Scharfenberger Law Blog

Save-A-Lot Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit for $325,000

Women Pressured for Sex, Degraded by Senior Management Official, Agency Charged JACKSON, Miss. – A Jackson-area Save-A-Lot grocery store operated by Venture, Inc. will pay $325,000 and furnish other relief to settle a class sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the […]

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EEOC Sues Kmart for Disability Discrimination

Hyattsville Store Rejected Applicant Who Needed a Reasonable Accommodation For His Kidney Condition, Federal Agency Charges BALTIMORE – Kmart Corporation, a leading national retailer, violated federal law by refusing to employ as a store associate an individual with a disability […]

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Kanbar Property Management to Pay $140,000 to Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit

Veteran Property Manager for Kanbar’s Tulsa Skyscrapers Replaced With ‘Younger and Prettier’ Property Managers, Federal Agency Charged TULSA, Okla. – Kanbar Property Management LLC (KPM), the property management company for several downtown commercial office buildings in Tulsa, will pay $140,000 […]

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Abercrombie & Fitch Liable for Religious Discrimination in EEOC Suit, Court Says

Judge Finds Firing Muslim Employee for Wearing Hijab Was Illegal SAN FRANCISCO – A federal judge has found clothing giant Abercrombie & Fitch liable for religious discrimination when it fired Muslim employee Umme-Hani Khan for wearing her hijab (religious headscarf), […]

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EEOC Reasonable Accommodation Suit

Ranir LLC Settles EEOC Reasonable Accommodation Suit Grand Rapids Dental Products Company Refused Use of Special Cane for Employee With Severe Arthritis, Federal Agency Charged DETROIT – A Grand Rapids, Mich. dental products manufacturer settled a disability discrimination lawsuit brought […]

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Wyoming Electric Sued for Sexual Harssment

EEOC Sues Wyoming Electric and Communications Contractor for Sexual Harassment, Retaliation Cheyenne Company Failed to Address Sexual Harassment, Later Fired Woman Who Complained, Federal Agency Charged DENVER -A Cheyenne, Wyo., contracting company unlawfully retaliated against its only female electrician after […]

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Holiday Inn Sued for Pregnancy Discrimination

Mississippi Holiday Inn Franchisee Sued by EEOC for Pregnancy Discrimination Company Fired Employee Due to Pregnancy, Federal Agency Charges MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Jiji, Inc., a Holiday Inn franchisee located in Batesville, Miss., violated federal law when it fired an employee […]

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EEOC Sues Medical Center for Age Discrimination

Hospital  Refused Job to Man Because of Perceived Disability, Federal Agency Says WEIRTON, W.V.  — Weirton Medical Center, a community hospital in Weirton, W.V., refused to select  a long-time employee for a vacant maintenance department position because of  his age […]

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EEOC Sues Performance Food Group for Nationwide Sex Discrimination in Hiring

BALTIMORE – A national marketer and distributor of national and proprietary-branded food and food-related products engaged in a pattern or practice of failing to hire female applicants for operative positions at distribution centers nationwide, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission […]

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EEOC Files Class Genetic Information Discrimination Suit Against Corning Rehab Center

Founders Pavilion Violated Federal Law by Asking for Genetic Information From Applicants and Employees, Federal Agency Charges NEW YORK – The Founders Pavilion, Inc., a Corning, N.Y., nursing and rehabilitation center, violated federal law by asking for genetic information during […]

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