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Egg Giant National Food to Pay $650,000 To Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/17/2013

Employer Failed to Stop Supervisor's Sexual Demands, Retaliated Against Workers Who Spoke Out, Federal Agency Charged - SEATTLE - National Food Corporation, a major supplier of eggs to the Pacific Northwestern and...more

America’s Largest Onion Grower to Pay $150k to Settle EEOC Harassment and Retaliation Suit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/15/2013

River Point Farms Supervisor Reinforced Domestic Abuse, Federal Agency Charged - PENDLETON - A Hermiston, Ore., farm which calls itself America's largest onion grower will pay $150,000 to a female worker and provide...more

Jury Awards More Than $1.5 Million in EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit against New Breed Logistics

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/13/2013

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A jury has rendered a verdict of more than $1.5 million in the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit against New Breed Logistics, a North ...more

EEOC Wins Substantial Jury Verdicts Totaling Over $260 Million

by Beth P. Zoller | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 5/10/2013

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has obtained significant jury verdicts for damages totaling $260 million in disability discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuits. These verdicts stress the importance for...more

EEOC Sues Cal-Maine Foods for Racial and Sexual Harassment, Retaliation

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/6/2013

Egg Producer Fired Employee for Reporting Race and Sexual Discrimination, Federal Agency Charges - WAELDER, Texas - Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., a national company that produces, processes and sells shell eggs, violated...more

EEOC Wins Jury Verdict of More than $20 Million for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/2/2013

Florida Travel Agency Subjected Women to Verbal and Physical Abuse and Disrespect, Manager Fired for Complaining, Federal Agency Charged - TAMPA, Fla. - A federal jury has returned a unanimous verdict awarding a total...more

GEO Group to Pay $140,000 to Settle Sexual Harassment Suit Filed by EEOC and ACRD

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 4/30/2013

Women Employees Abused at Arizona Prison, Civil Rights Agencies Charged - PHOENIX - The GEO Group, Inc., a prison management company, will pay a total of $140,000 to two women and furnish other relief to settle a...more

What Is Considered Sexual Harassment in the Workplace?

by Mitchell | Gilleon Law Firm on 4/26/2013

Tracy Hopper is suing her former employer, the Lake California Property Owners Association Inc., claiming that she was sexually harassed by her former boss, general manager Scott Kelly. Hopper, formerly a bookkeeper at the...more

EEOC Sues Wal-Mart for Sexual Harassment, Retaliation and Disability Discrimination

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 4/12/2013

Developmentally Disabled Walmart Employee in Akron Store Fired for Complaining About Sexual Touching, Federal Agency Charges - CLEVELAND - Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P. violated federal law by allowing a male employee...more

EEOC General Counsel Offers Enforcement Insights

by Kelly Kolb | Fowler White Boggs P.A. on 4/10/2013

EEOC General Counsel, P. David Lopez, spoke at this year’s Florida Bar Advanced Labor Topics Seminar, and offered insights into the issues of interest to the EEOC’s attorneys. The areas of interest were broken down into 4...more

Restaurant Industry Newsletter - April 2013: Help! I just received a Charge of Discrimination from the EEOC. What is it, and what...

by Todd Aidman | FordHarrison on 4/5/2013

If you just received a charge of discrimination from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"), you are not alone. During the EEOC's 2012 fiscal year, 99,412 charges of discrimination were filed. ...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

EEOC Sanctioned for Failing to Produce Class Claimants' Social Media ESI and Other e-Discovery Misconduct

by Katherine R. Hinde, Danielle Kitson, Angelo Spinola | Littler on 3/19/2013

In EEOC v. The Original HoneyBaked Ham Company of Georgia Inc., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 26887 (D. Colo. Feb. 27, 2013), the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado sanctioned the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...more

Sexual Harassment Settlement Provides Valuable Lessons For Transportation Employers

by Beth P. Zoller | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 2/18/2013

Because the trucking industry is a male-dominated industry in which women remain a minority, transportation employers have frequently encountered sex harassment and sex discrimination lawsuits. Although the Equal Employment...more

South Loop Club to Pay $100,000 to Settle EEOC Sex Harassment and Retaliation Case

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 2/7/2013

Federal Agency Says South Loop Club Allowed Harassment of Female Employees - CHICAGO - South Loop Club, a Chicago bar and grill located at 701 S. State St., will pay $100,000 under a consent decree entered today to ...more

Just in Time for Valentine’s Day: When Employees Place Bets in the Workplace Dating Pool…

by Matt Effland | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/6/2013

“Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.”—Aristotle “The quickest way to a man’s heart is through his chest.”—Rosanne Barr Okay, so, in college I was good friends with this girl on the dorm...more

Jury Rules for EEOC in Sexual Harassment Case Against the Finish Line

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 2/5/2013

Manager Abused Teen Employees, Federal Agency Charged - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A U.S. District Court Jury has found that a 38-year-old general manager at The Finish Line, Inc.'s Cool Springs Galleria store in Franklin,...more

Cappo Management to Pay $85,000 to Settle EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 2/1/2013

Victory Nissan of Dickson Fired Employees for Protesting Sexual Harassment, Federal Agency Charged - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Cappo Management, Inc., a Tennessee Corporation and automobile dealership doing business as...more

EEOC Releases Detailed Enforcement Statistics – Claims Remain at Historic Levels

by David Goldman | Littler on 2/1/2013

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it received 99,412 private sector workplace discrimination charges during fiscal year (FY) 2012 – October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012. While the number...more

EEOC Statistics Show Retaliation Still Top Workplace Concern

by Beth P. Zoller | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 1/30/2013

On January 28, 2013, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released fiscal year 2012 statistics on employment discrimination charges filed with the agency. Retaliation (37,836) was the most frequently filed...more

Metro Special Police & Security Services, Inc. Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 1/24/2013

Male Supervisor Subjected Male Employees to Sexual Touching and Comments, Federal Agency Charges - CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Metro Special Police & Security Services, Inc., a Charlotte-based provider of private security and...more

New Pine Ridge Restaurant to Pay $41,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 1/21/2013

Waitresses Were Abused at Merrill, Wis., Restaurant; Some Were Fired for Complaining, Federal Agency Charged - MADISON, Wis. - A Merrill, Wis., restaurant will pay $41,000 and furnish other relief under a consent...more

Carrols Corp. To Pay $2.5 Million to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 1/11/2013

89 Women To Benefit From Settlement With World's Largest Burger King Franchisee - NEW YORK - Carrols Corporation, the world's largest Burger King franchisee, will pay $2.5 million and take significant remedial steps to...more

Conducting Workplace Investigations

by Phyllis C. Katz | Sands Anderson PC on 1/11/2013

Recently, when advising a client who was investigating a complaint of sexual harassment, I had the opportunity to revisit the EEOC’s Enforcement Guidance: Vicarious Employer Liability for Unlawful Harassment by Supervisors...more

ABC Cake Shop & Bakery in Albuquerque Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit for $220,000

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 1/10/2013

Owner Harassed Numerous Female Workers, Including Teens, and Forced Some Women to Quit, Federal Agency Charged - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The ABC Cake Shop & Bakery in Albuquerque, which is owned and operated by Early Bird...more

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