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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Contempt

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A Tax Season Cautionary Tale: Court Penalizes Employer For Not Paying Payroll Tax Per EEOC Consent Decree

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In EEOC v. Sherwood Food Distributors, Inc., No. 16-CV-2386, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 32921 (N.D. Ohio Feb. 24, 2022), a federal court in Ohio held an employer in contempt for failing to pay its payroll tax...more

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Court Holds Sherwood Food Distributors in Contempt for Violation of EEOC Consent Decree in Class Sex Discrimination Case

Federal Agency Obtains Order Requiring Sherwood to Make $400,000+ Payroll Tax Payment in 30 Days, Ending Back Pay Hold-Up for 373 Women - CLEVELAND – A federal judge has entered an opinion and order finding...more

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Jackson Gentlemen’s Club Agrees to Extend Settlement Agreement in EEOC Race Discrimination Suit

Danny's Downtown Failed to Abide by Terms of Litigation Settlement, Federal Agency Charged - JACKSON, Miss. - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has settled a contempt action...more

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Court Awards The EEOC Attorneys’ Fees And Contempt Fines In Post-Judgment Discovery Dispute

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In EEOC v. Northern Star Hospitality, Inc., No. 12-CV-214 (W.D. Wis.), a case we have blogged about previously here, Judge Barbara B. Crabb of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin imposed contempt...more

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Menomonie Restaurant Owner in Contempt of Court

Wisconsin Company Held in Contempt for Failure to Provide Information and Pay EEOC's Attorney's Fees - MADISON, WISCONSIN - North Broadway Holdings, Inc., owner of a restaurant previously known as Sparx Restaurant, and...more

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Indianapolis Hampton Inn Operators Held in Contempt for Breaching EEOC Consent Decree Settling Earlier Class Race Bias Suit

Federal Court Also Rules That EEOC Is Entitled to Submit a Petition for Fees and Costs. INDIANAPOLIS - A federal judge has held that the operators of the Hampton Inn on Shadeland Avenue in Indianapolis in contempt for...more

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Failure to Comply with Terms of EEOC Consent Order Costs Employer $400,000 in Agency's Costs

Under federal civil rights laws, one major difference between suits brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and private parties involves liability for attorney’s fees. Losing employers must pay the prevailing...more

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The Dangers of Consent

Once an employer agrees to a Consent Decree with the EEOC (and a court enters the decree), that EEOC dispute is over, right? Oh no. The Consent Decree gives the EEOC a new enforcement tool; with any new act of...more

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Jewel-Osco to Pay $400,000 to EEOC for its Fees and Costs in Contempt Action

Company's Breach of Earlier Consent Decree Led to Award to Federal Agency - CHICAGO - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed notice in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of...more

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GE Oil & Gas to Pay EEOC $5,300 for Contempt in EEOC Subpoena Enforcement Action

Company Failed to Comply With Court Order in Race and Age Bias Case - HOUSTON - 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...more

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EEOC Files Contempt Action Against Employer for Alleged Breach of Settlement Agreement

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On December 3, 2014, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a press release announcing that it has filed a contempt action in Federal court against a Charlotte-based employer. In that action, the EEOC...more

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EEOC Files Contempt Action Against Charlotte Security Provider Metro Special Police

Security Provider Failed to Make Payments Agreed Upon in Litigation Settlement, Federal Agency Charges - CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has filed a...more

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