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Faurecia Madison Automobile Seating, Inc. to Pay $825,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Automobile Seat Frame Manufacturer Failed to Hire Applicants They Believed had a Disability, Federal Agency Charged JACKSON, Ms. – Faurecia Madison Automobile Seating, Inc., a manufacturer of automobile seat frames in Madison, Mississippi, has agreed to pay $825,000 and furnish […]

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Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center to Pay $98,000 to Settle EEOC Disability and Retaliation Suit

Hospital Subjected Deaf Woman to Disability Discrimination and Retaliation, Federal Agency Charged ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – St. Vincent Hospital (SVH), doing business as Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe, will pay $98,000 and furnish other relief to settle […]

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Brookdale Senior Living Communities to Pay $80,000 to Settle EEOC Retaliation Suit

Caregiver Fired for Protesting Language with Racial Connotations, Federal Agency Charged SAN FRANCISCO – Nationwide senior care provider Brookdale Senior Living Communities, Inc. will pay $80,000 and provide other relief to settle a retaliation discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. […]

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FedEx Ground to Pay $3.3 Million to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Consent Decree Requires Accommodations for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Package Handlers PHILADELPHIA – FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. will pay $3.3 million and provide programmatic relief to resolve a companywide disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission […]

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Acme Markets to Pay $60,000 to Resolve EEOC Disability Discrimination Charge

PHILADELPHIA — Malvern, Pa.-based ACME Markets, Inc., a supermarket chain that operates 164 stores in Pennsylvania and five other states, will pay $60,000 and provide significant equitable relief to settle a disability discrimination charge filed by the U.S. Equal Employment […]

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Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center to Pay $98,000 to Settle EEOC Disability and Retaliation Suit

Hospital Subjected Deaf Woman to Disability Discrimination and Retaliation, Federal Agency Charged ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – St. Vincent Hospital (SVH), doing business as Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe, will pay $98,000 and furnish other relief to settle […]

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EEOC Sues Menard, Inc. for Sexual Harassment

Company Failed to Act on Multiple Complaints About Assistant Manager, Federal Agency Charges DETROIT – Menard, Inc., which operates over 300 Menards home improvement stores in 14 states, violated federal law by subjecting female employees to sexual harassment at its […]

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FedEx Ground to Pay $3.3 Million to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Consent Decree Requires Accommodations for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Package Handlers PHILADELPHIA – FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. will pay $3.3 million and provide programmatic relief to resolve a companywide disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission […]

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Commissioners Vote to Approve Compliance Manual Rescissions and Opinion Letter During Public Meeting

WASHINGTON – During its first remote Commission meeting today, EEOC Commissioners considered three policy items. The first item the three-member Commission considered was an opinion letter explaining how EEOC-enforced laws do not prevent employers from using the Work Opportunity Tax […]

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EEOC Delays EEO Data Collections Due to COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will delay the anticipated opening of the 2019 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection and the 2020 EEO-3 and EEO-5 data collections because of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency, […]

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