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Amazon settles with tech workers fired for Corona virus, climate criticism

Amazon settles with tech workers fired for Corona virus, climate criticism

SEATTLE — Amazon settled a long-running dispute with two former tech workers it fired after they criticized the company for its climate policies and warehouse safety record, avoiding a hearing that would have put a spotlight on strained relations with some employees. The e-commerce giant was set to face Emily Cunningham and Maren Costa in […]

First COVID Related Remote Work ADA Discrimination Lawsuit Filed By EEOC

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First COVID Related Remote Work ADA Discrimination Lawsuit Filed By EEOC

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, EEOC, has filed a remote work ADA discrimination lawsuit in what has been called a first-of-its-kind case that could decide businesses’ obligation to allow employees to work from home as a disability accommodation. ISS Facility Services, Inc., a Denmark-based workplace experience and facility management company with U.S. headquarters in […]

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Cancer Stricken Exec Laid Off After Filing EEOC Charge Heads To Trial

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By Joy Waltemath and Brandi O. Brown, J.D. — A former company VP who within four years after he was diagnosed with cancer was denied two yearly bonuses and equity awards and was laid off after filing an EEOC charge, will be allowed to take many of his claims to a jury after a ruling by a federal […]

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Despite GOP Government Shutdown EEOC Makes Progress In 2014

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Despite GOP Government Shutdown EEOC Makes Progress In 2014

Despite the lingering effects of the Republican-led government shutdown, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) made progress toward accomplishing its goals and fulfilling its mission during fiscal year 2014, which ended Sept. 30, fighting to overcome extraordinary fiscal constraints and operational challenges. “Despite these hurdles, the employees of the EEOC remain committed to meeting […]

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Chicago Marshmallow Maker Doumak Resolves EEOC Disability Suit

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Chicago Marshmallow Maker Doumak Resolves EEOC Disability Suit

Doumak, Inc., a longtime Chicago-area marshmallow manufacturer, will change its leave policies and pay $85,000 to five people, ending a disability discrimination suit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). In its complaint, the EEOC alleged Doumak capped leaves of absence at its Elk Grove Village and Bensenville, Ill., manufacturing facilities without making […]

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Highest EEOC Verdict In History $240 Million For Abuse Of Mentally Disabled Men

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Highest EEOC Verdict In History $240 Million For Abuse Of Mentally Disabled Men

The federal government won a record $240 million settlement against a turkey producer that held 32 mentally disabled men in servitude while mentally and physically abusing them, some of them for more than 20 years. A Davenport, Iowa jury on May 1, 2013, awarded the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) damages totaling $240 million […]

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EEOC Live Twitter Chat On Equal Pay Day For Women On Tuesday, April 9

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EEOC Live Twitter Chat On Equal Pay Day For Women On  Tuesday, April 9

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will participate in a “Tweet Chat” on Tuesday, April 9 from 1-2 p.m. ET to discuss the pay gap between women and men. The Equal Pay Tweetchat, using the hashtag #talkpay, is sponsored by the National Women’s Law Center, with these distinguished guests: U.S. EEOC Chair Jacqueline Jocelyn […]

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EEOC: Texas Burger King Franchisee Pays $25,000 For Skirting Religious Issues

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EEOC: Texas Burger King Franchisee Pays $25,000 For Skirting Religious Issues

Dallas-based Fries Restaurant Management, which operates numerous Burger King franchises in Texas, will pay a former employee $25,000 to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). According to the EEOC’s lawsuit (Civil Action No. 3:12-CV-3169-M), Ashanti McShan, a member of the Christian Pentecostal Church, adheres to an interpretation […]

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Largest EEOC Sexual Harassment Case Settled, Costs Burger King Franchisee $2.5 Million

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Largest EEOC Sexual Harassment Case Settled, Costs Burger King Franchisee $2.5 Million

Sexual harassment is costing the world’s largest Burger King franchisee, Carrols Corp., $2.5 million to settle complaints brought by 89 women from around the nation. The move settles a 15-year sexual harassment case that became the largest in the history of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The world’s largest Burger King franchisee, Carrols […]

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EEOC: Selected Pending And Resolved Age Discrimination In Employment Act Cases

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EEOC: Selected Pending And Resolved Age Discrimination In Employment Act Cases

EEOC: Selected List Of Pending And Resolved Cases Under The Age Discrimination In Employment Act (ADEA) As Of August 2012 PENDING AGE DISCRIMINATION CASES: 2012 Marymount Manhattan College: (S.D. N.Y) filed 4/18/12 by New York District Office – The Commission alleges that Charging Party, a 64-year-old choreography instructor, was not hired for an assistant professorship […]

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