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Dentist Office Fired Receptionist After Learning of Her Pregnancy, Federal Agency Charged - DALLAS - Smiley Dental Walnut will pay $20,000 and provide other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Class of Applicants Rejected for Hire Based on Their Disability or Age, Federal Agency Found - CLEVELAND - Janitorial Services, Inc. & Arbeit, Inc. (JSI), a janitorial contractor located in the Cleveland suburb of Cuyahoga Heights, has agreed to...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Company Failed to Stop a Male Manager's Harassment of Female Employee, Federal Agency Charges - ATLANTA - Caribbean Farmers Market, a Decatur, Ga, supermarket, will pay $25,000 and provide other significant relief to settle an employment...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Caster Manufacturer Fired Employees Who Opposed Misconduct, Federal Agency Charges - PHILADELPHIA - Service Caster Corporation, one of the largest caster and wheel companies in North America, violated federal law when it discriminated against and...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Includes Key Federal Sector Decisions and Special Article on Religious Accommodation in the Workplace - WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that the newest edition of the federal sector Digest of...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Jury Finds Retail Giant Suspended and Failed to Accommodate Longtime Deaf Employee With Visual Impairment - MADISON, Wis. - Late yesterday, a jury determined that Walmart violated federal law when it refused to accommodate the disabilities of a...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Helicopter Maker Racially Harassed Workers, Federal Agency Charged - PHILADELPHIA -- Sikorsky Global Helicopters, a Stratford, Conn.-based manufacturer of helicopters for commercial and military use, violated federal law when it subjected a class...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

HR Solutions Company Fired Employee Because of Mental Disabilities, Federal Agency Charges - HOUSTON - G&A OutSourcing, Inc. doing business as G&A Partners, a Houston-based professional employer organization that provides human resources services,...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Company Fired Diver Because He Had Been Treated for Cancer, Federal Agency Charges - HOUSTON - T&T Subsea, LLC, a Galveston marine services company, violated federal law when it fired an employee after he recovered from cancer surgery, the U.S....By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

DENVER - DISH Network LLC has agreed to conciliate a disability discrimination charge regarding its online assessment for applicants with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Com­mission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today....By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission