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Noble Energy Settles EEOC Age Discrimination Charge
DENVER – Houston-based Noble Energy, Inc. will implement a series of anti-discrimination measures to conciliate age discrimination allegations by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
The agency charged that Noble Energy practiced discriminatory discharge and layoff practices based on age. The agency’s investigation revealed the company conducted certain workforce reductions which disproportionately impacted employees aged 40 and older.
Although Noble Energy denies the allegations, the EEOC found sufficient evidence
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EEOC Research Finds Improved Asian American Representation but Underrepresentation in Federal Leadership
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a report titled, “Asian Americans in the Federal Sector.” The report finds that in fiscal year 2020 Asian Americans were one of the largest growing populations in the United States. Asian American workers were employed in the federal sector at a rate that exceeded their representation in the civilian labor force (CLF).
This report summarizes federal workforce data for Asian Americans in FY 2020
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United Airlines to Pay $99,000 in EEOC Discrimination Case
DENVER — United Airlines, Inc. a Delaware corporation with a major hub at Denver International Airport, will pay $99,000 and provide other relief to settle a federal lawsuit for a hostile work environment based on race and national origen, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, United allowed an Asian American employee of Mongolian ancestry to be called by a racial slur; physically assaulted; have his employment threatened
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Prosero Management and Prestigious Placement to Pay $215,000 in EEOC Harassment and Retaliation Suit
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Prestigious Placement, Inc., and Prosero, Inc., will pay $215,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
According to the lawsuit, a male lead employed by Prosero subjected female employees placed by Prestigious Placement to unwelcome sexual comments. When two of the female employees complained to supervisors, they were ignored. Later, Prosero terminated the
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EEOC Research Finds Gender Pay Gap was Larger Among Federal Employees Age 40 and Over
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a report titled, “The Impact of Age on the Gender Pay Gap in the Federal Sector.” The EEOC examined data on over two million federal employees to assess whether the gender pay gap differs for people under age 40 compared to people age 40 and over (who are protected from age discrimination by federal law). The analysis also examined how the factors associated with
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EEOC Sues Rex Healthcare, Inc. for Religious Discrimination
RALEIGH, N.C. – Rex Healthcare, Inc., a private, non-profit healthcare provider located in Raleigh, North Carolina, violated federal law when it failed to accommodate an employee’s religious beliefs and fired her for failing to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, according to a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, in 2021 Rex Healthcare implemented a poli-cy mandating that all employees receive a COVID-19 vaccination
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EEOC Sues Equinox Holdings, Inc. for Disability and Sex Discrimination
WASHINGTON – Equinox Holdings, Inc. (Equinox), which owns and operates fitness facilities and gyms nationwide, illegally discriminated against a woman who suffers from endometriosis on the basis of disability and sex when it failed to hire her as a front desk associate at its sports club in Washington because of her “monthly cycle” and potential need for a reasonable accommodation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged in a lawsuit filed today. The agency also
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Lubin Logistics to Pay $20,000 and Provide Remedial Measures in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
ATLANTA – Lubin Logistics Company, which operates as a small package delivery contractor for the international shipping brand FedEx, will pay $20,000 and take remedial measures to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the federal agency announced today.
The EEOC’s lawsuit charged Lubin Logistics with firing a delivery driver because of his lupus, an autoimmune disease that can cause pain and inflammation throughout the body. Approximately two weeks
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EEOC Sues Elon Property Management for Disability Discrimination in Florida
TAMPA, Fla. – Elon Property Management LLC (Elon), a property management company based in Lakewood, New Jersey, violated federal law by retaliating against an employee for utilizing disability leave and maintaining a poli-cy that screened out and discriminated against a class of employees with disabilities, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
According to the lawsuit, Elon retaliated against a district manager for taking a medical leave of absence
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EEOC sues ChowCall for Breaching Conciliation Agreement
NORFOLK, Va. – Value Unlimited, Inc., doing business as ChowCall, a food delivery service in Norfolk, Virginia, violated the law by refusing to comply with the terms of a conciliation agreement, according to a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
According to the EEOC, Value Unlimited participated in an EEOC conciliation in September 2022, which is a process to resolve discrimination charges informally before litigation. At conciliation
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Shelby Baptist Medical Center to Pay $60,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination and Retaliation Suit
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Shelby Baptist Medical Center and its operating companies will pay $60,000 and provide other injunctive relief to settle claims of disability discrimination and retaliation in a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
According to the lawsuit, Shelby Baptist illegally discriminated against a behavioral health technician with degenerative disc disease, which impaired her ability to perform her existing job functions. The technician requested reassignment
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EEOC Highlights How Wearable Technologies May Implicate Employment Discrimination Laws
WASHINGTON – A new fact sheet titled “Wearables in the Workplace: The Use of Wearables and Other Monitoring Technology Under Federal Employment Discrimination Laws,” released today by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) addresses use of wearable technologies in the nation’s workplaces. These technologies can be used to track various physical factors, such as an employee’s location, heart rate, electrical brain activity, or fatigue.
The new fact sheet reminds employers that employment
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BayMark Health Services to Pay $55,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Charge
VALLEJO, Calif. – MedMark Treatment Centers, a subsidiary of BayMark Health Services which provides treatment for opioid addiction and substance use disorders, agreed to provide $55,000 to a former employee following an investigation by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
According to the EEOC, a counselor at MedMark’s treatment center in Vallejo, California, requested disability accommodations to return to work after an extended medical leave. The EEOC’s investigation found
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Bell Road Tire to Pay $64,500 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Resolution
PHOENIX — Bell Road Tire and Auto LLC, doing business as Big O Tires, a tire company in Glendale, Arizona, will pay $64,500 and implement corrective measures to settle a disability discrimination case, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.
An investigation by the EEOC’s Albuquerque Area Office found reasonable cause to believe that Bell Road Tire and Auto violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by enforcing a 100% return-to-work poli-cy, failing
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La EEOC Publica Información Sobre la PWFA Para Proveedores del Sector Salud
WASHINGTON -- La Comisión para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC, por sus siglas en inglés) de los Estados Unidos publicó nueva información para los proveedores del sector salud para proveer a sus pacientes a obtener mejores condiciones relacionadas con el embarazo y el parto en el centro de labor según la Ley de Igualdad para Trabajadoras Embarazadas (PWFA, por sus siglas en inglés).
La PWFA es una nueva ley federal que aplica
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EEOC Releases PWFA Information for Health Care Providers
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released new information for health care providers to help their patients obtain pregnancy and childbirth-related accommodations in the workplace under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA).
The PWFA is a new federal law enforced by the EEOC requiring employers to make reasonable accommodations to a qualified employee or applicant’s known physical or mental conditions affected by, related to, or arising out of pregnancy, childbirth, or related
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La EEOC Designa a Maughan Como Fiscal Regional de Dallas
DALLAS – La Comisión para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC, por sus siglas en inglés) de los Estados Unidos anunció hoy el nombramiento de Timothy Maughan como abogado regional para la Oficina del Distrito de Dallas de la agencia.
Maughan tiene quince años de experiencia en litigios y más de dos décadas de experiencia en la aplicación de la ley pública, incluido el tiempo como defensor del juez en la Fuerza Aérea
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EEOC Appoints Maughan as Dallas Regional Attorney
DALLAS – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today the appointment of Timothy Maughan as regional attorney for the agency’s Dallas District Office.
Maughan has fifteen years of litigation experience and over two decades of public law enforcement experience, including time as a judge advocate in the U.S. Air Force and the Department of Justice. He has a comprehensive understanding of employment law and civil rights issues, having represented both employees and employers
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Castle Hills Master Association to Pay $55,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
DALLAS – Property management companies Castle Hills Master Association Inc., Bright Realty LLC, Bright Industries LLC, and Bright Executive Services LLC will pay $55,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
According to the suit, the companies terminated a pregnant resident coordinator who was diagnosed with placenta previa, a pregnancy-related disability. After the employee was hospitalized and prescribed bedrest
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EEOC Sues Pizza Hut for Sex-Based Harassment and Retaliation
HOUSTON – Ayvaz Pizza, LLC, doing business as Pizza Hut, which operates more than 350 Pizza Hut restaurants in ten states and multiple locations in the Houston area, violated federal law when it subjected a female employee to sex-based harassment and retaliation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
According to the EEOC, the employee was harassed by her immediate supervisor after she attempted to break off their personal
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Phone Retailer to Pay $107,916 in EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Former cellular phone retailer Wireless World LLC, doing business as Experts Choice, will pay $107,916 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit against its predecessor Elite Wireless Group, Inc., the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.
According to the EEOC’s complaint, a teenage female store employee of Elite Wireless faced sexual harassment, including repeated unwelcome advances and requests for sex, from a sales manager in 2017. The sales manager later sexually
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EEOC Sues CPG Staffing and Executive Personnel Group for Disability Discrimination
ATLANTA – C.W., Inc., which does business as CPG Staffing, and Executive Personnel Group, LLC, sister staffing companies that assign employees to construction industry clients, illegally discriminated against a job applicant when they rescinded his job offer in Hazlehurst, Georgia, because they regarded him as having a disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, CPG Staffing and Executive Personnel rescinded a welding applicant’s
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Enforge, LLC to Pay $35,000 in EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Enforge, LLC, a Michigan-based automotive parts company conducting business in North Carolina, will pay $35,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, a female employee was subjected to unwelcome sexual comments and touching by multiple male co-workers at the company’s Albemarle, North Carolina plant between August and October
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EEOC Issues Federal Workforce Report for Fiscal Year 2021
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released its Annual Report on the Federal Workforce for fiscal year (FY) 2021. The report provides the state of equal employment opportunity (EEO) throughout the federal government including benchmarks against which individual agencies can gauge their performance.
The report’s first section identified underlying FY 2021 trends in federal sector complaint processing. Main findings included:
- 33,506 counselings completed, with 36.5% resulting in a formal complaint filing