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CFPB Fines Major Bank $26M for Allegedly Discriminating Against Armenian Americans

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On November 8, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced that one of the nation's largest banks (the "Bank") agreed to settle charges that the Bank engaged in a pattern or practice of discriminating against...more

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EEOC Releases Fiscal Year 2020 Enforcement and Litigation Data

Agency Secures $439.2 Million in Monetary Benefits for Victims - WASHINGTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released detailed breakdowns for the 67,448 charges of workplace discrimination...more

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Jackson National Life Insurance to Pay $20.5 Million to Settle EEOC Lawsuit

Jackson Tolerated Harassment, Discriminated Against Female and African American Employees in Promotions and Pay, and Retaliated Against Employees Who Complained, Federal Agency Charged - DENVER, Colo. - Jackson National...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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Breakthru Beverage Illinois to Pay $950,000 to Settle EEOC Class Employment Discrimination Investigation

Federal Agency and Beverage Distributor Agree to Resolve Dispute Concerning Alleged Discrimination - CHICAGO - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced it has reached a settlement in which...more

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AMI Mechanical Pagará $82,500 para Resolver Demanda Nacional por Color y Represalias por la EEOC

Empresa de Plomería Sometió a Empleados Latinos a un Hostil Ambiente de Trabajo Segregado y Represalias, Agencia Federal Acusa - DENVER - AMI Mechanical, Inc., una compañía que brinda servicios de plomería y contratación...more

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AMI Mechanical to Pay $82,500 to Settle EEOC National Origin, Color and Retaliation Lawsuit

Plumbing Company Subjected Latino Employees to Hostile and Segregated Working Environment as Well as Retaliation, Federal Agency Charged - DENVER - AMI Mechanical, Inc., a company that provides plumbing and mechanical...more

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U.S. Department of Education Publishes List of Schools Under Civil Rights Investigation

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Last week, the U.S. Department of Education (“ED”) published on its website a list of “pending cases currently under investigation” by its Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”). Previously, OCR had released a list of higher...more

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DOJ Filing Lawsuits Against U.S. Companies Allegedly Discriminating Against Americans

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Sept. 28, 2017, that the newly formed Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER) of the Civil Rights Division filed a lawsuit against an agricultural producer headquartered...more

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J&R Baker Farms to Pay $205,000 to Settle EEOC Race and National Origin Discrimination Lawsuit

Georgia Farm Favored Foreign Workers Over American and African-American Workers, Federal Agency Charged - ATLANTA - J&R Baker Farms, located in Norman Park, Ga., will pay $205,000 to settle a national origin and race...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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EEOC’s Pattern-Or-Practice Claims Against JBS to Proceed to Trial, Federal Judge Orders

Federal Court Denies Meat Processor's Motion for Summary Judgment on Agency's Title VII Race, National Origin, and Religious Discrimination and Retaliation Case - DENVER - A federal judge has denied, in its entirety, the...more

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Pioneer Hotel to Pay $150,000 to Settle EEOC National Origin / Color Harassment & Discrimination Suit

Hotel Failed to Halt a Barrage of Racial Slurs Endured by a Class of Latino / Brown-Skinned Workers, Federal Agency Charged - LAS VEGAS - Pioneer Hotel, Inc. in Laughlin, Nev., will pay $150,000 and furnish other...more

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Patterson-UTI Drilling to Pay $14.5 Million to Settle Claims of Race/National Origin Discrimination

Federal Agency Resolves Lawsuit Alleging Employer Tolerated Discrimination on Drilling Rigs, Punished Victims for Complaining - DENVER - Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC, a Snyder, Texas-based multistate oil drilling...more

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Swissport Fueling to Pay $250,000 to Settle EEOC Race and National Origin Harassment Lawsuit

African Fuelers at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport Were Repeatedly Called 'Monkeys' By a Phoenix Swissport Manager, Federal Agency Charged - PHOENIX - Swissport Fueling, Inc., which fuels aircraft at Phoenix Sky Harbor...more

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Well Servicing Companies to Pay $1.2 Million to Settle EEOC Suit for Race Harassment, Retaliation

Blacks, Hispanics and Indians Verbally Abused and Punished for Complaining, Federal Agency Charged - DENVER - A federal judge in Casper, Wyo., has approved a $1.2 million settlement in a case brought by the U.S....more

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EEOC Sues Resource Employment Solutions for Race and National Origin Discrimination

Staffing Agency Placed Hispanic Workers in Preference to African-American Employees, Then Retaliated Against an Employee Who Complained of Discrimination - OXFORD, Miss. - Resource Employment Solutions, LLC, a...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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J&R Baker Farms Sued by EEOC for National Origin and Race Discrimination against American Workers

Company Favored Mexican Workers Over American Workers and Engaged in Race Discrimination, Federal Agency Charges - ATLANTA - J&R Baker Farms LLC and J&R Baker Farms Partnership subjected American workers, most of whom...more

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