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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 […]

L.A. Fire Department Settles Harassment & Retaliation Case

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March 26, 2018

L.A. Fire Department Settles Harassment & Retaliation Case The EEOC announced in a press release that the Los Angeles City Fire Department will pay $494,150 and implement widespread anti-harassment training to settle federal charges of discrimination filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. Anthony Almeida, a firefighter/engineer employed […]

UPS Sued For National Origin & Religious Harassment

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February 26, 2018

UPS Sued For National Origin & Religious Harassment The EEOC announced in a press release that global shipping company UPS violated federal law when it allowed supervisors and coworkers to discriminate against and harass an employee for being Arab and Muslim, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.  The […]

Abercrombie & Fitch Settles Religious Discrimination Lawsuits

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February 26, 2018

Abercrombie & Fitch Settles Religious Discrimination Lawsuits The EEOC announced in a press release clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch has agreed to pay $71,000 and to change its policies to settle two separate religious discrimination lawsuits on behalf of Muslim teens wearing hijabs (religious headscarves), the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.  This […]

GE Oil & Gas to Pay EEOC $5,300 for Contempt

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January 26, 2018

GE Oil & Gas to Pay EEOC $5,300 for Contempt The EEOC announced in a press release that a federal judge has ordered GE Oil & Gas, Inc., a subsidiary of General Electric Corporation, to pay $5,300 as a sanction for contempt of court in an age and race discrimination case brought by the U.S. Equal […]

Bank of America Settles Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

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January 26, 2018

Bank of America Settles Disability Discrimination Lawsuit The EEOC announced in a press release that Bank of America, N.A. will pay $30,000 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 suit, Bank of America unlawfully denied a reasonable […]

Wynn Las Vegas Sued For Disability Discrimination

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January 20, 2018

Wynn Las Vegas Sued For Disability Discrimination The EEOC announced in a press release that Wynn Las Vegas, LLC violated federal law when it discriminated against a disabled employee, a U.S. Army veteran who was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. Wynn […]

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