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Settlement reached over allegations oral surgery practice fired employee days after she turned 65
DETROIT — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has reached a settlement with Michigan-based Professional Endodontics in an age discrimination suit that alleged the oral surgery practice fired an employee four days after she turned 65. -
EEOC: IT staffing firm failed to hire employee because 'he was born in 1945'
NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced March 8 that Diverse Lynx LLC, an IT staffing firm based in Princeton and Noisa, India, will pay $50,000 after allegations of age discrimination. -
EEOC accuses nursing home of discriminating against employees due to pregnancies
CHARLOTTE, N.C (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a lawsuit March 7 against Century Care of Laurinburg Inc., which does business as Scottish Pines Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, alleging pregnancy-related discrimination against two employees. -
EEOC accuses Compass Group USA of sex discrimination
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a lawsuit March 1 against Morrison Management Specialists Inc., a division of Compass Group USA Inc., for allegations of denying a female shift supervisor a promotion to sous chef because of her gender. -
EEOC: Aviation cleaning service terminated employee because of leukemia
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a lawsuit March 6 against ABM Aviation Inc., formerly Air Serv Corporation, for allegations of discriminating against an employee due to her disabilities, cardiomyopathy and acute myeloid leukemia. -
Inside Up settles EEOC suit alleging firing of employee with medical conditions
SAN DIEGO — San Diego based marketing firm InsideUp Inc, has agreed to pay $10,500 to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleging the company fired an employee because of his chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma and emphysema. -
EEOC alleges construction company fired employees because of disabilities
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a lawsuit Feb. 21 against Construction Corporation, a construction and industrial contractor in San Antonio, for allegations of disability discrimination. -
EEOC: Texas refinery fired 3 brothers fired due to blood disorder
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) — The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a lawsuit Feb. 13 against Signature Industrial Services LLC (SIS) for allegations of firing three laborers because of blood disorders. -
EEOC accuses San Diego Italian restaurant of pregnancy discrimination
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) — The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a lawsuit Feb. 13 against Maurizio’s Trattoria Italiana LLC, a San Diego restaurant, for allegations of firing a female employee because of her pregnancy. -
EEOC: Michigan health care company violated religious discrimination laws
DETROIT (Legal Newsline) — The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a lawsuit Feb. 14 against Memorial Healthcare of Owosso, Michigan, for allegations of violating religious discrimination laws. -
EEOC announces strategic plan for 2018-2022
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced Feb. 12 that it has approved its strategic plan for fiscal years 2018-2022. -
EEOC: Automotive parts retailer to pay $38,500 to settle religious discrimination charges
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) — The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced Feb. 9 that Decostar Industries Inc., a company based in Carrollton, Georgia, that develops automotive parts, will pay $38,500 for allegations of religious discrimination. -
Female at Koch Foods notified EEOC after spotting male's paystub; Company says pay gap is easily explained
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) – A Mississippi company is waiting to find out if a federal judge buys its explanation for why a male employee is making more than a female who complained to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission after finding his paystub in his desk. -
EEOC: Coleman Company to settle allegations of disability discrimination
DENVER (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced Feb. 6 that The Coleman Company Inc. will settle allegations of disability discrimination. -
EEOC: Staffing company allowed female workers to be sexually harassed
ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a lawsuit Feb. 2 Staff Management | SMX, an international staffing company, for allegations of allowing a manager to repeatedly sexually harass female workers on a manufacturing line at a worksite in Kansas City, Kansas. -
EEOC alleges North Carolina company denied worker extended disability leave to recover from toe amputation
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a lawsuit against North Carolina-based Heritage Home Group alleging the company denied a worker the extended disability leave needed to recover from toe amputation and peripheral neuropathy. -
XPO Last Mile, EEOC reach agreement over allegations that Jewish employee was not given religious accommodation
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and XPO Last Mile Inc. have reached a $94,541 settlement for a lawsuit alleging the logistics company rescinded a job offer to a Jewish employee who could not work on Rosh Hashanah. -
Wisconsin care provider network to pay $80,000 to settle pregnancy discrimination suit
MILWAUKEE (Legal Newsline) – Residential care provider Silverado has agreed to pay $80,000 to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that claimed the company fired a pregnant caregiver instead of accommodating her medical restrictions. -
Plastipak Packing Inc. agrees to $90,000 settlement in EEOC retaliation suit
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) – Plastipak Packing Inc., has agreed to a $90,000 settlement in a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) federal retaliatory lawsuit that claimed the company fired a female employee at its Maryland facility because she reported sexual harassment. -
EEOC settles with Lowe's Home Centers over alleged demotion of employee with disability
DALLAS (Legal Newsline) – Lowe's Home Centers LLC has agreed to pay $55,000 to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) disability discrimination lawsuit claiming the company demoted one of its department managers because he had a spinal cord injury, which limited the use of one arm.