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Auto Parts Manufacturer Refused to Hire Employee Who Needed a Reasonable Accommodation, Federal Agency Charged - ATLANTA -- Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc., a global supplier of automotive parts located in Monroe, Ga., will pay $85,000...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Agreement Resolves Claims of Sexual Harassment and Retaliation - LOS ANGELES - Sierra Creative Systems, Inc., doing business as Addressers, a Paramount, Calif.-based printing, mailing and fulfillment company, has agreed to pay $690,000 to settle a...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Former Plant Manager Bullied Employees, Then Fired Employee Who Complained, Federal Agency Charged - NEW YORK - Porous Materials, Inc., an Ithaca, N.Y., manufacturer, will pay $93,000 and furnish other relief to settle a race, sex, and national...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Industrial Painting Company Unlawfully Fired Worker Because of His Medically Prescribed Methadone, Federal Agency Charged - HOUSTON - Steel Painters, LLC, an industrial sandblasting and painting services company based in Beaumont, Texas, has agreed...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Female Welder Paid Less than Male Colleagues, Federal Agency Charged - CHICAGO - Isanti, Minn., winter recreation vehicle manufacturer SnoBear USA, Inc. has agreed to pay $20,000 to settle an equal pay sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S....By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Glenview Dealership Created Sexually Hostile Work Environment for Business Manager And Then Fired Her for Complaining, Federal Agency Charges - CHICAGO - The owners/operators of Chicago Harley Davidson, in Glenview, Ill., violated federal law by...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Relief Obtained for Black Applicant Denied Vending Servicer Job Because of Race - SOUTH BEND, Ind. - A northern Indiana vending and coffee service provider will pay $22,000 and other significant relief to resolve a race discrimination lawsuit filed...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Des Plaines Limousine Service Refused to Hire Applicant Because He Is Deaf, Federal Agency Charged - CHICAGO - Des Plaines, Ill.-based M&M Limousine Service will pay a deaf job applicant $30,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Despite Arrest at Work, Restaurant Manager Continued to Target Young Women, Federal Agency Charges - MEDFORD, ORE. - A Medford, Ore., restaurant violated federal law by allowing its former manager to repeatedly sexually harass young female...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Store Manager Refused to Hire Clerk With Tourette's Syndrome, Federal Agency Charged - ST. LOUIS - Home Service Oil Company, doing business as Express Mart, will pay $25,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission