National Denture Provider to Pay $150,000 to Settle EEOC Sex and Race Harassment Suit
PRESS RELEASE 6-2-10 Federal Agency Charged Affiliated Dentist Harassed Female Assistants BOSTON – Affordable Care, Inc., a national denture provider, will pay $150,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sex and race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity ...
Temp Agency ADECCO USA Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit
PRESS RELEASE 6-3-10 Federal Agency Has Obtained $91,500 for Women Sent by Adecco to Plastics Company Where They Allegedly Suffered Physical and Verbal Harassment PITTSBURGH - Adecco USA, a Global Fortune 500 staffing company, will pay $12,000 and provide equitable relief to settle a sexua ...
GE Subsidiary MRA Systems To Pay $130,000 To Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Suit
PRESS RELEASE 6-3-10 Aircraft Systems Company Refused to Promote and Retaliated Against 61-Year-Old Employee, Federal Agency Charged BALTIMORE –Baltimore-based MRA Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of General Electric, will pay $130,000 and provide substantial equitable relief to settle an a ...
EEOC Sues Haven Manor For Refusing To Accept Hearing-Impaired Certified Nursing Assistant
PRESS RELEASE 6-3-10 Lincoln Assisted Living Facility Violated Federal Law, Agency Charged LINCOLN, Neb. – Haven Manor, Inc. violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it refused to accept temporary placement of Amanda Huff, a hearing-impaired certified nursing assistant ( ...
Court Issues Key Decision in EEOC’S Lawsuit Against Hibbing Taconite Company
PRESS RELEASE 6-4-10 Ruling Clears Way for Trial in Federal Agency’s Suit Contending That Deaf Applicant Was Denied Employment in Violation of ADA MINNEAPOLIS – Judge Richard Kyle of U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota issued an order on June 2 denying in part the ...
Ann Arbor Days Inn Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation
PRESS RELEASE 6-7-10 Supervisor Attempted Sexual Assault on Employee, Federal Agency Charges ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has filed a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit against Ann Arbor Nights, Inc., doing ...
Harley Davidson Dealership to Pay $55,000 to Settle EEOC Sex Discrimination and Retaliation Suit
PRESS RELEASE 6-7-10 Dudley Perkins Fired Woman for Protesting Gender Bias, Federal Agency Charged SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The Dudley Perkins Company, the country’s oldest Harley Davidson motorcycle dealership, will pay $55,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sex discrimin ...
Noble Metal Processing to Pay $190,000 to Resolve EEOC Race Discrimination and Retaliation Case
PRESS RELEASE 6-8-10 Automotive Supplier Settles Bias Case Despite Bankruptcy DETROIT -- Noble Metal Processing, Inc., a Warren, Mich., automotive supplier, has agreed to pay $190,000 to settle a race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity C ...
Spencer Reed Group Pays $125,000 to Settle EEOC Race and Age Discrimination Lawsuit
PRESS RELEASE 6-9-10 Federal Agency Charged Staffing Company Fired White Woman for Complaining About Race and Age Bias in Atlanta Office ATLANTA – Spencer Reed Group, LLC, a Kansas-based staffing company that provides staffing and administrative services to employers, will pay $125,000 t ...
Columbia Sussex Settles EEOC Sex Discrimination and Retaliation Suit
PRESS RELEASE 2-3-10 Baton Rouge Sheraton Hotel Fired Employee Because of Gender and As Retaliation for Complaining, Federal Agency Said HOUSTON — Columbia Sussex Corporation, which owns and operates hotel properties across the United States, has agreed to settle a sex discrimination and ...
Landwin Management to Pay $500,000 for National Origin Bias and Sexual Harassment
PRESS RELEASE 2-3-10 EEOC Said Hotel Refused to Hire Non-Chinese Banquet Servers and Subjected Women to Verbal Abuse LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of two lawsuits against Landwin Management, Inc., a San Gabriel, C ...
Astea International Will Pay $175,000 to Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit
PRESS RELEASE 2-2-10 Global Software Company Fired 47-Year-Old VP Because of Age, Federal Agency Said PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has filed and resolved an age discrimination lawsuit against Horsham, Pa.-based Astea Inte ...
University of Puerto Rico Settles Class Age Discrimination Case with EEOC
PRESS RELEASE 2-2-10 Federal Agency Charged Pension System Was Unfair to Employees Aged 55 and Older; Court Official Will Process and Resolve Claims SAN JUAN, P.R. – The University of Puerto Rico (UPR) has agreed to settle a class age discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal ...
Boeing Settles Two EEOC Sex Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuits for $380,000
PRESS RELEASE 2-1-10 PHOENIX -- Chicago-based The Boeing Company, an aerospace giant that manufactures military aircraft and commercial jetliners, has agreed to pay $380,000 and administer far-reaching injunctive measures to settle two lawsuits brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportun ...
Ivy Hall Assisted Living Pays $43,000 to Settle Religious Discrimination Lawsuit
PRESS RELEASE 1-29-10 EEOC Charged Female Employee Fired Because of Muslim Headdress ATLANTA – Ivy Hall Assisted Living, LLC will pay $43,000 and furnish other relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the ...
EEOC Sues Law Firm Kelley Drye & Warren for Age Discrimination and Retaliation
PRESS RELEASE 1-28-10 New York-Based Firm Significantly Underpaid Attorneys After They Turned 70 Solely Based on Age, Federal Agency Charged NEW YORK -- Kelley Drye & Warren, an international law firm with its primary office in New York City, violated federal age discrimination law through ...
EEOC Partners with Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage to Fight Job Discrimination
PRESS RELEASE 1-28-10 CLEVELAND - The Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) are teaming up to help employees file employment discrimination complaints, the federal agency announced today. On the last Thursday of each month, beginning F ...
$428,500 Decree Ends Suit Against Eagle Wings for Sexual Harassment, Retaliation and Disability Bias
PRESS RELEASE 1-27-10 EEOC Case Challenged Treatment of Women at Rantoul Facility URBANA, Ill. – The federal district court in Urbana, Ill., today entered a consent decree under which Eagle Wings Industries, Inc. will pay $428,500 to a class of female employees who, the U.S. Equal Employ ...
Court Denies Key Menards Motion in EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Case
PRESS RELEASE 1-27-10 Ruling Clears Way for Trial of Federal Agency’s Suit on Behalf of Employee Demoted After Surgery to Aid Becoming Pregnant EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – Chief Judge David R. Herndon of the Southern District of Illinois issued an order on January 22 denying the mot ...
Wal-Mart Sued for Disability Discrimination
PRESS RELEASE 1-27-10 EEOC Says Retail Giant Violated ADA by Refusing to Accommodate Deaf Worker ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a disability discrimination lawsuit against global retail giant Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. for refusin ...