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Pennsylvania company settles claims of illegally requesting genetic information
INDIANAPOLIS — A Pennsylvania-based company has reached a settlement with the federal government over charges the company requested genetic information from job applicants and employees at its Indiana facility. -
EEOC: Missouri contractor fired employee for complaining about racial slurs
ST. LOUIS — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is alleging a Missouri contractor subjected an employee to racial slurs and then transferring and ultimately firing the worker for complaining about the racial discrimination. -
Food distribution company will pay $3.6 million to settle sex discrimination allegations
CLEVELAND — Cleveland-based Sherwood Food Distributors LLC has agreed to pay $3.6 million and offer 150 jobs to those involved in a class sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the federal government. -
Illinois restaurant settles employee's sexual harassment case
CHICAGO — An Illinois company that owns several Italian restaurants in the Chicagoland area has settled allegations by the federal government that it subjected a female employee to sexual harassment and then fired her for complaining about the harassment and also the alleged racial discrimination she witnessed against her co-workers. -
EEOC report shows agency sexual harassment lawsuits up 50 percent
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A recent report by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) shows a 50 percent increase in sexual harassment lawsuits by the agency over the last fiscal year and more than a 12 percent increase in sexual harassment allegations. -
California management company settles EEOC charges of denying employee medical leave
SAN DIEGO — A California management services company has settled charges by a federal agency of denying an employee medical leave for a disability and then firing her instead of providing a reasonable accommodation. -
EEOC: Pennsylvania wood products supplier made unlawful medical inquires to job applicants
PITTSBURGH — A Pennsylvania wood products supplier faces a lawsuit from the federal government for allegedly making unlawful inquiries regarding disability and medical treatments to job applicants. -
California Department of Human Resources settles allegations it did not comply with ADA
FRESNO — California's Department of Human Resources (CalHR) has settled charges by the federal government that it did not comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) relating to its hiring and medical review process. -
EEOC: Specialty apparel chain fired employee after learning she was pregnant
NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed suit against a New Orleans specialty apparel chain, alleging the company fired one of its managers after learning she was pregnant. -
EEOC: Wyoming home health care provider paid female nurses less than male counterparts
CASPER, Wyo. — A federal agency is suing a Wyoming home health care provider, alleging it violated federal law by paying female nurses significantly lower wages than their male co-workers for performing equal work. -
EEOC alleges Family Dollar refused to employ person with partial paralysis
DETROIT — A federal agency is suing Family Stores of Michigan LLC, alleging the company refused to employ a person due to his partial paralysis. -
EEOC: Colorado trucking firm improperly used medical, physical pre-employment screenings
DENVER — A Colorado trucking firm faces a lawsuit by the federal government for allegedly improperly using medical and physical screening processes to exclude job applicants with disabilities. -
EEOC alleges Virginia country western dance bar manager harassed female employees
RICHMOND — A federal agency is suring a Virginia country western dance bar and restaurant for allegedly subjecting a female employee to sexual comments and touching by a male assistant manager. -
Washington state assisted living employee alleges same-sex sexual harassment by supervisor
SEATTLE — An employee at a Washington state assisted living care facility alleges she was subjected to same-sex sexual harassment by a supervisor, according a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Agency (EEOC). -
EEOC: Hospital requirement for employee to have flu shot against religious beliefs violates U.S. law
NASHVILLE — A Tennessee hospital's requirement for an employee to take a flu shot against his religious beliefs has resulted in a lawsuit by the federal government. -
EEOC accuses Michigan Department of Health & Human Services of age discrimination
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleges that Michigan's Department of Health and Human Services violated federal law for discharging one employee and failing to hire another because of age. -
Federal government alleges Memphis nursing home employee fired after suffering heart attack
MEMPHIS — A nursing home that allegedly fired an employee for needing additional time off to recover from a heart attack has violated federal law, according to a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee Western Division. -
U.S. alleges employees faced racial harassment at 2 Mississippi companies
MEMPHIS — The federal government has filed a lawsuit against two Mississippi companies, alleging African- American employees suffered daily harassment and humiliation due to their race. -
U.S. alleges nationwide shoe retailer subjected former assistant manager to racial discrimination
COLUMBUS — A federal agency alleges nationwide shoe retailer DSW Shoe Warehouse Inc. subjected a former assistant manger to unfair disciplinary action and termination due to race.
