95,000 to a qualified applicant denied hire because of an old back injury […]
Read whole storyNinth Circuit Reinstates EEOC Case Against The GEO Group for Sexual Harassment, Retaliation in Arizona Prisons
Class of Female Staffers Abused at Correctional Facilities, Federal Agency Charged PHOENIX – The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated a class sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against The […]
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Agency Continues To Expand Digital Services WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced the launch of key services that improve service to the public. EEOC’s services now include: 1) providing individuals who have filed a charge of […]
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Female Sales Consultant Was Subjected to Unwelcome Sexual Comments and Groping by Female Co-Worker, Federal Agency Charges WILMINGTON, N.C. – ABC Phones of North Carolina, Inc. dba A Wireless, a Greenville, N.C., corporation, violated federal law by subjecting a female […]
Read whole storyMavis Discount Tire to Pay $2.1 Million to Settle EEOC Class Sex Discrimination Lawsuit
Tire Retailer Violated Federal Law by Systemically Refusing to Hire Women in Its Field Locations, Federal Agency Charged NEW YORK – Mavis Discount Tire, Inc. / Mavis Tire Supply Corp. / Mavis Tire NY, Inc. / Cole Muffler, Inc., a […]
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