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Boise Recruiter to Pay $125,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit

Settlement Resolves Federal Suit Charging Jivaro Professional Headhunters Unlawfully Fired Employee For Filing Disability ComplaintBOISE, Idaho — Recruiting services company Jivaro Professional Headhunters will pay $125,000 to a former employee and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination and […]

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EEOC Announces Registration Now Open for Training Courses

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency responsible for enforcing laws against employment discrimination and providing outreach and education to the public announced today that its registration system for federal and private sector training courses […]

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Baumann Farms to Pay Over $180,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment, Retaliation and National Origin Discrimination Lawsuit

Wisconsin’s Largest Ginseng Producer Subjected Female Workers to Hostile Work Environment and Then Fired Them for Resisting, Federal Agency ChargedMILWAUKEE – Baumann Farms LLP, a major agricultural company in central Wisconsin, will pay $180,812.50 and provide other significant relief to […]

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Viewpoint and CampusPoint to Pay $225,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Settlement Resolves Federal Suit Charging the Companies Unlawfully Rejected a Job Applicant Because of DeafnessPORTLAND, Ore. — Construction software developer Viewpoint, Inc. and its recruiter CampusPoint Corporation will pay $225,000 and provide significant affirmative relief to resolve a disability discrimination […]

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EEOC Sues Novo Nordisk for Age Discrimination

Pharmaceutical Company Denied Obesity Care Specialist a Lateral Transfer Based on Her Age, Federal Agency ChargesNEW YORK – Novo Nordisk, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of insulin and diabetes care products based in Plainsboro Township, New Jersey, violated federal law […]

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EEOC Sues Del Frisco’s of Georgia for Firing Employee Because of Her Religion

Atlanta Restaurant Scheduled Employee to Work in Violation of Her Religious Beliefs, Then Fired Her for Not Working, Federal Agency ChargesATLANTA – Del Frisco’s of Georgia, LLC, a restaurant located in Atlanta, violated federal law by firing a server when […]

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Giertsen to Pay $140,000 to Settle EEOC Race Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

Construction and Renovation Company Subjected Black Employees to Racial Slurs and Employee Was Fired After Complaining About the Harassment, Federal Agency ChargedMILWAUKEE – A Waukesha, Wisconsin construction and commercial real estate renovation company will pay $140,000 and furnish other relief […]

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EEOC’s Pivot to Virtual Mediation Highly Successful, New Studies Find

Agency Will Continue to Offer Virtual Option to Participants Even After In-Person Services ResumeWASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that two new independent studies report overwhelming satisfaction with the EEOC’s mediation program as well as […]

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EEOC v. Activision Blizzard Claims Process is Open

Current and Former Employees Encouraged to File a Claim of Sexual Harassment, Pregnancy Discrimination, and Related Retaliation to Share in $18 Million Claim FundLOS ANGELES – On March 30, 2022, a federal court approved the settlement of a sexual harassment […]

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EEOC Sues Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. for Sexual Harassment

Fast Food Chain Allowed Male Manager to Sexually Harass Female Employee at Alabama Location, Federal Agency ChargedBIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., a fast food chain headquartered in Newport Beach, California with restaurants throughout the United States, violated federal […]

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