Scharfenberger Law Blog

EEOC Sues Wilson Logistics for Violating the Americans with Disabilities Act

`Federal Agency Charges Trucking Company Refused Applicant Because of DeafnessGREENSBORO, N.C. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued Missouri- based trucking company Transportation Management Group, doing business as Wilson Logistics, for violating federal law when it refused to […]

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EEOC Sues Mia Aesthetics for Disability Discrimination

Federal Agency Charges Cosmetic Surgery Clinic Refused to Provide Reasonable Accommodation and Discharged Employee Because of Breast CancerATLANTA –Mia Aesthetics Services ATL, LLC, and Mia Aesthetic Services, LLC, a cosmetic surgery provider with offices in eleven U.S. cities, illegally discriminated […]

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Third Bench Holdings to Pay $165,000 in EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit

Millwork and Cabinetry Company Settles Federal Lawsuit Charging Retaliation Against Three Employes Following Discrimination ReportsDALLAS – Third Bench Holdings LLC will pay $165,000 and furnish other relief to settle a lawsuit for unlawful retaliation filed by the U.S. Equal Employment […]

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Walmart Agrees to Pay $75,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Settles Federal Charges Distribution Center Refused to Allow Disabled Employee to Work and Retaliated Against Her for ComplainingRALEIGH, N.C. – Wal-Mart Stores East, LP will pay $75,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the […]

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Select Staffing to Pay $500,000 in EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Staffing Agency Settles Class Claims It Permitted Sex Harassment and Retaliation of Female FarmworkersFRESNO, Calif. – Real Time Staffing Services, LLC, doing business as Select Staffing, will pay $500,000 and furnish injunctive relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity […]

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EEOC Sues X-Treme Tech Services for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Federal Agency Charges Company Fired Female Employee After She Resisted Supervisor’s Sexual AdvancesTHIBODAUX, La. – X-Treme Tech Services, LLC, which provides marine electronic services, violated federal law when a supervisor repeatedly sexually harassed a female employee and then fired her […]

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Fremont Contractor to Settle EEOC Harassment Charge

Federal Investigation Found Transgender Construction Worker Faced Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation and Constructive DischargeOAKLAND, Calif. – Fremont-based contractor Superior Automatic Sprinkler Company has agreed to provide monetary and injunctive relief to a construction worker following an investigation by the U.S. […]

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Hank’s Furniture to Pay $110,000 in EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit

Settles Federal Charges Nationwide Furniture Retailer Failed to Accommodate an Employee’s Sincerely Held Religious Beliefs and Terminated HerMOBILE, Ala. – Hank’s Furniture, Inc. (HFI), a nationwide furniture retailer, will pay $110,000 and furnish other relief to settle a religious discrimination […]

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EEOC Sues Fred Meyer Stores, Inc. for Sexual Harassment

Federal Agency Charges Supermarket Chain Allowed Sexual Harassment to Continue for Years, Despite Multiple Complaints from Female EmployeesRICHLAND, Wash. – Fred Meyer Stores, Inc., a subsidiary of national supermarket chain Kroger, violated federal law when it allowed a male employee […]

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Altman Specialty Plants to Pay $172,000 to Conciliate EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Charges

SAN ANTONIO – Altman Specialty Plants, LLC, the largest horticultural grower in the United States, will pay $172,000 in monetary relief and furnish extensive injunctive relief to resolve a finding of sex discrimination and retaliation by the U.S. Equal Employment […]

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