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Orlando restaurant settles allegations of subjecting bartender to sexual harassment
MIAMI — An Orlando restaurant has reached a settlement with the federal government to resolve allegations of subjecting a bartender to sexual harassment and then firing her due to her complaints about the harassment. -
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION: East Coast Labor Solutions and Related Staffing Firms to Pay $475,000 to Settle EEOC National Origin and Disability Discrimination Suit
East Coast Labor Solutions, East Coast Labor Solutions of West Virginia, Labor Solutions, and Labor Solutions of Alabama ("East Coast Labor"), four related staffing agencies under common ownership, have agreed to pay $475,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle a federal lawsuit alleging national origin discrimination and failure to accommodate disabilities brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced. -
EEOC settles with Pennsylvania country club accused of age discrimination
PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania country club has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by the federal government alleging the establishment subjected a groundskeeper to seasonal layoffs and then fired him because of his age. -
Maryland private school coach settles allegations he was fired for being male
BALTIMORE — A Maryland private school softball coach's claim that he was fired because he was a male, has resulted in a $41,000 settlement, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). -
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION: Park School of Baltimore Will Pay $41,000 to Settle EEOC Sex Discrimination Suit
Park School of Baltimore, Inc., a private school in Pikesville, Md., will pay $41,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle a federal sex discrimination suit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. -
EEOC: 2 California restaurants ignored employees' complaints of sexual harassment, groping
SAN FRANCISCO — Two California restaurants face a lawsuit from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) after allegedly dismissing complaints from male and female workers about being sexually harassed by a kitchen manager. -
South Carolina pest control company faces lawsuit for alleged illegal firing of employee
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The federal government has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina against a South Carolina pest control and landscaping company that allegedly fired an office manager after denying her request for leave as an accommodation for her disability. -
EEOC renews commitment to fight discrimination against Ecuadoran nationals working in U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has renewed its national memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Ecuador as part of the its agreement to stop discrimination of Ecuadoran nationals working in the U.S. -
Maryland Insurance Administration settles EEOC charge of paying female employees lower wages
BALTIMORE — The Maryland Insurance Administration has settled allegations by the federal of government of paying female employees less wages than their male counterparts for equal work. -
Gas station owner settles EEOC allegations of sexually harassing female cashier
MEMPHIS — A Memphis gas station owner, operator has settled a lawsuit filed by the federal government that alleges the company subjected a cashier to sexual harassment and then fired her for complaining about the harassment. -
U.S. accuses military contractor of forcing pregnant employee to take unpaid leave
MIAMI — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a lawsuit against a U.S. government military contractor who allegedly forced a pregnant female employee to take an unpaid leave of absence and eventually fired her due to her pregnancy. -
Arkansas Buffalo Wild Wings settles discrimination charge of not hiring male bartenders
LITTLE ROCK — An Arkansas Buffalo Wild Wings faces a lawsuit by the federal government over claims of not hiring males for bartender positions, has settled the charges, according to the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC). -
New Jersey fishery, Massachusetts staffing agency settle claims of 'egregious' sexual harassment
BOSTON — A New Jersey-based fishery and a Massachusetts staffing agency have agreed to settle claims by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that the companies subjected female workers to "egregious" sexual harassment by male managers, supervisors and co-workers. -
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION: Atlantic Capes Fisheries & BJ’s Service Co. to Pay $675,000 to Settle EEOC Sex Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit
Atlantic Capes Fisheries, Inc. (ACF), a New Jersey-based shellfish harvester and processor, and BJ's Service Co., Inc., a staffing agency located in New Bedford, Mass., will pay $675,000. -
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION: R Wings R Wild / Buffalo Wild Wings Settles Sex Discrimination Suit With EEOC for $30,000
R Wings R Wild, LLC, doing business as Buffalo Wild Wings, will pay $30,000 to three claimants who were denied jobs in Little Rock, Ark. and Del City, Okla.. -
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION: Flash Market to Pay $100,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit
Flash Market, Inc., owner and operator of convenience store gas stations in the Mid-South under the Citgo, Phillips, Conoco and Shell brands, has agreed to pay $100,000. -
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION: Maryland Insurance Administration to Pay $36,802 to Settle EEOC Equal Pay Act Suit
The Maryland Insurance Administration, Maryland's agency charged with regulating the insurance industry, will pay $36,802 in monetary relief and furnish important equitable relief to settle a federal pay discrimination lawsuiT. -
Federal agencies sign memorandum to combat state, local government employee harassment
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) and U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) have taken steps to further tackle state and local government employee harassment, the federal agencies announced. -
Buffalo bank settles EEOC allegations it put disabled, impaired workers on 'involuntary leave'
NEW YORK — A Buffalo bank has settled a lawsuit that alleges the corporation failed to provide reasonable accommodations to disabled and impaired employees by putting them on "involuntary leave" until they could have medical authorization to return to work without accommodations. -
Jury awards Florida farmworker more than $800,000 after supervisor's sexual assault
TAMPA — A jury has awarded a Florida farmworker $850,000 after the farm she worked for took no action after she was sexually assaulted by a supervisor, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).