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Wal-Mart Sued for Disability Discrimination
EEOC Says Retail Giant Violated ADA by Refusing to Accommodate Deaf Worker ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a disability discrimination lawsuit against global retail giant Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. for refusing to provide a reasonable accommodation to a deaf employee at Wal-Mart Store #2258 in Alexandria, Va. According to [...]
EEOC Sues Law Firm Kelley Drye & Warren for Age Discrimination and Retaliation
New York-Based Firm Significantly Underpaid Attorneys After They Turned 70 Solely Based on Age, Federal Agency Charged NEW YORK — Kelley Drye & Warren, an international law firm with its primary office in New York City, violated federal age discrimination law through its compensation system, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a [...]
Boeing Settles Two EEOC Sex Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuits for $380,000
PHOENIX — Chicago-based The Boeing Company, an aerospace giant that manufactures military aircraft and commercial jetliners, has agreed to pay $380,000 and administer far-reaching injunctive measures to settle two lawsuits brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. In one case, filed in 2005 (EEOC v. The Boeing Company, 05cv03034 [...]
Landwin Management to Pay $500,000 for National Origin Bias and Sexual Harassment
EEOC Said Hotel Refused to Hire Non-Chinese Banquet Servers and Subjected Women to Verbal Abuse LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of two lawsuits against Landwin Management, Inc., a San Gabriel, Calif.-based hotel operator, for $500,000 and significant remedial relief in cases alleging national origin discrimination and [...]
Court Approves $6.2 Million Distribution in EEOC v. Sears Disability Settlement
235 Former Employees Terminated at End of Workers’ Compensation Leaves of Absence to Share Settlement Proceeds After Participating in Claims Process CHICAGO – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced court approval of the distribution of a $6,200,000 compensation fund in the landmark Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) litigation between the EEOC and [...]
