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EEOC Sues Corning for Sex Discrimination

Company Grooms Male Employees for Advancement, Repeatedly Passing Over Women, Federal Agency ChargesNEW YORK – Corning Incorporated violated federal law by failing to promote female “process assistants” (machine operators) at its Sullivan Park and Big Flats locations in western New […]

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DBBH Holdings Settles EEOC Retaliation Suit

David’s Trash Service Unlawfully Fired Driver for Discrimination Complaints, Federal Agency ChargedRALEIGH, N.C. – Washington, N.C.-based DBBH Holdings, Inc., operating as David’s Trash Service, has agreed to pay $20,000 and provide other relief to resolve a lawsuit filed by the […]

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County of Fresno to Pay $50,000 to Settle Race and Age Discrimination Charges

County Failed to Promote Older Black Employee, Federal Agency ChargedFRESNO, Calif. – The County of Fresno will pay $50,000 and will provide other injunctive relief to settle a federal charge of race and age discrimination filed with the U.S. Equal […]

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AEON Global Health to Pay $56,000 to Settle EEOC Race and Sex Harassment and Retaliation Suit

Client Services Employee Subjected to Hostile Work Environment And Then Fired for Reporting It, Federal Agency ChargedATLANTA – Peachstate Health Management, LLC, doing business as AEON Global Health, a Georgia-certified reference clinical laboratory in Gainesville, Georgia, will pay $56,000 and […]

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DLS Engineering Associates Sued by EEOC for Pregnancy Discrimination

Federal Contractor Failed to Hire Pregnant Woman, Federal Agency ChargesJACKSONVILLE – DLS Engineering Associates, LLC, a federal contractor based in Virginia Beach, Virginia, violated federal law by rescinding a woman’s job offer upon learning she was pregnant, the U.S. Equal […]

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Carrabba’s to Pay $690,000 to Settle EEOC Lawsuit for Sexual Harassment

Former Managing Partner at Brandon, Florida Restaurant Sexually Harassed Female Employees, Federal Agency ChargedTAMPA – Carrabba’s Italian Grill, LLC, and OS Restaurants Services, LLC, which provides staff to restaurants across the country, will pay $690,000 and furnish other relief to […]

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Stan Koch and Sons Trucking to Pay $500,000 to Settle EEOC Sex Discrimination Lawsuit

n a Blow to the Use of Arbitrary Hiring Tests, Company Will Also Stop Using Strength TestMINNEAPOLIS – Stan Koch and Sons Trucking will pay $500,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. […]

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Arthur J. Gallagher to Pay $40,000 to Settle Religious and Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Company Fired Employee Who Fasted for Lent and Was Regarded as Having a Disability, Federal Agency ChargedDENVER – Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. will pay $40,000 and provide other relief to settle an employment discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. […]

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Greyhound Will Pay $45,000 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Suit

Bus Company Denied a Religious Accommodation and Constructively Discharged Muslim Woman Who Sought to Drive in Religious Clothing, Federal Agency ChargedBALTIMORE – Greyhound Lines Inc., the nation’s largest intercity bus common carrier, will pay $45,000, train its human resources managers […]

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MedicOne Medical Response to Pay $450,000 to Resolve Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

Health Care Transportation Company Subjected Female Paramedics to Ongoing Sexual Harassment and Retaliation, Federal Agency ChargesNashville, Tenn.—MedicOne, an operator of three ambulance services in Tennessee with facilities in Mississippi and Illinois and headquartered in Farmers Branch, Texas, will pay $450,000 […]

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