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Chicago Meat Authority to Pay $1.1 Million to Settle EEOC Racial Discrimination and Retaliation Suit

Meat Processing Company Harassed Black Employees, Rejected Them for Hire, and Fired a Black Employee for Complaining, Federal Agency ChargedCHICAGO – Chicago Meat Authority, a Chicago meat processing plant, will pay $1.1 million and furnish other relief to settle a […]

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prouts Farmers Market to Pay $280,0000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suits

Grocery Store Chain Settles Claims of Discrimination Based on Failure to Hire Deaf Applicants, Federal Agency ChargedDENVER, Colo. – SFM, LLC, doing business as Sprouts Farmers Market — which operates grocery stores in Colorado and other states — will pay […]

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Aerotek to Pay $3.525 Million to Conciliate EEOC Systemic Investigations

Placement Agency Denied Recruitment, Referrals, and/or Hire in Violation of Federal Anti-Discrimination LawsCHICAGO – Aerotek, a national temporary placement agency, has agreed to pay $3.525 million to resolve federal systemic investigations relating to the hiring and placement of individuals assigned […]

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Chicago Meat Authority to Pay $1.1 Million to Settle EEOC Racial Discrimination and Retaliation Suit

Meat Processing Company Harassed Black Employees, Rejected Them for Hire, and Fired a Black Employee for Complaining, Federal Agency ChargedCHICAGO – Chicago Meat Authority, a Chicago meat processing plant, will pay $1.1 million and furnish other relief to settle a […]

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Club Demonstration Services to Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Employer Denied Needed Bathroom Breaks to Worker with Bladder Condition, Federal Agency ChargedJUNEAU, Alaska – Club Demonstration Services, Inc., the in-house event marketing provider whose sales advisors demonstrate products in Costco warehouses throughout Asia, Australia, Europe and North America, will […]

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Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington Sued by EEOC for Race Discrimination

African American Worker Endured Co-Worker’s Repeated Use of Racial Slur, Federal Agency ChargesTACOMA, Wash. – Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington (KFHPW) violated federal law when it tolerated repeated use of a racial slur over the objections of an African […]

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EEOC Sues Skils’kin for Race Discrimination and Retaliation

Employer Racially Harassed Black Employee and Retaliated Against Him for Complaining, Federal Agency ChargesCHEYENNE, WY– Skils’kin, a non-profit focused on disabilities and employment that operates in Washington, Montana, Oklahoma, and Wyoming, violated federal law by subjecting an African American employee, […]

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EEOC Sues Christopher’s Dodge Ram for Sexual and Racial Harassment, Retaliation

Golden Dealership Subjected Female, Male, Black and Latinx Employees to Maltreatment, Including Physical Abuse, Federal Agency ChargesDENVER — Chris the Crazy Trader, Inc., doing business as Christopher’s Dodge Ram in Golden, Colorado, violated federal law by subjecting female and male […]

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EEOC Sues Dollar General for Age Harassment, Discrimination and Retaliation

Regional Director Called Subordinates “Grumpy Old Men” and Wanted a “Millennial Team”, Agency AllegesST. LOUIS – Nationwide retailer Dolgencorp, LLC, which does business as Dollar General, violated federal law by allowing a regional director to harass subordinate district managers based […]

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EEOC Sues McDonald’s Restaurants for Sexual Harassment of Young Workers

Franchise Owner’s Pervasive Culture of Harassment Spanned Across Three States, Federal Agency ChargesLAS VEGAS – AMTCR, Inc., AMTCR Nevada, Inc., and AMTCR California, LLC violated federal law by allowing a class of male and female workers to be subjected to […]

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