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Race Discrimination Harassment Enforcement Actions

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What Construction Firm Employers Should Do Right Now to Minimize Legal Risk of Discrimination and Harassment Lawsuits

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In June 2024, Seyfarth published a blog article warning construction industry employers of recent anti-harassment guidelines issued by the EEOC. We predicted that the EEOC has “put the construction...more

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A Look Behind The EEOC Curtain: Enforcement Statistics Show Fewer Charges Filed In 2019, But Monetary Recoveries Ticked Up In Some...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The EEOC recently released its enforcement and litigation statistics for Fiscal Year 2019. Notably, the statistics indicate that 2019 saw the lowest number of charges filed in over 20 years, though there...more

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Falcon Foundry Company Resolves Class Racial Harassment Claims by EEOC and NAACP

Foundry's Leadership Subjected Employees to Discrimination and Harassment, Including Allowing a Noose to Hang in the Facility, Federal Agency Charged - CLEVELAND - Falcon Foundry Company, located in Lowellville, Ohio, has...more

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Air Systems Inc. Sued by EEOC for Race Harassment

Workers Found Scrawled Racial Slurs and Noose at Apple Park Construction Site, Federal Agency Charges - CUPERTINO, Calif. - A San Jose-based electrical subcontractor at the Apple Park construction project, Air Systems...more

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Eagle United Truck Wash Will Pay $40,000 to Settle EEOC Racial Harassment and Retaliation Suit

Car Wash Terminated Worker Who Complained about Racial Harassment, Federal Agency Charged - HARRISBURG -- Eagle United Truck Wash, LLC, which operates truck washing facilities at truck stop locations around the United...more

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EEOC Sues Ryder and Kimco for Racial Harassment and Retaliation

Transportation Company and Staffing Agency Fostered Racially Hostile Work Environment And Fired Victim Who Complained, Federal Agency Charges - LOS ANGELES - Ryder Integrated Logistics, Inc., a transportation and supply...more

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Belle Tire Distributors to Pay $55,000 to Settle EEOC Racial Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

Employee Was Unlawfully Harassed by Manager, Then Fired After He Complained, Federal Agency Charged - DETROIT - Belle Tire Distributors, Inc., a tire, wheels and auto service company, has agreed to pay $55,000 and furnish...more

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Aaron’s to Pay $425,000 to Settle EEOC Race Harassment Suit

Managers at Furniture Retailer Warehouse Used Racist Slurs Federal Agency Charged - NEW YORK, N.Y. - Aaron's, Inc., a nationwide chain of rent-to-own furniture stores, will pay $425,000 and furnish other relief to settle a...more

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EEOC Sues Cardinal Health and AppleOne for Race Discrimination and Retaliation

Health Care Services Company and Staffing Agency Fostered a Racially Charged Hostile Work Environment, Federal Agency Charges - LOS ANGELES - Cardinal Health, a global health care services and products company, and...more

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DHD Ventures Management Company, Inc. To Pay $40,000 to Settle EEOC Racial Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

New York-Based Real Estate Management Company Fired Employees In Retaliation For Complaining About Racial Harassment, Federal Agency Charges - GREENVILLE, S.C. - DHD Ventures Management Company, Inc., a New York-based...more

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EEOC Sues King-Lar Company for National Origin and Color Harassment

HVAC and Roofing Company Managers Alleged to Have Witnessed Offensive Language and Received Complaints But Did Nothing - CHICAGO - King-Lar Company violated federal civil rights laws by failing to stop the harassment of...more

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Court Prevents Peters’ Bakery from Firing Employee Alleging Discrimination in EEOC Suit

Federal Agency Obtains Preliminary Injunction to Protect Latina Clerk's Job - SAN JOSE, Calif. - Peters' Bakery, a family-owned business in East San Jose, may not terminate a sales clerk whose allegations of ethnic and...more

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EEOC Finds That More Than 40% Of EEOC Charges Of Discrimination Contain Retaliation Claims

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Last week, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released its enforcement litigation data for FY 2014. Continuing a recent trend, the EEOC reported that the percentage of EEOC charges of...more

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Skanska USA Building to Pay $95,000 to Settle EEOC Racial Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

Building Contractor Ignored Complaints of Racial Harassment and Fired Black Employees in Retaliation, Federal Agency Charges - MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Skanska USA Building, Inc., a building contractor headquartered in...more

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EEOC Sues DHD Ventures and Affiliated Companies for Racial Harassment and Retaliation

Real Estate Management Company Fired Employees After Complaining About Harassment, Federal Agency Charges - GREENVILLE, S.C. - DHD Ventures Management Company, Inc., a New York-based real estate management company,...more

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Carolina Metal Finishing Will Pay $40,000 to Settle EEOC Racial Harassment Lawsuit

Bishopville Plant Subjected African-American Employee to Racial Abuse and Fired Him for Complaining, Federal Agency Charged - COLUMBIA, S.C. - Carolina Metal Finishing, LLC, a Bishopville, S.C. based metal finishing...more

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Consent Decree Ends EEOC Race Discrimination Lawsuit Against Battaglia Distributing

Grocery Wholesaler Allegedly Tolerated Harassment on Ashland Avenue Docks - CHICAGO - A federal district judge has entered a $735,000 consent decree resolving a race harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal...more

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ACM Services to Pay $415,000 to Settle EEOC Class Race, Gender Discrimination and Harassment Suit

Contractor Shunned Blacks and Women for Jobs, and Harassed and Fired Two Women for Opposing the Discrimination, Federal Agency Charged - BALTIMORE - ACM Services, Inc., a Rockville, Md.-based environmental remediation...more

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EEOC Sues Mel-K Management Company for Race- and Sex-Based Harassment and Retaliation

Manager Hurled Racial and Sex-Based Epithets at Workers, Fired a Harassment Victim for Complaining, Federal Agency Charges - CLEVELAND - Mel-K Management Company violated federal law by subjecting a class of employees...more

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EEOC Sues Carolina Metal Finishing for Racial Harassment

Bishopville Plant Subjected African-American Employee to Racial Abuse and Fired Him for Complaining, Federal Agency Charges - COLUMBIA, S.C. - Carolina Metal Finishing, LLC, a Bishopville, S.C.-based metal finishing...more

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EEOC Sues ACM Services for Refusing to Recruit or Hire African-Americans and Women

Contractor Also Harassed Two Women and Fired Them Because They Opposed Unlawful Harassment and Discrimination, Federal Agency Charges - BALTIMORE - ACM Services, Inc., a Rockville, Md.-based environmental remediation...more

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