Category: Employment

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 […]

Grand Hyatt Sued For Disability Discrimination

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October 4, 2018

Grand Hyatt Sued For Disability Discrimination International Hotel Chain the Grand Hyatt in New York has been sued by the EEOC for a Disability Discrimination for failing to accomodate a front desk agent with a chair due to Chronic Back Impairment. The Grand Hyatt New York, Inc., which operates a large hotel in New York […]

University Of Denver Settles Equal Pay Lawsuit

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October 2, 2018

University Of Denver Settles Equal Pay Lawsuit The EEOC announced in a press release that the University of Denver female full professors at the University’s Sturm College of Law were paid an average of nearly $20,000 less than their male counterparts.  The University of Denver will pay $2.66 million and furnish other relief to settle […]

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 […]

Party City Faces Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

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October 1, 2018

Party City Faces Disability Discrimination Lawsuit National retailer for party supplies Party City is facing a disability discrimination lawsuit after failing to hire an employee that requires a job coach to accommodate her disability.  Party City Corporation violated federal law by failing to hire a qualified employee with a disability at its Nashua, N.H. location, […]

Denver Law Firm To Settle EEOC Lawsuit

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October 1, 2018

Denver’s Bendinelli Law Firm to Pay $30,000 To Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit A Denver law firm faces a lawsuit for Pregnancy discrimination after a legal assistant was fired the day after revealing her pregnancy.  The Bendinelli Law Firm has agreed to pay $30,000 and furnish other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed […]

Macy’s To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

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October 1, 2018

Macy’s To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Macy’s will pay a former long-term employee $75,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC’s lawsuit charged Macy’s with firing an asthmatic employee, rather than excuse a one-day absence the employee needed to […]

Diverse Lynx Settles Age Discrimination Lawsuit

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October 1, 2018

IT Staffing Company Diverse Lynx Settles Age Discrimination Lawsuit An official press release from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has announced that Diverse Lynx, LLC, a Princeton, New Jersey-based IT staffing firm with offices in Princeton and Noida, India, will pay $50,000 and will undertake significant remedial measures to settle an age discrimination lawsuit brought […]

Bath and Body Works Sued By EEOC

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October 1, 2018

Bath & Body Works EEOC Lawsuit Global retailer Bath & Body Works has been sued by the EEOC for refusing to reasonably accommodate an employee with diabetes and vision issues.  Bath & Body Works, LLC, a national retail chain selling bath and beauty products violated federal law by refusing to consider a reasonable accommodation requested […]

Cheesecake Factory Settles Disability Discrimination Lawsuit 

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October 1, 2018

The Cheesecake Factory Settles Disability Discrimination Lawsuit The EEOC announced in a press release that it has settled a disability discrimination lawsuit with global restaurant chain The Cheesecake Factory. The EEOC says the settlement from the lawsuit will benefit deaf employees of the restaurant chain. The Cheesecake Factory and its wholly owned subsidiary will pay […]

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