Court Fired 70-Year-Old Employee Because of Age, Federal Agency Charges PITTSBURGH – The Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania, violated federal law by firing an employee because of her age, the U.S. Equal Employment […]
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EEOC Sues Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas for Age Discrimination
U.S. EEOC Opens Registration for Guam EEO Seminar for Private & Public Employers
Federal Agency’s Full-Day Seminar to Take Place Sep. 10 in Tumon at the Pacific Star Resort GUAM – The federal agency tasked with enforcing laws against employment discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today announced that registration has […]
Read whole storyCourt Recommends Supervalu/Jewel-Osco Be Held in Contempt for Violations of EEOC Consent Decree in Disability Case
Federal Agency Obtains Relief for Three Jewel Employees Denied Accommodation, Court Calls for Extension of Decree and Appointment of Special Master CHICAGO – Federal Magistrate Judge Michael Mason has entered a Report and RecomĀmendĀation, in the form of a court […]
Read whole storySheet Metal Union Resolves Race-Based Discharge from Apprenticeship Program with EEOC
Local 25 Discharged Black Apprentice Due to Race Despite Long-Standing Ruling on Prior Discriminatory Acts, Federal Agency Charged NEW YORK – The apprenticeship school affiliated with a New Jersey construction trade union will pay $34,500 and provide substantial remedial relief […]
Read whole storyEEOC Issues Updated Enforcement Guidance On Pregnancy Discrimination And Related Issues
Fact Sheet for Small Businesses and Question and Answer Document Also Released WASHINGTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination and Related Issues, along with a question and answer document about the […]
Read whole storyDialysis Clinic, Inc. Sued By EEOC For Disability Discrimination
Sacramento Clinic Fired Nurse With Breast Cancer Over Medical Leave, Federal Agency Charges SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Nationwide healthcare provider Dialysis Clinic, Inc. (DCI) violated federal law by firing and refusing to re-hire a long-time nurse who needed more medical leave […]
Read whole storyEEOC Sues Genesis Healthcare / Mount Olive Care & Rehabilitation Center for Disability Discrimination
Mount Olive Nursing Home Unlawfully Fired Employee Because of Arm Impairment, Federal Agency Charges RALEIGH, N.C. – Genesis Healthcare, LLC, d/b/a Mount Olive Care & Rehabilitation Center, a Delaware limited liability company that operates a nursing home in Mount Olive, […]
Read whole storyKevin & J Company Settles EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit for $15,000
Retail Clothing Store Fired Employee Due to Pregnancy, Federal Agency Charged CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Kevin & J Company, Inc., an Atlanta-based company that sells retail clothing and apparel, will pay $15,000 and furnish other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination […]
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Nursing Home Prohibited Religious Headwear and Fired Worker in Retaliation Federal Agency Charges BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A Jasper, Ala., nursing home violated federal law when it refused to allow a Muslim employee to wear a hijab (the traditional covering for […]
Read whole storyAmerica’s Largest Drug Store Chain to Pay $180,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
South San Francisco Walgreens Fired Longtime Employee With Diabetes Over a $1.39 Bag of Chips, Federal Agency Charged SAN FRANCISCO – Drugstore giant Walgreens has agreed to pay $180,000 to a longtime employee with diabetes and to implement revised policies […]
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