Settles Federal Charges El Paso Care Center Retaliated Against Housekeeping Aide for Reporting AbuseDALLAS – Paramount Healthcare Consultants, LLC, which operates nursing care facilities across Texas and Louisiana, will pay $50,000 to settle a sex discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed […]
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Paramount Healthcare Consultants to Pay $50,000 in EEOC Sex Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit
Jury Awards $1.675 Million in EEOC Disability Discrimination Case Against McLane Northeast
Federal Agency Charged That Syracuse-Area Distribution Company Refused to Interview and Hire a Qualified Deaf Applicant for Two Warehouse JobsNEW YORK – A seven-person jury in Syracuse, New York returned a verdict this afternoon to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit […]
Read whole storyWalmart to Pay $30,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit
Settles Federal Charges That Nationwide Retailer Permitted Hostile Work Environment For Female EmployeeBIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Walmart Inc., a nationwide retailer of groceries and other goods, agreed to pay $30,000 and provide other relief to settle charges of sexual harassment in […]
Read whole storyAffordable Home Furnishings to Pay $105,000 to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Lawsuit
Federal Agency Charges That Furniture Retailer Subjected African American Manager to a Hostile Work Environment and Fired Him When He ComplainedNEW ORLEANS – Affordable Rent-to-Own, LLC, doing business as Affordable Home Furnishings, a furniture retailer and lessor based in Louisiana, […]
Read whole storyEEOC Sues Shane’s Rib Shack Franchisee for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation
Popular Restaurant Franchisee Subjected Teenage Employee to Sexually Hostile Work Environment Then Fired Her for Complaining, Federal Agency ChargesATLANTA – RSPS Holdings, a franchisee of the popular fast-casual barbeque restaurant, Shane’s Rib Shack, violated federal law when it subjected a […]
Read whole storyJ&M Industries to Pay $105,000 to Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit
Manufacturing and Distribution Company Settles Federal Lawsuit Alleging It Fired Employee Because of AgeNEW ORLEANS – J&M Industries, Inc., a manufacturing and distribution company based in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, has agreed to pay a former employee $105,000 to settle an age […]
Read whole storyBlackwell Security Services Will Pay $70,000 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit
Security Company Failed to Provide Religious Accommodation for Muslim EmployeeCHICAGO – Blackwell Security Services, Inc. will pay $70,000 and provide other relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency […]
Read whole storyAmrith Kaur Aakre Chosen as New Director of EEOC’s Chicago District
WASHINGTON – Amrith Kaur Aakre will serve as the new director of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) Chicago District, the federal agency announced today. Aakre, who most recently served as the legal director for the Sikh Coalition, began […]
Read whole storyEEOC Launches New Outreach Initiative
Commissioner Kotagal Led Initiative Enhances Outreach to Vulnerable Workers and Underserved CommunitiesWASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) launched the REACH initiative: “Enhancing OutREACH to Vulnerable Workers and Underserved Communities,” a new, multi-year effort led by Commissioner […]
Read whole storyEEOC’s Indianapolis District Office Is Moving
Will Reopen at New Location Around Feb. 12INDIANAPOLIS – The Indianapolis District Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is moving, the federal agency announced today. The new office continues to prioritize accessibility to the public and is […]
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