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EEOC Sues Justin Vineyards & Winery and The Wonderful Company for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Winemaker and Parent Company Allowed Sex-Based Harassment at Southern California Locations, Federal Agency ChargesLOS ANGELES – Justin Vineyards & Winery LLC, a wine production company headquartered in Paso Robles, California, and its parent company, The Wonderful Company LLC, headquartered in […]

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Mooresville Hampton Inn Settles EEOC Racial Harassment Lawsuit

Employer Allowed Black Housekeeper to Harass White Coworkers and Interfere With Their Jobs, Federal Agency ChargedMOORESVILLE, N.C. – T.M.F. Mooresville, LLC, operating in Mooresville, North Carolina as Hampton Inn & Suites Mooresville / Lake Norman, has agreed to pay $60,000 […]

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Suisan Company, Ltd to Pay $90,000 to Settle EEOC Race Harassment Lawsuit

arehouse Worker Subjected to Racial Harassment and Retaliated Against, Federal Agency ChargedHONOLULU – Suisan Company, Limited (Suisan), a food distributor on the island of Hawaii, has agreed to pay $90,000 and provide other relief to resolve a race harassment and […]

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EEOC Sues Il Fornaio (America) LLC for Sex Harassment and Retaliation

Upscale Italian Restaurant Allowed Sexual Harassment of Female Employees, Federal Agency ChargesLOS ANGELES – Il Fornaio (America), LLC, a full-service, upscale Italian restaurant company that owns and operates 20 locations in California, Colorado, and Nevada, violated federal law by allowing […]

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EEOC Sues Salvation Army for Disability Discrimination

Ann Arbor Thrift Store Chastised Cashier for Disability-Related Appearance and Then Fired Him Because of His Disability, Federal Agency ChargesDETROIT – Global charitable organization The Salvation Army violated federal law at its Ann Arbor, Michigan thrift store when it fired […]

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The Wireless Solutions to Pay $30,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Case

San Antonio Wireless Store Fired Employee After She Reported Sexual Harassment, Federal Agency ChargedSAN ANTONIO — Al Meghani Enterprises, Inc., doing business as The Wireless Solutions, a specialty retailer of wireless products, services and accessories, has agreed to pay $30,000 […]

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EEOC Sues Skywest Airlines for Sex Discrimination

Airline Subjected Employee to Hostile Work Environment and Retaliated Against Her for Reporting Sexual Harassment, Federal Agency ChargesDALLAS – Utah-based SkyWest Airlines violated federal law by subjecting a female parts clerk to sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission […]

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EEOC Sues Lacey’s Place for Pay Discrimination

Gaming Parlor Chain Paid Female Workers Less, Federal Agency ChargesCHICAGO — Lacey’s Place LLC Series Midlothian, doing business as Lacey’s Place, which owns and operates more than 30 video gaming parlors in Illinois, violated civil rights law by paying female […]

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EEOC Sues Aspire Nursing Homes for Sexual Orientation Discrimination

Maintenance Director Unlawfully Fired Because of His Sexual Orientation, Federal Agency ChargedCOLUMBUS, Ohio – Aspire Regional Partners, Inc., MSTC Development, Inc., and their nursing homes known as the Northwood Assisted Living and Northwood Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Facilities (collectively, “Aspire”), […]

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EEOC Sues Walmart for Disability Discrimination

Aiken Store Revoked Accommodation for Employee to Use Store’s Electric Cart And Then Sent Him Home Without Pay, Federal Agency ChargesAIKEN, S.C. – Wal-Mart Stores East, LP violated federal law when its Aiken, South Carolina retail store failed to provide […]

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