Tag: EEOC

Home Goods Retailer Pier 1 Imports Reaches EEOC Settlement

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August 13, 2019

Pier 1 Imports, an international home furnishings and specialty retailer in the U.S. and Canada, has reached an agreement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) through its conciliation process to resolve a race discrimination charge for $20,000 and injunc­tive relief, the federal agency announced today. The EEOC charged that an applicant was denied […]

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 […]

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 […]

Denton County Judgment in EEOC Equal Pay Lawsuit

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October 7, 2018

Denton County to Pay $115,000 After Judgment in EEOC Equal Pay Lawsuit EEOC announced in a press release that Denton County in Denton Texas will be ordered to pay a judgement in which a female doctor was paid less than a male doctor at the Health Department. Denton County will pay $115,000 to a female […]

Whole Foods to Pay $65k to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit

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October 7, 2018

Whole Foods to Pay $65k to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit Austin, Texas based Whole Foods Market, will pay  $65,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit  brought by the U.S. Equal Employment  Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that Whole Foods Market  violated federal law by […]

Texas Roadhouse To Pay $12 Million Settlement

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October 7, 2018

Texas Roadhouse To Pay $12 Million To Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit National Restaurant chain Texas Roadhouse has been ordered to pay $12 Million Dollars in Settlement for an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit filed by victims of a hiring and discrimination lawsuit. An EEOC Official Press Release announced that Texas Roadhouse will pay $12 […]

Applebee’s Settles Sex Discrimination & Retaliation Suit

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October 5, 2018

Applebee’s Restaurant Franchisee to Pay $100,000 To Settle EEOC Sex Discrimination and Retaliation Suit National Restaurant Franchise Applebee’s will pay $100,000 and furnish other relief to settle a lawsuit for sex-based harassment and retaliation filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The announcement comes after an Applebee’s employee was […]

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 […]

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