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Ryder and Kimco Settle EEOC Race Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuits for $2 Million

Transportation Company and Staffing Agency Created Racially Hostile Work Environment, Federal Agency ChargedLOS ANGELES – Ryder Integrated Logistics, Inc., a Miami-based transportation and supply chain solutions company, and Orange County-based staffing agency Kimco Staffing Services, Inc. will pay $1 million […]

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Amada Senior Care Resolves EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Case and Will Pay $250,000 to Caregivers

Colorado Springs Area Home-Care Agency Settles Claims It Failed to Respond to Harassment of Its Caregivers and Retaliated Against Those Who ComplainedDENVER – Joyvida, LLC, which operates under the name Amada Senior Care and provides personal care services in the […]

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American Addiction Centers Settles EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit

Rehabilitation Facility Fired Employee Because of Her Need for Additional Leave to Recover from Caesarean Section, Federal Agency ChargedDALLAS – Dallas-based Greenhouse Outpatient Center and its parent company, American Addiction Centers, agreed to damages of $146,613 and provide other relief […]

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Pinnacle Logistics to Pay $45,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Charge

Allentown Trucking and Aviation Services Company Forced Employee to Quit To Escape the Abuse, Federal Agency ChargedPHILADELPHIA — Pinnacle Logistics, a trucking and aviation services company in Allentown, Pa., will pay $45,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to conciliate a […]

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EEOC Collects Over $4.8 Million on Judgment in Labor Trafficking Case Against Maui Pineapple for Thai Farmworkers

LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that $4.8 million has been recovered to satisfy a judgment in a national origin and race discrimination lawsuit brought by the EEOC against Maui Pineapple. The EEOC brought […]

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EEOC Hosts Free Event Highlighting the Impact of COVID-19 on the Asian American Community

EEOC Chair Burrows to Be Featured as the Keynote SpeakerMIAMI – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency tasked with enforcing laws against employment discrimination and harassment, announced today that it is hosting a free virtual event […]

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EEOC Sues Hiland Dairy for Disability Discrimination

Company Refused to Hire Vision-Impaired Applicant, Federal Agency ChargesST. LOUIS – Hiland Dairy Foods, a Missouri-based producer and distributor of dairy products, violated federal law when it refused to hire a man to work in its Norman, Okla., plant because […]

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USAble Life to Pay $90,000 to Settle EEOC Retaliation Discrimination Suit

Insurance Company Fired Employee For Her Discrimination Complaint, Federal Agency ChargedLITTLE ROCK, Ark. – USAble Life (USAL), an insurance company based in Florida and Little Rock, will pay $90,000 to settle a retaliation discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal […]

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Jordan Carriers to Pay $60,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Flatbed Transportation Company Refused to Hire Applicant Because of Previous Back Injury, Federal Agency Charged JACKSON, Miss. – Jordan Carriers, Inc., an over-the-road trucking company headquartered in Natchez, Miss., has agreed to pay $60,000 and furnish other significant relief to […]

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Logisticare Solutions, LLC to Pay $120,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit

Medical Transportation Company Fired Two Women Because They Were Pregnant, Federal Agency Charged PHOENIX – A non-emergency medical transportation company with a call center located in Phoenix, Ariz., will pay $120,000 and furnish other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination […]

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