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 […]
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EEOC Issues Updated Enforcement Guidance On Pregnancy Discrimination And Related Issues
July 15th, 2014 ::
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Dialysis Clinic, Inc. Sued By EEOC For Disability Discrimination
July 14th, 2014 ::
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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
July 11th, 2014 ::
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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
July 10th, 2014 ::
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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 […]
Read whole storyEEOC Sues Shadescrest Healthcare for Religious Discrimination and Retaliation
July 9th, 2014 ::
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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
July 8th, 2014 ::
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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 […]
Read whole storyEEOC Sues Bliss Cabaret for Race Discrimination and Retaliation
July 7th, 2014 ::
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Clearwater Adult Club Fired Manager for Opposing Owner’s Racially Discriminatory Practice, Federal Agency Charges TAMPA, Fla – A Clearwater, Fla., adult entertainment club violated federal law by racially discriminating against an African-American employee and firing a manager who objected to […]
Read whole storyEEOC Sues Wal-Mart for Disability Discrimination
July 3rd, 2014 ::
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Retailer Rescinded Accommodation, Then Fired Intellectually Disabled Employee, Federal Agency Charges ROCKFORD, Ill. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit here yesterday against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., alleging that the giant retailer fired an intellectually disabled employee […]
Read whole storyPrinceton Healthcare Pays $1.35 Million to Settle Disability Discrimination Suit with EEOC
July 2nd, 2014 ::
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Hospital Fired Employees After 12 Weeks of Leave, Federal Agency Says TRENTON, N.J. — Princeton HealthCare System (PHCS), which operates an inpatient hospital and several outpatient medical facilities, will pay $1,350,000 and will undertake significant remedial measures to settle a […]
Read whole storyFort Worth Center of Rehabilitation to Pay $30,000 to Settle Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
July 1st, 2014 ::
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Healthcare Facility Denied Applicant in Renal Failure Reasonable Accommodation for Her Disability, Federal Agency Charged DALLAS – A Fort Worth-based health care facility will pay $30,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. […]
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