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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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EEOC Sues A.V.I. Sea Bar & Chophouse for Pregnancy Discrimination

Termination of Hostess Violated Federal Law, Suit ChargesST. LOUIS – A.V.I. Sea Bar & Chophouse LLC, a restaurant and catering company in Wichita, Kansas, violated federal law when it fired a hostess because she was pregnant, the U.S. Equal Employment […]

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Schuster Company Agrees to Stop Using Strength Test to Settle EEOC Sex Discrimination Lawsuit

In Another Blow to Strength Test Developer Cost Reduction Technologies, Trucking Company Will Stop Using Test That EEOC Says Violates Federal LawSIOUX CITY, Iowa – Iowa-based trucking company Schuster Co. has agreed to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by […]

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EEOC Sues TrueBlue, Inc., for Disability Discrimination

Staffing Company Fired Employee with a Disability Instead of Providing Reasonable Accommodations, Federal Agency ChargesWASHINGTON- TrueBlue, Inc., a Tacoma, Washington.-based staffing company with branch offices nationwide, violated federal law by discriminating against an employee based on her disability at the […]

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EEOC Sues BNSF Railway for Sexual Harassment

Women at Nebraska Railyard Subjected to Harassing Conduct and Managers Failed to Take Action in Violation of Federal Law, EEOC AllegesST. LOUIS – BNSF Railway Company (BNSF), a major North American freight transportation company, violated federal law by subjecting female […]

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EEOC Sues Presidente Supermarket for Pregnancy Discrimination

Company Fired Employee Because She Was Pregnant, Federal Agency ChargedMIAMI – Presidente Supermarket No. 31, Inc., a Miami location in a chain of over 30 supermarkets in Florida, violated federal law by firing an employee because she was pregnant, the […]

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