Category: Discrimination

Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Texas to Pay $75,000 for Discrimination Lawsuit

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March 27, 2019

Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Texas (BCBS), a Dallas health care company, will pay $75,000 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 EEOC’s lawsuit, Sheryl Meador, who is deaf, applied through an online process for an open claims […]

Walmart Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim

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December 10, 2018

Walmart Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against Store in Fort Wort, Texas The Justice Department today announced that it has reached a settlement agreement with Walmart Inc. The agreement resolves claims that a Walmart store in Fort Worth, Texas, violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by unlawfully requesting specific work authorization documents from non-U.S. citizens […]

McDonald’s Pays $56K For Discrimination Lawsuit

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October 15, 2018

A McDonald’s Restaurant in Missouri refused to interview a deaf job applicant and is facing a Disability Discrimination by the EEOC.  McDonald’s Corporation and McDonald’s Restaurants of Missouri will pay $56,500 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination suit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. EEOC […]

Salvation Army Sued For Disability Discrimination

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October 5, 2018

The EEOC has announced in a press release that the Salvation Army is facing a lawsuit for refusing to hire a potential employee due to his intellectual disability.  Global humanitarian organization The Salvation Army will pay $55,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission […]

7-Eleven Faces Lawsuit For Disability Discrimination

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October 5, 2018

The EEOC announced that an Oklahoma chain of 7-Eleven stores is facing a Discrimination Lawsuit for failing to makes accommodations for workers with disabilities and firing them. Brown-Thompson General Partnership, dba 7-Eleven, a chain of Oklahoma convenience stores, violated federal law when it failed to provide reasonable accommodations to workers with disabilities at the company’s […]

Diallo’s Of Houston Texas Sued For Disability Discrimination

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October 5, 2018

The EEOC announced in a press release that Diallo’s Of Houston a nightclub located in Houston, Texas is being sued for making an unlawful HIV medical inquiry. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that Diallo’s of Houston, a Houston-area nightclub and party venue, will pay $139,366 and furnish other relief as a […]

Mississippi Koch Foods Sued For Pay Discrimination

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October 5, 2018

The EEOC announced today in a press release that Mississippi Koch Foods is being sued for failing to pay a female plant coordinator as much as a male coworker. Koch Foods of Mississippi, LLC, a poultry processor headquartered in Illinois and operating a plant in Morton, Miss., violated federal law by paying a female plant […]

City Of Jacksonville Florida Settles Employment Discrimination Lawsuit

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October 1, 2018

City Of Jacksonville Florida Settles Employment Discrimination Lawsuit The Department of Justice today announced that it has reached a settlement agreement with the City of Jacksonville, Florida (the “City”) to resolve allegations that the City’s promotional practices for positions in the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department (JFRD) violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act […]

American Apparel Settles Disability Bias Lawsuit

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April 26, 2018

American Apparel Settles Disability Bias Lawsuit The EEOC announced in a press release that American Apparel,  Inc., a clothing manufacturer employing thousands of workers at its production facility in Los Angeles and at retail stores around the country, will pay  $60,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit  filed by the Equal Employment […]

Fox News Sued by EEOC for Retaliation

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March 26, 2018

Fox News Sued by EEOC for Retaliation The EEOC announced in a press release that New York-based Fox News Network LLC, which owns and operates the Fox News Channel based in Washington, D.C., retaliated against news reporter Catherine Herridge after she complained to Fox that she was subjected to disparate pay and unequal employment opportunities because […]

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