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EEOC Has Settled its First Lawsuit Filed Alleging Genetic Discrimination

by Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 5/15/2013

On May 7, 2013, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it has settled its first lawsuit filed alleging that an employer violated the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)....more

BMO Harris Bank to Pay $400,000 to Resolve EEOC Disability Lawsuit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/14/2013

Federal Agency Says Bank's Medical Leave Policy Violated the Americans with Disabilities Act - CHICAGO - BMO Harris Bank will pay $400,000 to a group of 14 former employees under a consent decree entered on May 2,...more

SITA Information Networking Computing USA Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/8/2013

Company Withdrew Job Offer Because of Cancer Surgery, Federal Agency Charged - ATLANTA - An Atlanta-based air transport communications and information technology company has agreed to settle a disability discrimination...more

Presrite Corporation to Pay $700,000 and Offer 40 Jobs to Settle EEOC Class Action Lawsuit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/1/2013

Manufacturing Company Refused to Hire Females, Federal Agency Says - CLEVELAND - Presrite Corporation, a manufacturing company headquartered in Cleveland that makes gears and other industrial parts, will pay $700,000,...more

Alia Corp. To Pay $100,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 4/19/2013

Franchisee Demoted a Supervisor with Intellectual Disability to Janitorial Position & Forced Him to Resign Due to Disability, Alleged Federal Agency - FRESNO, Calif. - Alia Corporation, a franchisee with over 20...more

WESODI Agrees to Pay $90,000 to Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 4/10/2013

Two Electricians Denied Jobs Because They Were Deemed to Be 'Too Old,' Federal Agency Charged - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Western Energy Services of Durango, Inc. (WESODI) has agreed to pay $90,000 and furnish other relief...more

Landau Uniforms Settles EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit for $80,000

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 4/9/2013

Health Care Clothing Manufacturer Fired Employee Due to Pregnancy, Federal Agency Charged - OXFORD, Miss. Landau Uniforms, Inc., a Mississippi-based company that manufactures and distributes medical scrubs and other...more

Ozarks Electric Cooperative to Pay $95,000 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Suit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 3/26/2013

Company Fired Jehovah's Witness Because of Her Religion, Federal Agency Charged - FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Ozarks Electric, an electric cooperative located in Fayetteville and Springdale, Ark., will pay $95,000 to a...more

Colorado Potato Warehouse Pays $255,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 3/19/2013

Ten Female Potato Sorters Sexually Harassed by Same Supervisor Over Six-Year Period, Federal Agency Charged - DENVER - The Spud Seller, Inc., a potato wholesaler in the San Luis Valley outside of Monte Vista, Colo.,...more

California Employment Law Notes - March 2013

by Proskauer Rose LLP on 3/19/2013

In this Issue: - California Supreme Court Revises Jury Instructions And Trial Procedures In Discrimination Cases, Harris v. Superior Court, 56 Cal. 4th 203 (2013) - Employee Who Exhausted Four Months Of...more

EEOC and Grand Central Partnership to Pay $135k to Settle EEOC Lawsuit for Retaliation

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 3/8/2013

Developer Fired Rastafarian Who Complained About Threat of Violence, Federal Agency Charged - NEW YORK - Grand Central Partnership, Inc. will pay $135,000 and furnish other relief to settle an employment...more

DOJ Charges Community Bank With Discriminatory Pricing Of Unsecured Consumer Loans

by BuckleySandler LLP on 3/1/2013

On February 19, the DOJ announced a settlement with a $338 million Texas community bank to resolve allegations that the bank engaged in a pattern or practice of pricing discrimination on the basis of national origin....more

Texas Bank Settles Hispanic Discrimination Suit

by Michele Bowman | Lawyers.com on 2/27/2013

The Department of Justice on Feb. 19 announced that Texas Champion Bank has agreed to pay $700,000 to settle allegations that it discriminated against Hispanics who applied for loans with the bank....more

REDC Default Solutions to Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 2/22/2013

Company Fired Texas Woman Over Post-Stroke Condition, Federal Agency Charged - DALLAS - An Irvine, Calif.-based company will pay $50,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by...more

DOJ Settles Another ‘Pattern or Practice’ Fair Lending Case

by Richard J. Andreano, Jr., John L. Culhane, Jr., Alan S. Kaplinsky, Christopher J. Willis | Ballard Spahr LLP on 2/21/2013

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently settled a fair lending lawsuit against Texas Champion Bank. This means that, once again, a DOJ attempt to use disparate impact evidence to establish that a lender engaged in a...more

Reed Pierce’s Pays $20,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 2/18/2013

JACKSON, Miss. - Reed Pierce's Sportsman's Grille, doing business as Reed Pierce's bar in Byram, Miss., will pay $20,000 and furnish other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment...more

D.O.E. Technologies and doeLegal Will Pay $130,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 2/4/2013

Hard-of-Hearing Employee Fired for Requesting Accommodations, Federal Agency Charged - WILMINGTON, Del. - D.O.E. Technologies, Inc. and a related company, doeLegal, LLC will pay $130,000 and furnish other relief to...more

Settlement of Michigan Lending Discrimination Lawsuit Underscores Regulatory Focus on Equal Access to Credit

by Richard J. Andreano, Jr., John L. Culhane, Jr., Stefanie Jackman, Alan S. Kaplinsky, Christopher J. Willis | Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/28/2013

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached a settlement with Community Bank of St. Charles, Michigan, in a federal lending discrimination lawsuit filed by DOJ against the bank....more

Gay Cop Gets $1.5 Million from LAPD for Discrimination

by Aaron Kase | Lawyers.com on 1/25/2013

A former Los Angeles police officer has settled a lawsuit against the department for anti-gay discrimination and retaliation for $1.5 million and an agreement to turn in his badge. Sgt. Ronald Crump sued his employer in...more

Act Now Advisory: DOJ Serves Notice: Celiac Disease and Severe Allergies Now Classified as Disabilities Under the ADA -...

by Andrea Calem, Frank C. Morris, Jr. | Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. on 1/25/2013

A recent settlement agreement between the United States Department of Justice ("DOJ") and Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts explicitly extends the protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") to...more

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