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Ruby Tuesday Will Pay $255,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Involving Teens
Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0000
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.
Lawry's Restaurants, Inc. to Pay $1 Million For Sex Bias Against Men in Hiring
Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0000
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.
Administaff and Cable TV Provider Conn-X Sued by EEOC for Religious Bias
Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0000
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a lawsuit against staffing giant Administaff, Inc. and Conn-X, LLC, which provides cable service in the Baltimore metropolitan area, for engaging in religious discrimination against employees.
Thomas Dodge Subaru Settles EEOC Sex Harassment Suit
Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0000
Long Island-based car dealer Thomas Dodge Subaru, now doing business as Thomas Subaru, will pay $132,250 to settle a sex harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
P.A.M. Transport Sued by EEOC for Firing Driver Because of HIV and Conducting Impermissible Medical Inquiries
Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0000
Arkansas-based P.A.M. Transport, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc. (PTSI), has been sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for disability discrimination, the agency announced today. The agency charged the company with unlawfully discharging an employee, who is a Kalamazoo, Mich., resident, after learning he was HIV-positive.
Tim Dahle Nissan to Pay $455,000 for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation
Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0000
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.

 

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