Pipes Output http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.info?_id=b676dd238cb69d63c4de4c87a01889fd Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:15:07 +0000 http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/ http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=11-4-09.html Schiemer Farms of Nyssa, Ore., will pay $14,500 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC charged that management at the farm permitted the sexual harassment of two female farmworkers by one of its male employees, and then unlawfully retaliated against the harasser's victims when they complained. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=11-4-09a.html A Plymouth Meeting, Pa., utility contractor which specializes in the telephone, gas, electrical and water industries has agreed to pay $200,000 and furnish significant remedial relief to settle a federal sex discrimin­ation and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=11-3-09.html Ruby Tuesday, Inc. will pay $255,000 and furnish important equitable relief to settle a federal sexual harassment lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=11-2-09.html The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a sex discrimination class action lawsuit for $1,025,000 and far reaching injunctive relief against Lawry's Restaurants, Inc., doing business as Lawry's the Prime Rib, Five Crowns, and Tam O'Shanter Inn (Lawry's), for allegedly failing to hire men into food server positions for decades. Lawry's is a California-based corporation operating restaurants in Las Vegas, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills and Corona del Mar, Calif. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=10-29-09.html Tim Dahle Imports, doing business as Tim Dahle Nissan of Sandy, Utah, will pay $455,000 and furnish substantial remedial relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=10-21-09.html California Psychiatric Transitions, Inc. (CPT), a Central Valley mental health rehabilitation center, has agreed to provide $145,000 and take significant remedial measures to settle a federal lawsuit charging that a male supervisor subjected a group of female employees to a pervasive sexually hostile work environment for several years, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=10-15-09a.html Federal Magistrate Judge Aaron E. Goodstein today issued a decision denying the motion of Universal Brixius to dismiss a sex discrimination lawsuit against it by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=10-13-09.html The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a pattern or practice discrimination lawsuit against Dominion Correctional Services, LLC and Corrections Corporation of America, both doing business as Crowley County Correctional Facility, for $1.3 million and significant remedial relief on behalf of 21 female former workers who were allegedly subjected to a sex-based hostile work environment and retaliation at an all-male, privately run medium security prison in Olney Springs, Colo. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=10-9-09d.html A nationwide building services company providing services to Westfield's Montgomery Mall in Bethesda, Md., violated federal law when it fired an employee because he complained about race and sex discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=10-9-09.html A central Indiana self-storage company violated federal law when it subjected its female property managers and associate managers to a sexually hostile work environment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=10-6-09b.html A Houston-based delivery company doing business in Arizona violated federal law by subjecting female employees to egregious verbal and sexual harassment and then punishing them for complaining, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=10-6-09a.html The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that it is suing Greystar Holdings, Inc., doing business as Greystar Real Estate Partners and Greystar Properties, charging that the company unlawfully retaliated against an employee for filing a sexual harassment complaint. Greystar Holdings is an investment, development, and property management company that operates in real estate markets across the country including Phoenix, Arizona. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=10-5-09b.html Sonic Drive-In of Los Lunas, Ltd., and B&B Consultants, Inc., doing business as Sonic Drive-In in Los Lunas, N.M., violated federal law by subjecting a class of female employees (including some teenagers) to sexual harassment, retaliating against the women for complaining about it and forcing many of them to resign, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed on September 29, 2009. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=10-5-09a.html An Eastern Washington winery, La Pianta L.C.C., doing business as Frenchman Hills Vineyard, violated federal law when its vineyard manager sexually harassed a female worker employed at its facility in Othello, Wash., the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. This is the federal agency's second case filed this year charging sexual harassment against Pacific Northwest agricultural employers. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=10-2-09a.html Seymour ZX, LLC, operating a Zaxby's restaurant in Seymour, Tenn., violated federal law by firing two employees for protesting sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed September 30, 2009. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=10-2-09.html A Metairie, La., transportation service violated federal law by creating a sexually hostile work environment for a female employee and then fired her in retaliation for complaining, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit recently filed. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=10-1-09i.html The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it has filed suit in federal court here against Tomayo Financial Services, Inc., a mortgage lending organization with four offices in the Chicago area, charging that women employees were sexually harassed and retaliated against when they complained. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=10-1-09f.html A Western Washington saw and wood planing mill, Mason County Forest Products, violated federal law when a crew manager sexually harassed female employees and fired two women because of their gender, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. One of the women was terminated also in retaliation for opposing the discrimination, according to the agency. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=10-1-09d.html Hilltown Packing, a Salinas-based agricultural harvester with annual revenues of over $50 million, violated federal law by permitting sexual harassment and retaliation against female employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=10-1-09c.html Genesco, Inc., doing business as Journeys, which operates a retail store whose target customers are in the age range of 13-22, violated federal law by subject­ing a class of women to sexual harassment and retaliating against one woman for complaining about it, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed September 29, 2009. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=9-30-09r.html One of the nation’s premier transportation companies engaged in unlawful sex discrimination when it refused to provide a female employee with training necessary to obtain a pro­motion to a yardmaster position, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=9-30-09p.html One of the nation’s premier transportation companies engaged in unlawful sex discrimination when it refused to provide a female employee with training necessary to obtain a pro­motion to a yardmaster position, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=9-30-09m.html The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a class lawsuit today against Finch Air Conditioning of La Porte, Texas, in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. In the suit (Civil Action No. 4:09-cv-03156), the EEOC alleged that certain female employees at this family-owned and operated business were subjected to sexual harassment and discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, one of the employment discrimination statutes the agency is charged with enforcing. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=9-30-09a.html Napoli's Italian Restaurant discriminated against a 17-year old server and other female teen workers by subjecting them to sexual harassment in the form of lewd comments, propositions and touching, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today in federal court. Napoli's Italian Restaurant is located in Maryville, Mo. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=9-29-09o.html Verizon Pennsylvania Inc. has agreed to pay $37,000 and furnish other relief to settle a retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC charged in its lawsuit that Verizon fired Senior Field Clerk Lissa Hannan about 10 days after she complained about perceived sexual harassment by a male contractor. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=9-29-09h.html The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today that JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. violated federal law by subjecting female employees to wage discrimination, a sexually hostile environment and retaliation at its Polaris Park facility in Columbus, Ohio. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=9-29-09e.html B&B Drive-In, doing business as Sonic of Kokomo, a fast food restaurant in Kokomo, Ind., violated federal law by subjecting one of its cooks to sexual harassment and then firing her for complaining about the harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=9-29-09c.html Trinity Products, Inc., a manufacturer of billboards and sign posts located in O'Fallon, Mo., violated federal law when a supervisor sexually harassed a female worker and then replaced her when she complained to company managers, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a discrimination lawsuit filed today in federal court. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=9-29-09b.html Pizza Pub, Educominc, LLC, doing business as Pizza Pub, Core Curriculum of America, Inc., Curriculum Solutions, Inc. and Active Learning Academy, Inc. - operating as a joint employer or an integrated enterprise - allowed the sexual harassment of a 17-year-old female worker, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today in federal court. Pizza Pub and the other entities are located in Buffalo, Okla. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=9-29-09a.html Lexington, Va., Sawmill Operator George C. Shumate, Inc. violated federal law by allowing a male president and company owner to sexually harass female employees and by firing one of the victims for complaining, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=9-28-09d.html In a sexual harassment lawsuit filed today, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged that the owners of three popular Atlanta-area nightclubs violated federal law by subjecting waitresses to a pattern of sexual harassment by two of the owner / managers. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=9-28-09c.html A Terre Haute, Ind., fast food restaurant violated federal law when it subjected its female employees to a sexually hostile work environment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=9-24-09g.html The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a lawsuit against Adam Brothers Farming, Inc. for sexually harassing and then firing an employee after she complained of sexual harassment. Adam Brothers is an agricultural company in Santa Maria, Calif., that harvests and cans vegetables in Santa Barbara County. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=9-23-09d.html Southeastern Telecom, Inc. violated federal law by retaliating against one of its employees by firing her one week after she made a complaint of sex discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=9-23-09g.html Patton Archery Manufacturing, Inc. violated federal law by subjecting several women to sexual harassment and fostering a sexually hostile work environment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. Patton Archery, founded in 1992 by Dennis Patton and located in Vulcan, Mich., manufactures archery components, such as bows and wood grips. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=9-23-09h.html The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that it has filed a sex discrimination lawsuit against a group of related Dallas-based construction contractors, including AMX Communications, LTD, Allcorp Partners Acquisition, Ltd., et al, doing business as AMX Companies & Affiliates, on behalf of a woman who was employed at various AMX Maryland worksites. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=9-23-09i.html The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the filing of a discrimination lawsuit against Childress Engineering Services, Inc., charging that the company violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act by subjecting a female employee to sexual harassment and firing her in retaliation for filing a formal complaint with the EEOC's Dallas District Office. Childress, headquartered in Richardson, Texas, provides various types of structural engineering services, from the design of commercial, retail, industrial, institutional and residential development, to building restoration and rehabilitation. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=9-23-09.html Boh Bros. Construction Co., L.L.C., subjected a former employee to a sexually hostile work environment on a federal post-Katrina bridge repair project and then retaliated against him for complaining, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=9-22-09c.html A Houston branch of Guardsmark, LLC, a Delaware Corporation doing business in Texas, violated federal law by reassigning a class of female security guards based on customer preference for male guards, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=9-21-09d.html The owner of six Pennsylvania Taco Bell restaurants will pay $35,000 and furnish equitable relief to settle a class sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=9-21-09c.html A prominent cardiology practice in Washington, Pa., unlawfully subjected female employees to egregious sexual harassment and fired one woman in retaliation for her opposition to the harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=9-21-09b.html Sangria's Mexican Restaurant in Tucker, Ga., violated federal law by subjecting a waitress to sexual harassment and then firing her and family members for reporting it, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=9-21-09.html In a lawsuit filed here today in federal court, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged that Chicago-based Collectors Training Institute of Illinois, Inc. (CTI) unlawfully retaliated against one of its employees by firing her after she complained about sex discrimination. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=9-17-09.html A historic inn and spa allegedly condoned sexual harassment of several female employees for over one year and penalized the women who complained about the hostile work environment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=9-16-09e.html In a sexual harassment lawsuit filed today in the U.S. District Court of South Carolina (No. 2:09-cv-02420), the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged that Festiva Resort Services, Inc., which boasts a wide array of resorts throughout the United States and Caribbean, took no action to stop a female supervisor from sexually harassing a male subordinate at its Murrells Inlet, S.C., resort location. The EEOC charged that a female supervisor subjected a male salesperson to an escalating pattern of verbal and physical sexual harassment over a 14-month period. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=9-16-09b.html Greater Metroplex Interiors, Inc., a commercial drywall and acoustics company based in Southlake, Texas, will pay a female former employee $60,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sex discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=9-15-09a.html A global Fortune 500 staffing company failed to take appropriate action when its employees complained about egregious sexual harassment at a plastic manufacturing plant to which they had been assigned, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today. Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=9-14-09c.html Cleveland supermarket chain Dave's Supermarket violated federal law by subjecting female employees to a workplace environment permeated with sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=9-11-09e.html Dolgencorp, LLC, doing business as Dollar General, violated federal law by subjecting a class of female employees to a sexually hostile work environment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. The EEOC's lawsuit further charged that one woman had to resign from her job because of the harassment. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=9-3-09f.html Nurse One / Team One, LLC, a provider of home health care services, violated federal law by condoning a sexually hostile work environment in the home of one of its clients and firing one victim for complaining, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today. Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=9-1-09b.html Mars Super Markets, Inc., a Baltimore-based supermarket chain, will pay $275,000 and furnish significant remedial relief to settle a class sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=9-1-09.html The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today that Digital Cable and Communications South, Inc., a Parma, Ohio-based cable TV installation company, violated federal law by denying hire to female applicants for cable technician jobs. Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=8-31-09.html Winston-Salem-based gas station / convenience store chain WilcoHess, LLC agreed to pay $75,000 and furnish substantial non-monetary relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC announced today that Judge Thomas D. Schroeder, U.S. District Court Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina, has signed and entered the agreement between the parties. In the lawsuit, the EEOC had charged that a female cashier was subjected to a sexually hostile work environment and then retaliated against by the company after she complained about the harassment. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=8-28-09a.html Taco Bell Corporation will pay a total of $350,000 in monetary damages to two young women to resolve a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that two teenaged workers were assaulted at a Memphis Taco Bell. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=8-28-09b.html The company that owns and operates a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Raleigh, N.C., violated federal law by allowing a male employee to sexually harass female employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=8-26-09.html Pittsburgh Plastics Manufacturing, Inc. unlawfully subjected a class of women to egregious sexual harassment and fired an employee who opposed the harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=8-26-09a.html Delray Beach-based engineering and construction companies Cobra Construction, Inc. and Cobra Pavers and Engineering, Inc. violated federal law when they sexually harassed female employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed yesterday. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=8-21-09a.html A Parsons, Tenn., manufacturer of car hauler trailers violated federal law by refusing to hire women as welders, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=8-20-09a.html Wilcox Farms, which operates dairy and egg production facilities in Oregon and Washington, will pay $260,000 and provide remedial relief to settle a federal sexual harassment and retaliation suit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=8-19-09a.html PetSmart, Inc., the nation’s leading retailer of services and products for pets, will pay $125,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to resolve a federal sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employ­ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=8-13-09c.html A machine parts manufacturer formerly located in Milwaukee, Universal Brixius, LLC, violated federal law by subjecting a female employee to different terms and conditions of employment and by firing her because of her sex, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed here in federal court. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=8-13-09.html R-Anell Housing Group, LLC, a manufacturer of pre-fabricated commercial structures and custom modular homes, will pay $200,000 and provide significant injunctive relief to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=8-10-09.html Alternative Staffing, Inc., a Charleston, S.C.-based temporary employment staffing firm, and Clancy & Theys, a construction company headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., violated federal law by subjecting a class of female employees to a sexually hostile work environment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today. The EEOC’s further charged that Alternative Staffing forced three female employees out of their jobs because of their sex. Finally, the EEOC said, Clancy & Theys interfered with the equal employment opportunities of its female employees. Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=8-6-09b.html A Georgetown, Ky., restaurant will pay $60,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=8-3-09a.html The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a class litigation settlement against Hometown Buffet, Inc., on behalf of teens and Latinas who were subjected to a sexually hostile workplace, including verbal and physical abuse, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=7-31-09c.html A major Midwestern lumber supplier, Biewer Wisconsin Sawmill, Inc. (Biewer), violated federal law by allowing female employees to be sexually harassed at its sawmill in Prentice, Wis., the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=7-29-09a.html The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a sex discrimination lawsuit against Luby's Restaurants Limited Partnership, doing business as Luby's San Antonio #19 (Luby's), for $135,000 and significant remedial relief on behalf of a class of female workers who were subjected to a pervasive sexually hostile work environment for years. Houston-based Luby's operates 128 restaurants in five states with several locations in San Antonio and throughout Texas. Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=7-24-09a.html The U.S. District Court in the Middle District of North Carolina has ordered electrical contractor T&D Electric Company of Burlington, N.C., to pay $175,674 to two female employees who were subjected to sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today. Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=7-13-09a.html A Springfield, Ky., construction company violated federal law by subjecting a male employee to sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=7-10-09.html A Greenville mental health services provider violated federal law when it subjected its female employees to a sexually hostile work environment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=7-9-09a.html National employment agency chain Preferred Labor LLC, doing business as Preferred People Staffing, has agreed to pay $250,000 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. Preferred Labor agreed to settle the lawsuit after selling its entire temporary day labor business to another employment agency. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=7-9-09.html Nationwide optician chain LensCrafters violated federal law by failing to address sexual harassment complaints from a male employee at its Saginaw store about a female co-worker and perpetuating a sexually hostile work environment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=7-1-09a.html A St. Louis-based plastic injection molding company violated federal law by subjecting a class of female employees at its Sherman, Miss., plant to a sexually hostile work environment and forcing several of them to quit their jobs, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charges in a lawsuit filed today. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=6-30-09a.html Lakemont Homes Inc., a major real estate development, construction, and management group in California and Nevada, violated federal law by subjecting a class of women to a hostile work environment, sexual harassment, and retaliation for complaining about it, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=6-22-09.html The Vail Corporation, which operates ski resorts in Vail and Keystone, Colo., will pay $80,000 and furnish other relief to settle a religious and gender discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=6-18-09a.html A Molalla, Ore., nursery violated federal law when it allowed female employees to be severely sexually harassed and retaliated against the women and male co-workers after they reported the harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. This is the agency’s third such case against Oregon agricultural employers. Last October, the EEOC filed lawsuits against Scheimer Farms of Nyassa, Ore., and against Wilcox Farms, Inc., and Wilcox Dairy Farms Group in Aurora, Ore. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=6-15-09b.html The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a class litigation settlement under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act for one half million dollars and significant remedial relief in a case against Fire Mountain Restaurants LLC, doing business as Ryan's Family Steakhouse (Ryan's). Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=6-15-09a.html A San Antonio maintenance company and a real estate management company will pay $29,500 and furnish other relief to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=6-11-09a.html Brooks Run Mining Company and staffing firm Neal & Associates will pay $115,000 to settle a sex-based discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=6-11-09b.html An eight person federal jury has returned a unanimous verdict in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in a sexual harassment lawsuit against AutoZone, Inc., the Memphis, Tenn.-based national auto parts retail giant, the EEOC announced today. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=6-10-09a.html B&E Industries, doing business as Spirit Stop, will pay $67,500 to two former employees to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. B&E Industries, headquartered in Arlington, Texas, manufactures and then markets customized spirit items for high schools. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=6-10-09.html The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a major settlement of a sex discrimination lawsuit for $1,450,000 and significant equitable relief against Schott North America, a multinational developer and manufacturer of special glass and specialty materials, components and systems, based in Elmsford, N.Y. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=6-3-09b.html A construction contractor operating at Texas refineries will pay $175,000 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=5-27-09.html Duane Reade Inc., a well-known New York drugstore chain that operates more than 200 stores in metropolitan New York, will pay $240,000 and furnish other substantial relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=5-14-09.html A Fredericksburg, Texas restaurant will pay $50,000 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=5-13-09a.html A Northern Indiana plastics product manufacturer unlawfully refused to promote a class of women workers to certain production jobs because of their sex, according to a lawsuit filed on May 13, 2009 by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=5-4-09.html Sacramento restaurant group Paramoor, Inc., will pay $60,000 and provide remedial relief to settle an employment discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that Paramoor allowed the sexual harassment of two line cooks at the former Paragary's Gold River Bar & Oven (which has since been sold, operating under new ownership and a new name). Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=4-24-09.html A Garner, N.C.-based engineering and design company will pay $10,250 and furnish other relief to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that Tyndall Engineering and Design, P.A. disciplined workers in a discriminatory fashion based on gender when it fired a female employee at its Raleigh facility after she returned from a leave of absence, while not firing men in similar situations. Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=4-13-09a.html A federal district court today entered a Federal Court Judgment for over $267,000 and significant injunctive relief in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in a discrimination lawsuit against Sunfire Glass, Inc. The EEOC's suit charged that the company's owner subjected a class of female employees to severe physical and verbal sexual harassment in violation of federal law. Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=4-9-09.html Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores, Inc. will pay $255,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=4-8-09e.html 99 Cents, Inc., Yun's Inc., and Townhouse Inc., which own and operate various grocery markets in Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), will pay $80,000 and provide substantial remedial relief to settle a sexual harassment, pregnancy discrimination and retaliation case filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=4-8-09d.html A Germantown, Tenn.-based telemarketing company violated federal law by subjecting a class of women employees to sexual harassment and unlawful retalia­tion, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=4-1-09c.html The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has filed a workplace discrimination lawsuit against Accurate Insulation, LLC, on behalf of a female and class of African American workers who were employed at its Upper Marlboro, Md. location. Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=4-1-09d.html Fisher Sand & Gravel Co., which engages in business activities related to road construction, violated federal law by subjecting a class of women to sexual harassment and firing one woman for complaining about it, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=3-30-09.html A North Carolina yarn manufacturing company violated federal law by subjecting an employee to sexual harassment and then retaliating against her for com­plaining about it, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=3-26-09b.html Three commonly owned North Carolina placement agencies violated federal law by terminating an employee for opposing sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor­tunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=3-26-09.html The United States District Court for the District of Minnesota has approved as final a proposed settlement of a sexual harassment lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against The Star Tribune Company for more than $300,000 and significant remedial relief, the EEOC announced today. The suit was filed on behalf of female employees at the plant which produces The Star Tribune newspaper, one of the nation's largest papers. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=3-25-09.html Framingham, Mass.-based TJX Companies, Inc., doing business as Marshalls, a discount retail store chain, will pay $110,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=3-24-09c.html An Albuquerque-based McDonald's restaurant franchise will pay $115,000 and provide significant remedial relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of two young female employees, including a teenager, the agency announced today. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sexualharassmentclass.com/Article2/Item.aspx?src=3-20-09.html A Houston-area surgical center will pay $290,000 and provide significant remedial relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the federal agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that First Street Surgical Center, L.P. and First Surgical Partners, LLC subjected several female workers at their Bellaire, Texas, facility to a sexually hostile work environment and that First Street retaliated against women who complained about the unlawful conduct. Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000