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Crothall Healthcare Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Linen Services Provider Refused to Hire Individual Because of His Disabilities, Federal Agency Charged ATLANTA – Crothall Healthcare, Inc., a medical laundry and linen service, violated federal law when it refused to extend a job offer to an applicant at […]

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Multi-South Management Services to Pay $42,500 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination and Disability Lawsuit

Apartment Management Company Failed to Accommodate Employee with Pregnancy-Related Conditions, Then Fired Her, Federal Agency Charged BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Multi-South Management Services, LLC, a Memphis-based property management company, has agreed to pay $42,500 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle […]

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EEOC Sues Design and Integration, Inc. for Disability Discrimination

Audio-Visual Company Fired Worker Who Requested Telework One Day a Week, Federal Agency Says BALTIMORE – Design and Integration, Inc., a leading provider of audio-visual technology solutions, violated federal law when it fired a sales administrator who requested a reasonable […]

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EEOC Sues K&L Auto Crushers for Disability Discrimination

Auto Recycler Fired Employee During Treatment for Cancer After Denying Her Requests for Accommodation, Federal Agency Charges DALLAS – Tyler, Texas-based K&L Auto Crushers violated federal law when the company denied its controller’s various requests for reasonable accommodation and then […]

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Sactacular Holdings to Pay $35,000 to Settle EEOC Sex Discrimination Lawsuit

Qualified Male Applicants Denied Employment as Sales Associates Based on Their Sex, Federal Agency Charged Raleigh, N.C. – Sactacular Holdings, LLC, doing business as Adam & Eve, an adult retail store, will pay $35,000 and provide other relief to settle […]

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EEOC Announces Pilot Programs to Increase Voluntary Resolutions

Pilots Expand Highly Successful Mediation Program and Modify Conciliation Process WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today announced two six-month pilot programs that will expand opportunities for parties to voluntarily resolve charges through mediation and increase the […]

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EEOC Sues Conroe Hospital for Retaliation

Woodlands Psychiatry and Counseling Fired Licensed Counselor for Filing an EEOC Charge, Federal Agency Charges HOUSTON – The Woodlands Psychiatry and Counseling Company, a hospital in Conroe, Texas, violated federal law when it fired an employee for making a discrimination […]

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EEOC to Hold Public Meeting on August 18

Commission Will Confer by Audio Only Due to COVID WASHINGTON – Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a remote, audio-only Commission meeting on Tuesday, August 18, at 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). In […]

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EEOC Resumes Issuance of Charge Closure Documents

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it will begin issuing charge closure documents that were suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The EEOC has continued enforcing the nation’s employment non-discrimination laws during the COVID-19 […]

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Doubletree Hotel to Pay $45,000 and Change Policies and Procedures to Settle Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Federal Agency Charged Male Room Inspector Sexually Harassed Female Housekeeper ST. LOUIS – The DoubleTree Hotel in Jefferson City, Mo. will pay $45,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity […]

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