All in a Month
A review of the EEOC’s press release from the 30-day period between December 13 and January 13 reveals the following:
Family Dollar Stores of Virginia to Pay $45,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit 1/11/12
Matrix L.L.C. Will Pay $450,000 to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit 1/6/12
DynCorp to Pay $155,000 for Sex-Based Harassment and Retaliation In Iraq 1/6/12
Bank of Albuquerque Discriminated on the Basis of Age and Sex, EEOC Alleges in Lawsuit 1/4/12
Grand Central Partnership Fired Rastafarian for Complaining of Threatened Violence, EEOC Says 1/3/12
RCC Consultants, Inc. Sued for Disability Discrimination 12/29/11
EEOC Sues Midwest ISO for Disability Discrimination 12/23/11
Mesa Systems Sued by EEOC for National Origin Discrimination 12/23/11
American Apparel Agrees to Settle EEOC Disability Bias Suit for $60,000 12/19/11
Jim Robinson Ford-Lincoln-Mercury to Pay $56,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit 12/16/11
EEOC Retaliation Case Against Cognis to Proceed, Federal Judge Orders 12/16/11
Wal-Mart to Pay $275,000 to Former Employee Fired after Cancer Surgery 12/16/11
EEOC Launches Small Business Task Force 12/15/11
EEOC Sues Wal-Mart for Disability Discrimination and Retaliation 12/15/11
B&B Pharmacy in Bellflower to Pay $70,000 for Disability Discrimination In EEOC Suit 12/15/11
M. Slavin & Sons to Pay $900,000 to Settle EEOC Discrimination Suit 12/15/11
Vitas Healthcare Sued By EEOC in Disability Discrimination Lawsuit 12/14/11
Dairy Queen Restaurant Sued By EEOC for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation 12/14/11
UPS Unit to Pay $95,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit 12/14/11
King Soopers to Pay $80,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit 12/13/11
Bottom line: The EEOC is cranking it up. Make sure you have your disability, discrimination, and sexual harassment training and tools up to date…or you could be the next press release!
