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AVEVA DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS SUED BY EEOC FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION

Company Unlawfully Fired Employee With End Stage Renal Disease, Federal Agency Says

MIAMI – Aveva Drug Delivery Systems, Inc., a  Miramar, Fla.-based transdermal patch manufacturer, violated federal law when  it fired an employee because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment  Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC’s suit, EEOC v. Aveva Drug Delivery System, Inc.,  Case No. 09-CV-61172-DIMITROULEAS/SNOW, filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern 

August 3, 2009

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AT&T TO PAY $75,000 TO SETTLE EEOC RACE DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION LAWSUIT

Telecommunications Giant Fired Employee Because He Complained About Race Bias, Federal Agency Says

PITTSBURGH – AT&T (formerly Cingular Wireless), a Fortune 500 telecommunications company, will pay $75,000 to settle a federal race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. 

The EEOC charged that John T. Davidson, an African American retail sales consultant at AT&T's Penn Place store in Monroeville, Pa., applied for several managerial positions

August 3, 2009

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CITY OF GREENSBORO SUED FOR AGE DISCRIMINATION

EEOC Says City Rejected Qualified 58-Year-Old Applicant Due to Ageism

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a discrimination lawsuit filed today that the City of Greensboro violated federal law by refusing to hire a qualified 58-year-old applicant because of his age, and instead hiring younger, less qualified applicants.

According to the EEOC's complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina (Equal Employment

July 31, 2009

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EVANS SOLUTIONS SUED BY EEOC FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION

Charter School Provider Fired Woman Because of Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Federal Agency Charges

DETROIT – A Detroit provider of charter school education and related education services violated federal law by firing an employee because of her breast cancer, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC's suit (EEOC v. Evans Solutions, Inc., Case No. 2:09CV13016) filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District

July 31, 2009

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EEOC SUES BIEWER WISCONSIN SAWMILL FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT

Supervisor Repeatedly Exposed Himself to Female Employees, Federal Agency Says

     

MADISON, WIS. – A major Midwestern lumber supplier, Biewer Wisconsin Sawmill, Inc. (Biewer), violated federal law by allowing female employees to be sexually harassed at its sawmill in Prentice, Wis., the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.

The agency's administrative investigation which preceded the lawsuit revealed that a

July 31, 2009

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AT&T PAYS $1.3 MILLION TO SATISFY JUDGMENT IN RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT

EEOC Prevails in Jury Verdict and Subsequent Appeal for Two Customer Service Technicians Fired for Attending Jehovah's Witness Convention

     

JONESBORO, Ark. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that a Satisfaction of Judgment was entered in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, Jonesboro Division, in a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the federal agency against communications giant AT&T, Inc. on behalf of two male customer service

July 31, 2009

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TWO LONG ISLAND MUNICIPALITIES SUED FOR AGE BIAS

EEOC Says Firefighters Over 62 Barred From Receiving Retirement Service Credits

NEW YORK – In two separate lawsuits filed today, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged municipalities in Nassau and Suffolk Counties, Long Island, with discriminating against older volunteer firefighters because of their age in violation of federal law.

       

The lawsuits filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York are EEOC v. Oyster Bay Fire

July 30, 2009

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ECONOMY FINANCE CO. SUED FOR DISABILITY BIAS

EEOC Says Loan Clerk Fired After Objecting to Medical Exam Demanded by Employer Because of Husband's Condition, Federal Agency Charges

     

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a disability discrimination lawsuit against an Aransas Pass, Texas-based personal loan company for terminating an employee because of her relationship with her husband, who had a medical condition, and because the employer regarded her as being disabled.

   
July 30, 2009

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WEIGHT LOSS CENTERS SUED BY EEOC FOR WAGE DISCRIMINATION

Federal Agency Says Company Denied Equal Pay to Working Women

     

CLEVELAND – The Health Management Group, Inc., the parent company for franchises Physicians Weight Loss Centers of America, Inc., and Diet Center Worldwide, Inc., violated federal law when it paid two female employees less than a male employee who performed the same duties, according to a lawsuit filed today by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). 

The EEOC says in the

July 30, 2009

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SAHARA SUED BY EEOC FOR NATIONAL ORIGIN HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION

Egyptian Worker Subjected to Repeated Abuse, Federal Agency Charges

     

LAS VEGAS – The Sahara Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip violated federal law by creating a hostile work environment for an Egyptian kitchen employee through a daily barrage of derogatory comments due to his national origin and retaliating against him when he reported it, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

     
July 30, 2009

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CORPORATE EXPRESS OFFICE PRODUCTS SUED BY EEOC FOR RACE DISCRIMINATION

Louisiana Office Products Supplier Denied Black Account Manager Fair Wages Due to Race, Federal Agency Charges

     

NEW ORLEANS – The Gulf Coast Division of a nationwide office products supplier violated federal law by denying an African American account manager fair wages due to his race, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

         

According to the EEOC's lawsuit, Corporate Express Office

July 30, 2009

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LUBY'S TO PAY $135,000 FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT

EEOC Settles Suit Against San Antonio Restaurant on Behalf of Female Victims, Including Teen, Subjected to Sexual Touching, Comments, Gestures, and Requests for Sexual Favors

     

SAN ANTONIO – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a sex discrimination lawsuit against Luby's Restaurants Limited Partnership, doing business as Luby's San Antonio #19 (Luby's), for $135,000 and significant remedial relief on behalf of a class of female workers who

July 29, 2009

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AVI FOODSYSTEMS TO PAY MORE THAN $90,000 AND OFFER JOBS TO SETTLE DISABILITY BIAS LAWSUIT

EEOC Charged Food Service Giant Discriminated Against Disabled Workers

     

INDIANAPOLIS – Food service giant AVI Foodsystems, Inc. (AVI) will pay more than $90,000 and offer jobs to discrimination victims to settle a class disability discrimination suit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency announced today.

           

The EEOC charged in its suit (Case no. 2:09-cv-00656-JDH-MRA), filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District

July 29, 2009

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LARGEST GARMENT MANUFACTURERS IN SAIPAN TO PAY $1.7 MILLION IN LANDMARK DISCRIMINATION SETTLEMENT WITH EEOC

L&T Group of Companies Charged with Numerous Types of Employment Discrimination

     

SAIPAN, CNMI – L&T Group of Companies, Ltd., the largest employer and conglomerate of garment manufacturers in Saipan, has agreed to pay $1.7 million and to provide far reaching and significant injunctive relief to settle a series of lawsuits filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that charged the company with retaliation and discrimination based on national origin, pregnancy

July 28, 2009

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CALLARO'S PRIME STEAK & SEAFOOD SUED BY EEOC FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION

Restaurant Fired Server for Perceived Disability, Association with Disabled Son

     

MIAMI – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit in federal court announced today that a steak and seafood restaurant in Manalapan, Fla., violated federal law by discriminating against a female food server it regarded as being disabled and because of her relationship to a person with a disability.

           

According to the

July 28, 2009

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COURT AWARDS $175,674 JUDGMENT IN EEOC SEXUAL HARASSMENT SUIT AGAINST ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR

Women Were Abused by T&D Electric's Co-Owner/President, Agency Charged

GREENSBORO, N.C. - The U.S. District Court in the Middle District of North Carolina has ordered electrical contractor T&D Electric Company of Burlington, N.C., to pay $175,674 to two female employees who were subjected to sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.

The EEOC had charged in its lawsuit (EEOC v. T&D Electric Company of Burlington, Inc., Civil Action No

July 24, 2009

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JANITORIAL COMPANY AGREES TO PAY $46,000 TO SETTLE EEOC RACE DISCRIMINATION SUIT

Black Janitor Was Fired Because of Race, Federal Agency Charged

     

EL PASO, Texas – ABM Janitorial Services-South Central, Inc. has agreed to pay $46,000 and furnish other relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. 

           

According to the EEOC's lawsuit (Civil Action No. EP-08-CA-0220, filed in the El Paso Division of U.S. District Court

July 24, 2009

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FORMER OWNERS OF STUDIO 69 SETTLE PREGNANCY BIAS SUIT

EEOC Said Nightclub Fired Bartender Because She Was Expecting

EL PASO,  Texas – 54 Downtown, Inc., a  Texas corporation which owned and operated Studio 69, a downtown El Paso  nightclub, has agreed to pay $15,000 and furnish other relief to settle a  pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity  Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit  (Civil Action No. EP-08-CV-0374-PRM), filed in the El Paso Division of the

July 23, 2009

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SCHWAN'S SUED FOR DISABILITY BIAS AGAINST QUALIFIED APPLICANT WITH VISION IMPAIRMENT

EEOC Says Frozen Food Distributor Refused to Hire Temporary Employee on Permanent Basis

     

COVINGTON, Ky. – Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc., a Kentucky area frozen food distributor, violated federal law by refusing to hire a qualified applicant for a job because of his vision impairment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a disability discrimination lawsuit announced today.

           

According to the EEOC's suit, Ernest

July 22, 2009

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MEDICAL HEALTH GROUP TO PAY $125,000 FOR DISABILITY BIAS AGAINST WORKER WITH CANCER

EEOC Said Employer Fired Woman Battling Breast Cancer When She Attempted to Return to Work

BALTIMORE -- A White Marsh, Md., medical practice will pay for $125,000  and furnish significant remedial relief to settle a disability discrimination  lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employ­ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the  agency announced today. The EEOC had  charged that Medical Health Group, Inc., refused to return an employee to work  who had recovered from breast cancer surgery.

According 

July 22, 2009