WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced the filing of a lawsuit against the Chicago Board of Education, alleging that the board discriminated against pregnant teachers at Scammon Elementary School by subjecting them to adverse personnel actions, including termination in […]
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Justice Department Files Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit against the Chicago Board of Education
Bank of America to Pay $110,000 to Resolve EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
CHICAGO – Bank of America will pay $110,000 to a former temporary worker and provide other equitable relief under a consent decree resolving a disability discrimination case brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. […]
Read whole storyBright Petroleum, Inc. Shareholders/Officers to Pay $15,000 to Settle EEOC Retaliation Suit
Food Market Terminated Manager Who Filed Discrimination Charge, Federal Agency Charged INDIANAPOLIS – Two shareholders/officers of the dissolved corporation Bright Petroleum Inc. d/b/a The Bright Market, will pay $15,000 to a former employee and provide other relief to settle a […]
Read whole storyCordia Senior Living to Pay $40,000 to Resolve EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit
Senior Living Center Fired Employee For Complaining of Sexual Harassment, Federal Agency Alleged CHICAGO – Cordia Senior Living will pay $40,000 to a former employee to resolve a retaliation case brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the […]
Read whole storyLawler Foods Refused to Hire Non-Hispanics EEOC Charges in Discrimination Suit
Bakery’s Word-of-Mouth Hiring and Ads Stating a Preference for Spanish Speakers Also Discriminatory, Federal Agency Says HOUSTON – Lawler Foods, Inc. and Lawler Foods, Ltd., a Houston-area production bakery, violated federal law by engaging in a pattern or practice of […]
Read whole storyJustrite Manufacturing Company to Pay $418,000
TO SETTLE EEOC CLASS INVESTIGATION EEOC Found Employer Discriminated and Retaliated Against Disabled Employees CHICAGO – Justrite Manufacturing Company, a Mattoon, Ill.-based manufacturer of storage, handling and security products, will pay $418,000 to settle disability discrimination complaints filed with the […]
Read whole storyEEOC and Sherman Howard L.L.C. Conciliate Sexual and Gender Discrimination Charge
Firm Implemented Remedial Measures When Allegations Came To Light DENVER – A former assistant in one of the offices of the regional law firm of Sherman & Howard L.L.C. filed a charge of discrimination with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity […]
Read whole storyEEOC Sued Blinded Veterans Association for Age Discrimination
Organization Fired Two Older Employees Because of Age, Federal Agency Charges WASHINGTON — Blinded Veterans Association (BVA), a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit that provides services to blind veterans, violated federal law when it fired two longstanding employees because of their age, […]
Read whole storyEEOC Consent Decree Ends Midway Neurological Pregnancy Discrimination Case
Federal Agency Charged Bridgeview Facility Illegally Fired Pregnant Social Worker CHICAGO – Midway Neurological & Rehabilitation Center, a provider of short- and long- term medical and rehabilitation care located in suburban Bridgeview, Ill., will reinstate a former employee and provide […]
Read whole storyEEOC’s St. Louis District Office to Sign Outreach Agreement with Mexican Consulate
Agreement Will Establish an Ongoing Collaborative Relationship Between the Two Entities ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis District Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Consulate of Mexico […]
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