Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) News

Kansas Steakhouse to Pay $55K Over Pregnancy Discrimination Suit

A.V.I. Sea Bar & Chophouse restaurant, a Wichita, Kansas steakhouse with an attached catering service known as Corporate Caterers of Wichita, has agreed to pay $55,000 to a former employee and furnish other relief to settle an employment discrimination lawsuit …

Illinois Nursing Facility to Pay $400K in Pregnancy Discrimination Case

Symphony Deerbrook, LLC will pay $400,000 and furnish other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) over conduct at its Symphony of Joliet facility, the federal agency announced today. In its …

Texas Property Management Company Pays $85K Over Harassment Suit

Alden Short and Hinson Jennings, a Dallas-based property management company, will pay $85,000 and furnish other relief to settle a national origin harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. According to the …

Louisiana Manufacturing Company Sued for Age Discrimination

A Louisiana manufacturing and distribution company was sued last week for age discrimination after it allegedly fired an employee because of her age. A lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged that J&M Industries, Inc., based …

EEOC Civil Rights Suit Accuses New York Pizzeria of Harassing Transgender Cook

T C Wheelers, Inc., which operates T.C. Wheelers Bar & Pizzeria in Tonawanda, New York, violated federal law when management and employees harassed an employee because of his gender identity, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has alleged in a …

Walmart Faces Second Lawsuit This Week Over Treatment of Workers

Walmart Inc. was sued on Thursday by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency’s second lawsuit this week accusing the largest U.S. retailer of discrimination against workers with disabilities. The EEOC said Walmart illegally demoted Calvin Hagan for …

Exxon Mobil Sued for Race Discrimination

Exxon Mobil Corporation, doing business as ExxonMobil Chemical Corporation, violated federal law when it failed to take effective measures to prevent the display of hangman’s nooses at its Baton Rouge complex, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in …

EEOC Sues Exxon for Discrimination After Nooses Found at Plant

Exxon Mobil Corp. was sued for racial discrimination by a U.S. federal agency on Thursday, with charges alleging that the oil major failed to protect workers from harassment after nooses were found at one of its facilities in 2020. The …

Illinois Truck Parts Company to Settle $200K Sexual Harassment Suit

CHICAGO – Monro, Inc., owner and operator of more than 1,000 auto care locations across the country, will pay $200,000 and provide other relief to resolve a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the …

Minnesota Health Care Provider to Settle $180K Disability Discrimination Suit

MINNEAPOLIS – North Memorial Health, a health care provider that operates two hospitals and 26 specialty and primary care clinics, urgent and emergency care facilities and medical transportation services throughout the Twin Cities metropolitan area, will pay $180,000 and provide …