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Displaying 193 - 216 of 744 results for 'pregnancy'

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Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority Discriminated Against Pregnant Female Officers, U.S. EEOC & U.S. DOJ Found

Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA), the law enforcement division of the TBTA Operating Force, will pay $206,500 and furnish other relief to resolve charges of pregnancy discrimination brought by female Bridge and Tunnel Operating Force Officers (BTOFOs), the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), announced today.
November 10, 2015

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Sierra Academy of Aeronautics Voluntarily Settles EEOC Pregnancy Charge for $60,000

An international flight institution, KS Aviation, dba Sierra Academy of Aeronautics, headquartered and operated out of Atwater, Calif., will pay $60,000 to settle a pregnancy discrimination charge filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. 
September 30, 2015

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Georgia Mentor Sued By EEOC For  Pregnancy Discrimination

National Mentor Healthcare, LLC, dba Georgia Mentor, an Albany, Ga., health and human services provider offering services to adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, violated federal law by rescinding its job offer to a female applicant shortly after learning that she was pregnant, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it recently filed.
September 30, 2015

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Allsup's Convenience Stores Sued by EEOC for Disability and Pregnancy Discrimination

Allsup's Convenience Stores, Inc., a New Mexico company which owns and operates over 300 convenience stores in New Mexico and Texas, discriminated against a group of pregnant women with disabilities when they asked for reasonable accommodations to do their jobs, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. Allsup's also subjected pregnant women to forced leaves and terminations because of their disabilities and/or pregnancies, childbirth or related medical conditions, EEOC said.
September 29, 2015

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First Call Ambulance Service, LLC Sued by EEOC for Pregnancy Discrimination

First Call Ambulance Service, LLC, a Nashville-based company that provides non-emergency medical transport and ambulance services throughout Tennessee, Ohio and Virginia, violated federal law when it refused to accommodate an employee's pregnancy-related lifting restriction, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 29, 2015

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E-MDS, Inc. Sued by EEOC for Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination

E-MDS, Inc., an Austin-based business which provides cloud computer software and management tools for doctor's offices, including electronic health records, violated federal law when it failed to accommodate a disabled pregnant employee and subsequently fired her because of her pregnancy and her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Commission) charged in a lawsuit filed today. 
September 25, 2015

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Apartment Complex Sued by EEOC for National Origin and Pregnancy Discrimination

Ryan's Pointe, LLC violated federal law by discharging its apartment manager because of her Hispanic national origin and pregnancy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.  Ryan's Pointe, LLC does business as Advantage Property Management.
September 24, 2015

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EEOC Sues Landis Communities and Landis Homes Retirement Community for Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination and Retaliation

Nursing home Landis Homes Retirement Community, and its managing entity, Landis Communities, violated federal law when they failed to accommodate a pregnant nursing supervisor, terminated her because of her pregnancy and in retaliation for her reasonable accommodation request, and later refused to rehire her because of her pregnancy and disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
September 23, 2015

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Sensient Sued By EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Sensient Natural Ingredients LLC, a producer of dried onions, garlic and vegetable products, violated federal law when it discriminated against workers due to their disabilities, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 22, 2015

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QSI Business Solutions, LLC Sued By EEOC For  Pregnancy Discrimination

QSI Business Solutions, a Dalton, Georgia, staffing and temporary employment agency, violated federal law by refusing to hire or place for employment an applicant after learning that she was pregnant, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it recently filed.
September 16, 2015

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EEOC Sues Healthcare Agency for Pregnancy Discrimination

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has filed suit against Your Health Team, L.L.C. for violating federal law by firing a female home health aide because of her pregnancy. Your Health Team is a home health agency that provides nursing and home health care in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
September 15, 2015

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Sharp Healthcare Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Sharp HealthCare, an operator of hospitals and medical facilities, violated federal law when it denied hire to a job applicant because it perceived her as disabled, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 1, 2015

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EEOC Sues Loafers Lounge for Pregnancy Discrimination

Avalona Enterprises, Inc., doing business as Loafers Lounge in Catonsville, Md., violated federal law when it fired a server because she was seven months pregnant, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
August 25, 2015

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Tempe Restaurant Sued by EEOC for Pregnancy Discrimination

The Moonshine Group, LLC, owners of the Moonshine Whiskey Bar in Tempe, Ariz., violated federal law by removing a bartender from her duties after discovering she was pregnant, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
August 21, 2015

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EEOC to Host Fresno EEO Seminar for Private and Public Employers

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency charged with enforcing laws against employment discrimination, announced the EEOC Fresno Technical Assistance Program Seminar (TAPS) will take place on Sept. 10 in Fresno, Calif.
August 20, 2015

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Nursing Center Sued by EEOC for  Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination

NHC Healthcare/Clinton, LLC, a licensed nursing center that provides a wide array of skilled nursing, therapeutic and rehabilitative services, violated federal law when it failed to accommodate a pregnant employee and subsequently fired her because of her pregnancy and her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed last week.
July 7, 2015

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EEOC Considers Past, Looks Toward Future

Much work lies ahead to achieve true equality of opportunity in today's workplaces, but new and effective strategies are demonstrating the potential to break down barriers to inclusion, witnesses told the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) at a meeting held today.
July 1, 2015

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EEOC Issues Updated Pregnancy Discrimination Guidance

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued an update of its Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination and Related Issues (Guidance), along with a question and answer document and a fact sheet for small businesses.  All are available on the EEOC's website at http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/pregnancy_guidance.cfm.
June 25, 2015