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Cheesecake Factory to pay $15,000 after allegedly terminating employee because he is deaf
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) – The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced Feb. 1 that The Cheescake Factory and a wholly owned subsidiary will pay $15,000 to settle allegations of disability discrimination regarding a deaf employee. -
EEOC alleges health care company in Tennessee fired woman because of her anxiety disorder
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) – The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a lawsuit Feb. 1 against Meade Place LLP, which does business as The HealthCare Center at West Meade Place, for allegations of refusing to provide reasonable accommodation to an employee suffering from anxiety disorder, and later firing her. -
Georgia-based KFC operator to pay $30,000 to settle discrimination allegations
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) – The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced Feb. 1 that Hester Foods Inc., a company operating a Dublin, Georgia-based Kentucky Fried Chicken, will pay $30,000 to settle allegations of disability discrimination over the termination of a manager. -
EEOC alleges Houston energy company fired employee after taking leave to recover from heart attack
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a lawsuit against Houston-based Vantage claiming the company violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by firing an employee after he had a heart attack on one of the energy, drilling and management company's drilling rigs. -
EEOC: Ohio knife-making company fired employee because of his anxiety
TOLEDO, Ohio (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a lawsuit Jan. 19 against Busse Combat Knife Company for allegations of discharging an employee because of a disability. -
EEOC loses again as it backs Muslim women who say they weren't hired because of hijabs
DENVER (Legal Newsline) – After more than four years of litigation and two court victories, it looks like an airplane cleaning service might finally be clear from the federal agency that pushed the case all the way to a federal appeals court. -
Universal Protection Services reaches $90,000 settlement for alleged religious discrimination
SAN DIEGO — Universal Protection Services LP, a private security services company, has reached a $90,000 settlement for a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) lawsuit alleging religious discrimination over the firing of a Muslim security guard. -
Volvo Group North America settles federal disability discrimination suit
BALTIMORE — Volvo Group North America will pay $70,000 to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for the car dealer's refusal to hire a recovering drug addict who was in a medically supervised treatment program. -
Settlement reached In EEOC case against Vador Ventures for alleged sex discrimination
WASHINGTON — Vador Ventures, Inc., has reached a $36,461 settlement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for a federal lawsuit alleging the company paid a female employee lower wages than her male counterpart and then retaliated against her. -
With EEOC's support, pro se litigant's discrimination case against Sysco gets a second look
ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) – An appeals court has instructed a federal court to reconsider the case of a former worker at Sysco who filed a federal lawsuit over allegations of racial discrimination failure to promote, and a hostile environment who initially lost her case because she failed to file her charge of discrimination within 180 days of the alleged discrimination happening. -
EEOC: North Carolina hospital to pay $89,000 after refusing religious accommodations for vaccines
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced Jan. 12 that Mission Hospital Inc., an Asheville, North Carolina, corporation and the main hospital of Mission Health System, will pay $89,000 after allegations of religious discrimination. -
Colorado hospital to pay $400,000 to settle age discrimination charges
MONTROSE, Colo. (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced Jan. 4 that Montrose Memorial Hospital will pay $400,000 after allegations of age discrimination. -
Aloha Auto Group reaches $30,000 settlement with EEOC over retaliatory discrimination suit
HONOLULU — Aloha Auto Group, Ltd,, has agreed to a $30,000 settlement after the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit against the company for retaliatory discrimination. -
GEO Group to pay $550,000 for sexual harassment, retaliation suits
PHOENIX — The GEO Group Inc., will pay $550,000 as part of a consent decree to settle two lawsuits for sexual harassment and retaliation filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Arizona Civil Rights Division of the Attorney General's Office (ACRD). -
Pioneer Health Services agrees to $85,000 settlement after alleged ADA violation
JACKSON, Mississippi — Pioneer Health Services Inc. of Mississippi, recently agreed to pay a settlement of $85,000 after a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) lawsuit alleged the company illegally fired an employee after she underwent liver transplant surgery. -
EEOC: Louisville restaurant chain to pay 15 former female employees $340,000 after alleged harassment
INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced Jan. 8 that Indi’s Fast Food Restaurant Inc., a restaurant chain in Louisville, will pay $340,000 to 15 former female employees after allegations of sexual harassment. -
EEOC: Health services company to pay $38,000 to resolve pregnancy discrimination case
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced Dec. 22 that Dependable Health Services Inc., a health care staffing company, agreed to a $38,000 settlement that resolves allegations the company committed disability discrimination by firing a pregnant employee who sought reasonable accommodation. " -
EEOC: Colorado hospital owes $400,000 for alleged age discrimination
MONTROSE, Colo. (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced Jan. 4 that Montrose Memorial Hospital will pay $400,000 after allegations of age discrimination. -
EEOC: Michigan restaurant discriminated against at least 3 pregnant employees
DETROIT (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced Dec. 15 that Ichiban Japanese Restaurant LLC will pay $35,000 after allegations of pregnancy discrimination. -
EEOC: Tennessee cruise company pays $50,000 after retaliation allegations
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced Dec. 18 that American Queen Steamboat Company, a cruise business in Memphis, will pay $50,000 after allegations of retaliation.