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Press releases and other news from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commissionen<a href="?x=http://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/jury-awards-217-million-against-skywest-airlines-sex-discrimination" hreflang="en">Jury Awards $2.17 Million Against SkyWest Airlines for Sex Discrimination </a>
https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/jury-awards-217-million-against-skywest-airlines-sex-discrimination
DALLAS – A federal jury has awarded $2 million in punitive damages against SkyWest Airlines, a Utah-based airline, and $170,000 for emotional harm to Sarah Budd, a female parts clerk, to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The verdict is the largest jury trial award ever obtained by the EEOC in the Northern District of Texas.Fri, 22 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000EEOC.govhttps://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/jury-awards-217-million-against-skywest-airlines-sex-discrimination<a href="?x=http://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-appoints-harthill-lead-federal-sector-appellate-reviews" hreflang="en">EEOC Appoints Harthill to Lead Federal Sector Appellate Reviews</a>
https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-appoints-harthill-lead-federal-sector-appellate-reviews
WASHINGTON – Susan Harthill, a lawyer and executive leader with 30 years of employment law experience, joined the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) as the Director of Appellate Review Programs (ARP) in the agency’s Office of Federal Operations (OFO) on Nov. 18, following her selection in early October.Fri, 22 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000EEOC.govhttps://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-appoints-harthill-lead-federal-sector-appellate-reviews<a href="?x=http://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/total-systems-services-pay-65000-disability-discrimination-lawsuit" hreflang="en">Total Systems Services to Pay $65,000 in Disability Discrimination Lawsuit </a>
https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/total-systems-services-pay-65000-disability-discrimination-lawsuit
ATLANTA – Total Systems Services, LLC, a global payments processing company based in Columbus, Georgia, will pay $65,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.Thu, 21 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000EEOC.govhttps://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/total-systems-services-pay-65000-disability-discrimination-lawsuit<a href="?x=http://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-issues-agency-financial-report-fiscal-year-2024" hreflang="en">EEOC Issues Agency Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2024</a>
https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-issues-agency-financial-report-fiscal-year-2024
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) detailed its financial management, gave a high-level overview of key performance results, and highlighted its implementation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) in its Fiscal Year 2024 Agency Financial Report (AFR), released today. Fri, 15 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000EEOC.govhttps://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-issues-agency-financial-report-fiscal-year-2024<a href="?x=http://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-encourages-victims-and-witnesses-harassment-mariscos-el-puerto-and-la-catrina-come" hreflang="en">EEOC Encourages Victims and Witnesses of Harassment at Mariscos El Puerto and La Catrina to Come Forward</a>
https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-encourages-victims-and-witnesses-harassment-mariscos-el-puerto-and-la-catrina-come
LAS VEGAS – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) encourages victims of or witnesses to sexual harassment of female workers and discrimination and/or harassment of gay and lesbian workers at Mariscos El Puerto restaurant and La Catrina bar in Las Vegas to come forward and report their experiences to the federal agency in connection with the EEOC’s lawsuits against the two companies.Fri, 15 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000EEOC.govhttps://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-encourages-victims-and-witnesses-harassment-mariscos-el-puerto-and-la-catrina-come<a href="?x=http://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/verizon-maryland-pay-115000-eeoc-disability-discrimination-suit-0" hreflang="en">Verizon Maryland to Pay $115,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit</a>
https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/verizon-maryland-pay-115000-eeoc-disability-discrimination-suit-0
BALTIMORE – Verizon Maryland, LLC, will pay $115,000 and furnish significant remedial relief to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.Fri, 08 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000EEOC.govhttps://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/verizon-maryland-pay-115000-eeoc-disability-discrimination-suit-0<a href="?x=http://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-appoints-lisa-morelli-director-field-management-programs" hreflang="en">EEOC Appoints Lisa Morelli as Director of Field Management Programs</a>
https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-appoints-lisa-morelli-director-field-management-programs
WASHINGTON--The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) named Lisa Morelli today as its new director for Field Management Programs in the Office of Field Programs.Tue, 05 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000EEOC.govhttps://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-appoints-lisa-morelli-director-field-management-programs<a href="?x=http://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/sureste-property-group-pay-75000-eeoc-race-discrimination-lawsuit" hreflang="en">Sureste Property Group to Pay $75,000 in EEOC Race Discrimination Lawsuit</a>
https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/sureste-property-group-pay-75000-eeoc-race-discrimination-lawsuit
ATLANTA – Sureste Property Group and its divisions, Sureste Property Services and Sureste Development, a real estate operating company and asset management firm, agreed to pay $75,000 and provide other relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.Mon, 04 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000EEOC.govhttps://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/sureste-property-group-pay-75000-eeoc-race-discrimination-lawsuit<a href="?x=http://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/vibralife-katy-pay-80000-eeoc-disability-discrimination-lawsuit" hreflang="en">VibraLife of Katy to Pay $80,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit</a>
https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/vibralife-katy-pay-80000-eeoc-disability-discrimination-lawsuit
HOUSTON – VibraLife of Katy, LLC, a rehabilitation and assisted living facility in Katy, Texas, will pay $80,000 and furnish other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) disability discrimination and retaliation lawsuit, the federal agency announced today.Thu, 31 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000EEOC.govhttps://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/vibralife-katy-pay-80000-eeoc-disability-discrimination-lawsuit<a href="?x=http://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-partners-teros-support-tribal-members-employee-rights" hreflang="en">EEOC Partners With TEROs to Support Tribal Members’ Employee Rights</a>
https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-partners-teros-support-tribal-members-employee-rights
WASHINGTON – Partnering with Tribal Employment Rights Offices (TERO) directors from the Nez Perce Tribe and Lummi Nation, the U.S.Wed, 30 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000EEOC.govhttps://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-partners-teros-support-tribal-members-employee-rights<a href="?x=http://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/cinergy-entertainment-group-pay-137000-eeoc-retaliation-suit" hreflang="en">Cinergy Entertainment Group to Pay $137,000 in EEOC Retaliation Suit</a>
https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/cinergy-entertainment-group-pay-137000-eeoc-retaliation-suit
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Cinergy Entertainment Group, Inc., a Texas corporation operating multiple cinema and entertainment centers around the country, will pay $137,000 and provide other relief to settle a retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.Mon, 28 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000EEOC.govhttps://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/cinergy-entertainment-group-pay-137000-eeoc-retaliation-suit<a href="?x=http://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/center-one-and-capital-management-services-pay-60000-eeoc-religious-accommodation-suit-0" hreflang="en">Center One and Capital Management Services to Pay $60,000 in EEOC Religious Accommodation Suit</a>
https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/center-one-and-capital-management-services-pay-60000-eeoc-religious-accommodation-suit-0
Pittsburgh – Center One, LLC, a provider of consumer debt collection services, and Capital Management Services, LP, a related company based in Buffalo, New York, will pay $60,000 to settle a religious accommodation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.Fri, 25 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000EEOC.govhttps://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/center-one-and-capital-management-services-pay-60000-eeoc-religious-accommodation-suit-0<a href="?x=http://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-sues-culvers-discriminating-against-transgender-employee-and-retaliating-against-him" hreflang="en">EEOC Sues Culver’s for Discriminating Against Transgender Employee and Retaliating Against Him and His Co-Workers </a>
https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-sues-culvers-discriminating-against-transgender-employee-and-retaliating-against-him
CLARKSTON, Mich. – Five related entities operating Culver’s restaurants in Michigan violated federal law when they fired a transgender employee and three of his colleagues after they complained about harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. The EEOC said the harassment included repeated misgendering, deadnaming (using a name a person no longer uses against their wishes) and publicizing his birth name without consent.Fri, 25 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000EEOC.govhttps://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-sues-culvers-discriminating-against-transgender-employee-and-retaliating-against-him<a href="?x=http://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/formel-d-usa-inc-pay-80000-eeoc-sexual-harassment-and-retaliation-lawsuit" hreflang="en">Formel D USA, Inc. to Pay $80,000 in EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit</a>
https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/formel-d-usa-inc-pay-80000-eeoc-sexual-harassment-and-retaliation-lawsuit
DETROIT – Formel D USA, Inc., an automotive quality control company with locations in Michigan, Alabama, Illinois, Tennessee and South Carolina, will pay $80,000 and furnish other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sex discrimination and retaliation lawsuit, the federal agency announced today. Thu, 24 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000EEOC.govhttps://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/formel-d-usa-inc-pay-80000-eeoc-sexual-harassment-and-retaliation-lawsuit<a href="?x=http://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/center-one-and-capital-management-services-pay-60000-eeoc-religious-accommodation-suit" hreflang="en">Center One and Capital Management Services to Pay $60,000 in EEOC Religious Accommodation Suit</a>
https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/center-one-and-capital-management-services-pay-60000-eeoc-religious-accommodation-suit
Pittsburgh – Center One, LLC, a provider of consumer debt collection services, and Capital Management Services, LP, a related company based in Buffalo, New York, will pay $60,000 to settle a religious accommodation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.Thu, 24 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000EEOC.govhttps://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/center-one-and-capital-management-services-pay-60000-eeoc-religious-accommodation-suit<a href="?x=http://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-report-identifies-promising-practices-improve-quality-merit-final-agency-decisions" hreflang="en">EEOC Report Identifies Promising Practices to Improve the Quality of Merit Final Agency Decisions Drafted by Contractors</a>
https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-report-identifies-promising-practices-improve-quality-merit-final-agency-decisions
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a federal workforce report titled, “Use of Contractors and Agency Agreements for Drafting Merit Final Agency Decisions.”Wed, 23 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000EEOC.govhttps://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-report-identifies-promising-practices-improve-quality-merit-final-agency-decisions<a href="?x=http://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-sues-amer-sports-retaliation" hreflang="en">EEOC Sues Amer Sports for Retaliation </a>
https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-sues-amer-sports-retaliation
DENVER – Amer Sports Winter & Outdoor Company, a recreational gear company headquartered in Utah with employees throughout the United States, violated federal law when it fired an employee because he complained about age discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today.Wed, 23 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000EEOC.govhttps://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-sues-amer-sports-retaliation<a href="?x=http://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/hooters-america-llc-pay-250000-settle-eeoc-race-and-color-lawsuit" hreflang="en">Hooters of America, LLC to Pay $250,000 to Settle EEOC Race and Color Lawsuit</a>
https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/hooters-america-llc-pay-250000-settle-eeoc-race-and-color-lawsuit
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Hooters of America, LLC, a Georgia corporation operating a nationwide chain of restaurants known for wings, sports and “Hooters Girls,” will pay $250,000 and provide other relief to settle a race and color discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.Tue, 22 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000EEOC.govhttps://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/hooters-america-llc-pay-250000-settle-eeoc-race-and-color-lawsuit<a href="?x=http://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/waste-industries-and-gfl-environmental-inc-pay-31-million-eeoc-sex-discrimination-lawsuit" hreflang="en">Waste Industries and GFL Environmental, Inc. to Pay $3.1 Million in EEOC Sex Discrimination Lawsuit </a>
https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/waste-industries-and-gfl-environmental-inc-pay-31-million-eeoc-sex-discrimination-lawsuit
ATLANTA – Waste Industries U.S.A., LLC, TransWaste Services, LLC, Waste Industries Atlanta LLC, and GFL Environmental, Inc. (Waste Industries), providers of solid waste removal, recycling pickup and landfill operation services, will pay $3.1 million and provide extensive injunctive relief to settle a pattern-or-practice sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.Mon, 21 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000EEOC.govhttps://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/waste-industries-and-gfl-environmental-inc-pay-31-million-eeoc-sex-discrimination-lawsuit<a href="?x=http://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/lm-wind-power-inc-agrees-pay-125000-eeoc-racial-harassment-and-retaliation-lawsuit" hreflang="en">LM Wind Power, Inc. Agrees to Pay $125,000 in EEOC Racial Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit</a>
https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/lm-wind-power-inc-agrees-pay-125000-eeoc-racial-harassment-and-retaliation-lawsuit
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – LM Wind Power, Inc., a manufacturer and supplier of wind turbine blades, has agreed to pay $125,000 and provide other equitable relief to settle a racial harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.Mon, 21 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000EEOC.govhttps://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/lm-wind-power-inc-agrees-pay-125000-eeoc-racial-harassment-and-retaliation-lawsuit
