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EEOC Examines Connections Between COVID-19 and Civil Rights

Expert Witnesses Show How Pandemic Harms Already Vulnerable Populations WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) explored the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on civil rights in the workplace at its first all-virtual Commission hearing today. “Today’s testimony […]

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Design and Integration, Inc. Will Pay $25,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Audio-Visual Company Fired Worker Who Requested Telework Accommodation, Federal Agency Charged BALTIMORE – Design and Integration, Inc., a leading provider of audio-visual technology solutions, will pay $25,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to resolve a federal disability discrimination suit filed […]

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El Vallarta Restaurants to Pay $85,000 to Teen Harassed by Supervisor

Manager Inappropriately Touched Young Woman, Forcing Her to Quit, Federal Agency Charged ST. LOUIS – A small chain of Nebraska restaurants will pay $85,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment […]

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EEOC Sues C and C Power Line for Race Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation

Jacksonville Employer Permitted Racist Slurs and Nooses, and Fired Employee Who Complained, Federal Agency Charges JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that it has sued C and C Power Line, Inc. for racial discrimination, […]

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Aeon Global Health Sued by EEOC for Sex and Race Harassment and Retaliation

Gainesville Client Services Employee Subjected to Daily Abuse and Then Fired for Complaining, Federal Agency Charges ATLANTA – Peachstate Health Management, LLC, doing business as AEON Global Health, a Georgia certified reference clinical laboratory in Gainesville, Ga., violated federal law […]

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EEOC Sues AMG Specialty Hospital for Sex Harassment by Chief Clinical Officer

Hospital Company Failed to Protect Former Female Director of Case Management from Hostile Work Environment, Federal Agency Charged ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Albuquerque-AMG Specialty Hospital, LLC and Acadiana Management Group, LLC, operating AMG Specialty Hospital in Albuquerque, N.M., violated federal law […]

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EEOC to Hold First All Virtual Public Hearing on April 28

Commission Will Hear Testimony on the Workplace Civil Rights Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its first all virtual Commission hearing on Wednesday, April 28, at 10:30 a.m. (Eastern Time) to consider […]

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EEOC to Hold First All Virtual Public Hearing on April 28

Commission Will Hear Testimony on the Workplace Civil Rights Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its first all virtual Commission hearing on Wednesday, April 28, at 10:30 a.m. (Eastern Time) to consider […]

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Dollar General Will Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit

Assistant Store Manager Subjected to Egregious Sexual Harassment by Store Manager, Federal Agency Charged BALTIMORE – Dolgencorp, LLC, trading as Dollar General Stores Inc., a national retailer that operates over 17,000 stores in 46 states, will pay $50,000 and furnish […]

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Helados La Tapatia to Pay $200,000 to Settle Suit with EEOC for Hispanic-Preference Hiring

Non-Hispanic Applicants Turned Away From Entry-Level Positions, Federal Agency Charges FRESNO, Calif. – Helados La Tapatia, Inc. will pay $200,000 and furnish comprehensive injunctive relief to settle a race and national origin discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment […]

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