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H2H Enterprises / Huddle House #670 to Pay $15,000 to Settle EEOC Racial Harassment Lawsuit

Restaurant Managers Created a Racially Hostile Work Environment For Black Employee, Federal Agency Charged PINE BLUFF, Ark. – H2H Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a/ Huddle House #670 in Pine Bluff, Ark., will pay $15,000 to settle a racial harassment lawsuit brought by […]

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Ruby Tuesday to Pay $100,000 to Settle EEOC Sex Discrimination Lawsuit

Chain Resolves ‘Females-Only’ Assignment to Coveted Resort EUGENE, Ore. – International restaurant chain Ruby Tuesday, Inc., will pay $100,000 and implement preventative measures to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced […]

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Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Holds Hostile Work Environment Can Be Created With A Single Racial Epithet

by Paul Lusky | FordHarrison Despite consistent direction from the United States Supreme Court that courts should look at “all the circumstances” in determining whether a workplace environment is sufficiently hostile or abusive to give rise to an actionable claim […]

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Transgender Complaints on the Rise: What Should Employers Do

The President, the EEOC and the Justice Department have announced that gender identity discrimination is prohibited sex discrimination under Title VII. Since these declarations, the number of lawsuits alleging gender identity discrimination continues to rise. In a 2011 survey, the […]

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Ten Exploration and Production Companies Sued by EEOC for Sex-Based Pay Discrimination

Federal Agency Charges True Oil Entities Paid Female Accounting Clerks Less Than Male Accounting Clerk CASPER, Wyo. – Ten associated exploration and production companies operating in 12 states violated federal law by paying female employees lower wages than men, the […]

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ACR Mechanical Settles EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Charge

Settlement Resolves Claims That a Female Employee Was Harassed and Discharged Due to Her Pregnancy, Federal Agency Says LAS VEGAS – ACR Mechanical Inc., a Las Vegas-based refrigeration service contractor, will pay $10,000 and furnish other relief to settle a […]

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Baker Concrete to Settle EEOC Disability Case

Company Discharged Employee With Asthma After Refusing Her a Reasonable Accommodation, Federal Agency Charged HOUSTON – Baker Concrete Construction, a construction company located in Houston, will pay $58,000 and provide substantial injunctive relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought […]

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OK Concrete Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Ready-Mix Company Fired Driver After Learning He Had Prostate Cancer, Federal Agency Charges WICHITA FALLS, Texas – OK Concrete, a Wichita Falls-based mixed concrete company, violated federal law by discriminating against an employee based on his disability, prostate cancer, the […]

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What You Should Know: ABC’s of the EEOC

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is an independent federal agency responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person’s: •Race •Color •Religion •Sex (including pregnancy) […]

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McPhee Electric and Bond Brothers to Pay $120,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Construction Contractors Refused to Hire Applicant Because of His Dyslexia NEW YORK – McPhee Electric Ltd., a construction company with offices in Connecticut, and Bond Brothers, Inc., a construction management and design company with an office in Connecticut, will pay […]

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