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EEOC Settles Gender Discrimination Case Claiming Employer Had A Preference For Female Leadership
In a recently issued press release, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it has entered into a Consent Decree to settle a gender discrimination lawsuit filed by the EEOC against Park School of Baltimore, Inc. (Park School). On July 30, 2018, the EEOC filed the gender discrimination lawsuit, U.S. Equal Employment… Read More »
EEOC Settles Pregnancy Discrimination Case Claiming Employer Failed To Accommodate Pregnant Employee
In a press release issued April 11, 2019, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it has entered into a Consent Decree to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the EEOC against PruittHealth-Raleigh, LLC (PruittHealth). On April 15, 2018, the EEOC filed the pregnancy discrimination lawsuit, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission… Read More »
EEOC Resolves Sexual Harassment Case Claiming Victims Were Subjected To Demands For Sexual Favors
In a recently issued press release, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it has entered into a Consent Decree to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the EEOC against Sys-Con, LLC (Sys-Con). On September 26, 2018, the EEOC filed the lawsuit, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Sys-Con, LLC, Case… Read More »
EEOC Resolves Discrimination Lawsuit Claiming Employee Was Racially Harassed
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently announced that it has entered into a Consent Decree to settle a racial harassment lawsuit filed by the EEOC against Murex Petroleum Corp. (Murex). On September 27, 2017, the EEOC filed the lawsuit, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Murex Petroleum Corp., Case No. 1:18-cv-169, in… Read More »
EEOC Settles Age Discrimination Lawsuit Alleging Employee Was Fired Because Of His Age
In a press release issued on April 22, 2019, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it has entered into a Consent Decree to settle an age discrimination lawsuit filed by the EEOC against Atlas Energy Group, LLC (Atlas Energy). On June 14, 2017, the EEOC filed the lawsuit, U.S. Equal Employment… Read More »
EEOC Files Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Daisy Dukes & Boots Saloon
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently announced that it has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Daisy Dukes & Boots Saloon (Daisy Dukes) pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII). Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination that is prohibited by Title VII. Sexual harassment… Read More »
EEOC Settles National Origin Hostile Work Environment Harassment Lawsuit
In a press release issued on May 14, 2019, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it has entered into a Consent Decree to settle a national origin harassment lawsuit filed by the EEOC against Pape Material Handling, Inc. (Pape Material). On September 27, 2017, the EEOC filed the lawsuit, U.S. Equal… Read More »
EEOC Lawsuit Alleges Employee Was Subjected To Same-Sex Sexual Harassment
Having litigated sexual harassment lawsuits for nearly twenty years, our Marion County, Florida sexual harassment lawyers have learned that employers frequently fail to take complaints of same-sex sexual harassment seriously. Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), employees are protected against sexual harassment by individuals of the opposite sex… Read More »
EEOC Settles Lawsuit Alleging Employee Was Fired In Retaliation For Race Discrimination Complaint
In a press release issued on May 16, 2019, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it has entered into a Consent Decree to settle a retaliation lawsuit filed by the EEOC against Master Marine, Inc. (Master Marine). On August 27, 2018, the EEOC filed the lawsuit, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission… Read More »
EEOC Alleges Employer Discriminated Against Employee By Failing To Accommodate Her Medical Condition
Having litigated employment discrimination lawsuits for nearly twenty years, our Citrus County, Florida employment discrimination attorneys have learned that employers frequently fail to engage in an interactive process with employees who request a reasonable accommodation for their disability. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), an employer commits unlawful discrimination if the employer does… Read More »