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J.A. Croson Pays $1.6 Million to Settle EEOC Racial Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit
TAMPA, Fla. – J.A. Croson, a Sorrento, Florida-based plumbing and HVAC contractor, agreed to pay $1.6 million and to provide other equitable relief to settle a race and national origin harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of 17 former Black and Hispanic J.A. Croson employees, the federal agency announced today.
In its lawsuit, the EEOC charged that the company subjected a class of Black and Hispanic
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EEOC Secures $340,000 Settlement Against “Bark If You’re Dirty” Pet Stores
PHOENIX – Bark If You’re Dirty, a pet store with locations in Phoenix and Scottsdale, owned and operated by Teetszinty, LLC, Teetszinty 2, LLC, and Teetszinty Holding LLC, will pay $340,000 and provide other injunctive relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) lawsuit, the federal agency announced today.
According to the EEOC’s suit on behalf of a class of female employees, a male manager at the Phoenix store and a male employee
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EEOC Sues Cinergy Entertainment Group for Retaliation
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Cinergy Entertainment Group, Inc., a Texas corporation operating multiple cinema and entertainment centers around the country, violated federal law when it unlawfully retaliated against a former employee, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
The lawsuit alleged that in 2023, a former employee re-applied to work for Cinergy but was informed by a company vice president that she was not eligible for rehire because she filed
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EEOC Research Finds Alternative Dispute Resolution More Effective When Offered Early in the EEO Complaint Process
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a report titled, “Effectiveness of Alternative Dispute Resolution in the Federal Sector.”
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is a process in which a neutral third party helps parties reach an agreement without litigation. All federal agencies are required to have a fair ADR program, which generally means the process should be voluntary, confidential, enforceable, and led by a neutral person.
Since agencies may conduct
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Ohio Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility to Pay $150,000 in Age, Sex and Retaliation Discrimination Case
CLEVELAND – The Laurels of Athens, a nursing and rehabilitation facility in Athens, Ohio, owned and operated by Laurel Heath Care Company, Athens LTC, Inc., Ciena Healthcare Management, Inc., and Ciena Group, LLC, will pay $150,000 and provide other relief to settle an age and sex discrimination case filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
According to the lawsuit, a physical therapy assistant was fired in 2020 after
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ABM Resolves EEOC Disability Charge
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – ABM Industry Groups has agreed to provide $52,000 and injunctive relief to a deaf worker following an investigation by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
According to the EEOC’s investigation, in June 2022 the worker received a job offer from ABM to work as a warehouse cleaner in a client facility. After the worker requested an accommodation for being deaf, ABM engaged in discussions with Norcal Services
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ResourceOne to Pay $47,500 in EEOC Racial Harassment Lawsuit
TULSA, Okla. - Worldwide Printing and Distribution, Inc., doing business as ResourceOne, a Tulsa commercial printing, direct mailing and direct marketing company, will pay $47,500 and furnish other relief to resolve a harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, in August 2022, a ResourceOne employee showed her supervisor results from an at-home DNA test kit indicating the employee’s ancestry from Cameroon
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Pilot Air Freight to Pay $400,000 to Settle Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
ATLANTA – Pilot Air Freight, LLC, an international freight shipping and logistics company, will pay $400,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
The EEOC alleged in its lawsuit that, in early June 2019, Thomas Hunt informed his manager that he needed to request leave to see his doctor about some biopsy results. About 10 days later, Hunt
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EEOC Sues Buffalo Wild Wings for Religious Discrimination
ATLANTA – BWW Resources, LLC, which owns and operates Buffalo Wild Wings restaurants, violated federal law when it failed to hire a job candidate because of her religion, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, a server candidate for the Douglasville, Georgia location wore long skirts in public because of her sincerely held religious beliefs. Before she applied, the Douglasville general manager told the
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EEOC Sues Champion Media for Disability Discrimination
RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina-based publishing company Champion Media, LLC violated federal employment laws when it refused to hire a deaf job applicant because of her disability and refused to provide her with a reasonable accommodation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged in a lawsuit filed today.
According to the lawsuit filed today, a deaf applicant met the qualifications and applied for a job at Champion Media’s printing facility in Lumberton, North Carolina. After
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National Telecommuting Institute Settles Discrimination Suit for $1.25 Million
SAN ANTONIO — National Telecommuting Institute, Inc. (NTI), a Westwood, Massachusetts-based staffing support firm, agreed to pay $1.25 million to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
The EEOC’s lawsuit charged NTI with violating the Americans with Disabilities Act when it did not pursue placement or referral of blind and low-vision job applicants as telephone-based customer service agents when the company became aware that
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Radiant Services to Pay $1.1 Million in EEOC Hiring Discrimination Lawsuit
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Gardena-based laundry facility Radiant Services Corporation will pay $1.1 million and furnish extensive injunctive relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) discrimination lawsuit, the federal agency announced today.
The EEOC’s related suit against BaronHR recently settled for $2.2 million and extensive injunctive relief remedies, bringing the total settlement to be distributed to class members to $3.3 million.
The EEOC’s lawsuit charged that since at least 2015, Radiant failed
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SmartTalent to Pay $875,000 to Settle EEOC Sex Discrimination Lawsuit
SEATTLE — SmartTalent, LLC, a Kirkland, Wash.-based staffing agency that places temporary employees with business clients across various industries, will pay $875,000 and provide other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sex discrimination lawsuit, the federal agency announced today.
The EEOC lawsuit charged that SmartTalent engaged in a pattern of discrimination against women in hiring and job assignments since at least 2015. When the staffing agency received requests for male workers
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Charlotte IHOP to Pay $40,000 in EEOC Religious Discrimination and Retaliation Suit
CHARLOTTE, N.C. –Suncakes NC, LLC, a North Carolina-based company, and Suncakes, LLC, a Texas-based company doing business as IHOP (collectively “Suncakes”), will pay $40,000 and provide other relief to settle a religious discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Suncakes hired a cook at its Woodlawn Road location in Charlotte in January 2021. At the time of hire, the
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Innovative Services Northwest to Pay $136,500 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Innovative Services Northwest (ISNW), a social services nonprofit, will pay $136,500 and furnish other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) disability discrimination lawsuit, the federal agency announced today.
The lawsuit alleged ISNW failed to accommodate a former employee of its janitorial services program who sought to return to work after medical treatment for a hip impairment. After the employee made multiple requests for a reasonable accommodation, including job modifications, ISNW deemed
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EEOC Sues Alto Ingredients for Disability Discrimination
CHICAGO – Alto Ingredients, Inc., a manufacturer of industrial and food-grade, corn-based alcohols, violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it terminated an electrician from its campus in Pekin, Illinois, because of his disability, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, when the electrician applied for a job at Alto, he told the company that he was disabled due to back injury sustained during
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Pro Pallet to Pay $50,000 in EEOC Retaliation Suit
Harrisburg, Pa. – Pro Pallet, LLC, a Pennsylvania-based construction company, will pay $50,000 and furnish other relief to settle a retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, a human resources manager received a complaint of sexual harassment against the general manager of the company. When the human resources manager began to investigate the complaint, Pro Pallet’s president and owner rebuked her
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EEOC Sues HCL America for Age and National Origin Discrimination
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – HCL America, Inc. violated federal law when it refused to hire a qualified, 61-year-old Indian job applicant for a sales director position based on his age and national origin, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
According to the lawsuit, HCL America interviewed an applicant for a sales director position in July 2021. Although the applicant met the job qualifications, the hiring manager emailed the
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EEOC Sues VibraLife of Katy for Disability Discrimination
HOUSTON – VibraLife of Katy, LLC, a rehabilitation and assisted living facility in Katy, Texas, violated federal law when it denied an employee an accommodation for her sleep disorder and then fired her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
According to the lawsuit, VibraLife hired an employee with a sleep disorder for a night-shift position. The job posting required the selected candidate to work 36 hours per week
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EEOC Sues Mia Aesthetics for Disability Discrimination
ATLANTA –Mia Aesthetics Services ATL, LLC, and Mia Aesthetic Services, LLC, a cosmetic surgery provider with offices in eleven U.S. cities, illegally discriminated against a disabled employee when it refused to provide a reasonable accommodation and terminated her employment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
According to the lawsuit, a surgical sales coordinator diagnosed with breast cancer requested to telework for approximately three months while she underwent chemotherapy
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EEOC Sues Wilson Logistics for Violating the Americans with Disabilities Act
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued Missouri- based trucking company Transportation Management Group, doing business as Wilson Logistics, for violating federal law when it refused to hire a deaf job applicant because of his disability.
According to the lawsuit filed today, the job applicant called Wilson Logistics seeking work as a truck driver. He possessed a commercial driver’s license, had relevant experience and had been granted an exemption from regulatory
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Kimberly A. Cruz Nombrada Fiscal Regional de la Oficina del Distrito de Nueva York de la EEOC
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NUEVA YORK – Kimberly A. Cruz, abogada supervisora con 14 años de experiencia en la Comisión para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC, por sus siglas en inglés) de los Estados Unidos, fue designada para ocupar un puesto ejecutivo de alto nivel como abogada regional del Distrito de Nueva York de la agencia a partir del 28 de julio.
Como abogada regional, Cruz dirigirá la unidad legal del Distrito de Nueva York
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Kimberly A. Cruz Appointed Regional Attorney of EEOC’s New York District Office
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NEW YORK – Kimberly A. Cruz, a 14-year supervisory attorney at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), was appointed to a senior executive position as regional attorney for the agency’s New York District effective July 28.
As regional attorney, Cruz will lead the New York District’s legal unit, conducting trial litigation and providing legal advice and other support to district staff responsible for investigating charges of discrimination.
“Ms. Cruz has a deep knowledge
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Third Bench Holdings to Pay $165,000 in EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit
DALLAS – Third Bench Holdings LLC will pay $165,000 and furnish other relief to settle a lawsuit for unlawful retaliation filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. Third Bench Holdings is a New Mexico-based company which owns and operates a subsidiary, Las Cruces Cabinets LLC doing business as Sher-Wood Cabinetry in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, the general manager complained that a company official