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U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Rogers Memorial Hospital Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Case

Post Date: Thursday - April 30, 2020 - 1:27pm
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Rogers Memorial Hospital, Inc., a Wisconsin-licensed, private, not-for-profit psychiatric system with three hospital campuses in the greater Milwaukee area (Brown Deer, Oconomowoc and West All......
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Spencer Gifts LLC to Pay $90,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Post Date: Thursday - April 30, 2020 - 1:22pm
Spencer Gifts LLC (Spencer), a Delaware corporation that operates novelty gift stores throughout the United States and Canada, will pay $90,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination suit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor......
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Commissioners Vote to Approve Compliance Manual Rescissions and Opinion Letter During Public Meeting

Post Date: Wednesday - April 29, 2020 - 3:41pm
During its first remote Commission meeting today, EEOC Commissioners considered three policy items....
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Horizontal Well Drillers to Pay $650,000 to Settle EEOC Age And Disability Discrimination Suit

Post Date: Wednesday - April 29, 2020 - 2:22pm
Horizontal Well Drillers LLC (HWD), a Purcell, Okla.-based oil and gas drilling contractor, will pay $650,000 to a fired worker and hundreds of unsuccessful job applicants to resolve a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (......
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Enlivant / Assisted Living Concepts to Pay $66,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Accommodation Suit

Post Date: Tuesday - April 28, 2020 - 12:25pm
Assisted Living Concepts, LLC, doing business as Enlivant, a national owner and operator of senior living facilities, has agreed to pay a former chef $66,000 and is making significant changes to its human resources programs to enhance compliance with t......
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Versant Supply Chain and AT&T to Pay $150,000 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Suit

Post Date: Tuesday - April 28, 2020 - 11:38am
Versant Supply Chain, Inc. and AT&T Services, Inc. have agreed to pay $150,000 and furnish other relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today....
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Whataburger to Pay $180,000 to Settle EEOC Retaliation Suit

Post Date: Monday - April 27, 2020 - 12:41pm
Whataburger Restaurants LLC, a giant fast food chain, has agreed to pay $180,000 and furnish other relief to settle a retaliatory harassment and constructive discharge lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federa......
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HM Solutions to Pay $315,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

Post Date: Monday - April 27, 2020 - 9:25am
HM Solutions, Inc., a Greenville, S.C.-based company that provides commercial and industrial janitorial services, will pay $315,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opport......
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Baltimore County Will Pay $5.4 Million to Settle Long-Running EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit

Post Date: Friday - April 24, 2020 - 6:47pm
Baltimore County will pay approximately $5.4 million to over 2,000 county employees resolve a federal age discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today....
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EEOC Issues Updated Covid-19 Technical Assistance Publication

Post Date: Thursday - April 23, 2020 - 11:27am
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today posted an updated and expanded technical assistance publication addressing questions arising under the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Laws related to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
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IDEC Corporation to Pay $275,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Post Date: Thursday - April 23, 2020 - 10:50am
IDEC Corporation, a worldwide industrial device manufacturer, will pay $275,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination case brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today....
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American Security Insurance Company Will Pay $49,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Post Date: Thursday - April 23, 2020 - 10:14am
American Security Insurance Company, an insurance company and subsidiary of Assurant, Inc., will pay $49,000 and furnish other relief to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor¬tunity Commission (......
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Locos Grill & Pub Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Post Date: Wednesday - April 22, 2020 - 11:25am
A restaurant management company operating Locos Grill & Pub, The Derby, Tavern House, and Central City Tavern brands of restaurants in Georgia violated federal law by subjecting a female employee to a sexually hostile work environment and discharging h......
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EEOC to Hold First-Ever Remote Public Meeting On April 29

Post Date: Wednesday - April 22, 2020 - 7:23am
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a remote, audio-only Commission meeting on Wednesday, April 29, at 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)....
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Champion Fiberglass Settles EEOC Suit for Class Hiring Discrimination

Post Date: Monday - April 20, 2020 - 11:50am
Champion Fiberglass, Inc. (“Champion”), a Houston-area manufacturing company, has settled a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. U.S. District J......
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