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Injunctive Relief Consent Decrees

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Air Enforcement: U.S. Department of Justice and Beverly, Ohio, Ferroalloy Production Facility Enter Into Consent Decree

The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and Globe Metallurgical, Inc. (“GMI”) entered into a Consent Decree (“CD”) in the United States District Court (Southern District of Ohio) addressing alleged Clean Air Act...more

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California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Settles EEOC Charge

Wasco State Prison Failed to Provide a Reasonable Accommodation, Federal Agency Charges - FRESNO, Calif. – The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has settled a federal charge of disability filed with...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Focus Plumbing Pays $500,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit

Latina Construction Employees Subjected to Unwelcome Sexual Advances, Federal Agency Charged - LAS VEGAS – Focus Plumbing, LLC agreed to pay $500,000 and along with Focus Electric, LLC, Focus Concrete, LLC, Focus Fire...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

IHOP Franchisee Pays $125,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Company Failed to Stop Abuse of Teenaged Employees by Manager, Federal Agency Charged - BALTIMORE – Koerner Management Group, Inc. (KMG), which operates IHOP restaurants in Maryland and Virginia, has agreed to pay $125,000...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Presidente Supermarket to Pay $75,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit

MIAMI – Presidente Supermarket No. 31, Inc., a Miami supermarket, has agreed to pay $75,000 and furnish comprehensive injunctive relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employ­ment...more

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Blue Sky Vision Pays $67,590 to Resolve EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Employer’s Unlawful Inquiry and Termination of Employee Violated the ADA, Federal Agency Alleged - DETROIT -- Blue Sky Vision, L.L.C., a Delaware-based management services organ­ization that provides support to eye care...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Total Maintenance Solutions to Pay $22,500 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment / Retaliation Suit

Cleaning Company Fired Employee for Complaining About Abuse, Federal Agency Charged - LOUISVILLE – Total Maintenance Solutions, Inc., a Cincinnati-area company that specializes in commercial cleaning and construction...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Birmingham Beverage to Pay $825,000 to Settle EEOC Lawsuit for Race Discrimination

Beverage Wholesaler and Distributor Refused to Promote Black Employees to Route Sales Positions, Federal Agency Charged - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Birmingham Beverage Company, Inc. doing business as AlaBev, a Birmingham-based...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Ryder and Kimco Settle EEOC Race Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuits for $2 Million

Transportation Company and Staffing Agency Created Racially Hostile Work Environment, Federal Agency Charged - LOS ANGELES – Ryder Integrated Logistics, Inc., a Miami-based transportation and supply chain solutions...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Bay Club to Pay $500,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Rancho Santa Fe Resort Subjected Women to Abuse, Federal Agency Charged - SAN DIEGO – The Bay Club Company, an operator of approximately 24 resort-style athletic facilities and country clubs with golf, tennis, swimming,...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

United Precision Products Pays $60,000 to Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Suit

Aerospace Parts Manufacturer Refused to Hire Older Applicant After Asking His Age, Federal Agency Charged - DETROIT – United Precision Products Co., Inc., a Michigan-based aerospace components manufac­turer, will pay...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Del Taco, LLC Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Teenagers Were Harassed and Then Retaliated Against, Federal Agency Charged - LOS ANGELES – Del Taco, LLC., a fast-food chain, will pay $1,250,000 and provide other relief to settle a lawsuit which the U.S. Equal...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Sierra Academy of Aeronautics to Settle EEOC Disability and Retaliation Lawsuit

Flight Instruction Companies Fired Employee With Disability for Taking a Medical Leave of Absence, Federal Agency Charged - FRESNO, Calif. –KS Aviation, Inc., doing business as the Sierra Academy of Aeronautics in...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Rancho San Miguel Markets Settles EEOC Disability Lawsuit For $100,000

Supermarket Fired Deli Clerk Because of Her Disability, Federal Agency Charged - FRESNO, Calif. - Local grocery outlet PAQ, Inc., doing business as Rancho San Miguel Markets, has agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

A & F Fire Protection to Pay $407,500 to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination and Retaliation Suit

Employer Allowed Racially Hostile Work Environment and Punished employees for Complaining, Federal Agency Charged - NEW YORK - A & F Fire Protection Co., Inc., a fire sprinkler and fire standpipe contractor located in...more

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Volkswagen Settlement/Arkansas Mitigation Plan: Stuart Spencer (Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality) Arkansas Bar...

Stuart Spencer of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) undertook a presentation at the March meeting of the Arkansas Bar Association Environmental Law Section titled: Volkswagen Settlement –...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

Injunctions In RCRA Citizen Suits — Broad, But Not Infinite

Two recent cases illustrate the potential scope of, and the potential limitations on, injunctive relief in RCRA citizen suits. First up, Schmucker v. Johnson Controls. Contamination was detected at the Johnson Controls...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Ninth Circuit Weighs In On Circuit Split Regarding CERCLA Contribution Claims After Settlement and The Statute of Limitation

Asarco, LLC v. Atlantic Richfield Company, 866 F.3d 1108 (9th Cir. 2017). In a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) contribution case, the Ninth Circuit addressed three issues of...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

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

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

EEOC Sues T-N-T Of York County, Inc. And Tm Trucking of The Carolinas, LLC For Racial Harassment

Owner Constantly Harassed Black Employees, Forcing Many to Quit, Federal Agency Charges - ROCK HILL, S.C. - Two interconnected South Carolina trucking companies violated federal law when they subjected black employees to...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Xerox State Healthcare, LLC Will Pay $35,000 To Resolve EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Healthcare Company Denied Applicant an Accommodation for Pre-Employment Drug Testing, Federal Agency Charged - CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Xerox State Healthcare, LLC ("Xerox Healthcare"), a healthcare company that offers...more

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ValueAct Settles for Record HSR Fine

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Activist investor ValueAct Capital agreed to pay an $11 million fine and also agreed to injunctive relief to settle the DOJ’s allegations that it violated the HSR Act in connection with its acquisition of over $2.5 billion of...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Food Rite Community Supermarket Settles EEOC Sex Discrimination Lawsuit

Richmond Store Denied Qualified Female Applicant Van Driver Job, Lawsuit Charged - RICHMOND, Va. - Lee's Food Corp., doing business as Food Rite Community Super­market, will pay $10,500 and provide other relief to ...more

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