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Champion Fiberglass Settles EEOC Suit for Class Hiring Discrimination

Local Company Pays $225,000 to Resolve Claims That It Unlawfully Discriminated Against Non-Hispanic Applicants HOUSTON – Champion Fiberglass, Inc. (“Champion”), a Houston-area manufacturing company, has settled a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in the United […]

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EEOC Sues United Precision Products Company for Age Discrimination

Aerospace Component Supplier Discriminated Against Applicant Because of his Age, Federal Agency Charges DETROIT – United Precision Products Co., Inc., a supplier of aerospace components based in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, violated federal law by refusing to hire a qualified older […]

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Cañon City Chili’s Restaurant to Pay $150,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

DENVER – A Chili’s restaurant in Cañon City, Colo., will pay $150,000 and furnish other relief to settle a lawsuit charging sex-based harassment and retaliation filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. According […]

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Army Sustainment, LLC Sued by EEOC for Disability

Government Contractor Prohibited Employees From Taking Their Disability-Related Medications, Federal Agency Charges BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Army Sustainment, LLC violated federal law when it required employees to discontinue taking medications prescribed by their physicians to treat their disabilities as a condition […]

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EEOC Sues Great Rentals and Events for Sex-Based Harassment and Retaliation

Female Employee Was Fired After Reporting Harassment by Owner, Federal Agency Charges SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Great Rentals and Events, LLC, a special events company which provides services for weddings and corporate functions, violated federal law when it subjected a […]

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EEOC Sues Retailer of Luxury Crystal Products for Race and Disability Harassment

Employee Was Harassed and Forced to Quit Because of Intolerable Working Conditions, Federal Agency Charges NEW YORK – Baccarat, Inc., which operates a retail store in Manhattan that sells luxury products made of crystal, violated federal law by tolerating race-based […]

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EEOC Sues LTI Services for Sex Discrimination

Staffing Agency Refused to Hire Qualified Female Applicants as Receiving Associates, Federal Agency Charges INDIANAPOLIS – LTI Services, LLC, a staffing agency which serves the northern Indiana and Chicago areas, violated federal law by refusing to hire qualified female applicants […]

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Former Convenience Store Owner to Pay $160,000 to Resolve Disability Discrimination Suit

Federal Agency Charged Brown-Thompson General Partnership With Firing Employees with Disabilities ST. LOUIS – The former owner of a chain of Oklahoma convenience stores will pay $160,000 to nine alleged victims of disability discrimination to resolve a lawsuit filed by […]

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Hunter Auto & Wrecker Service to Pay $19,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Female Employee Resigned Over Co-Worker Harassment, Federal Agency Charged CHARLOTTE – Hunter Auto & Wrecker Service, Inc., a Charlotte, North Carolina-based towing business, will pay $19,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. […]

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Hunter Auto & Wrecker Service to Pay $19,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Female Employee Resigned Over Co-Worker Harassment, Federal Agency Charged CHARLOTTE – Hunter Auto & Wrecker Service, Inc., a Charlotte, North Carolina-based towing business, will pay $19,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. […]

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