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Textile Manufacturer Discriminated Against Experienced Sales Leader By Firing Him After Learning His Age, Federal Agency Charged - GREENVILLE, S.C. - Indian Land, S.C., textile manufacturer Keer America Corporation has agreed to pay $32,000 and...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Insurance Company Unlawfully Fired Longtime Employee Based on Her Diabetes, Federal Agency Charges - ATLANTA - American Security Insurance Company, a for-profit insurance company and subsidiary of Assurant, Inc., violated federal disability...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Medical Device Manufacturer Fired Temporary Employee for Absences Related to Disability, Federal Agency Charges - Greenwood, S.C. - Medtronic, Inc., a Minneapolis-based company that develops and manufactures medical devices, violated federal law...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Two Female Employees Harassed and Then Fired After Reporting the Misconduct, Federal Agency Charges - ATLANTA - Rockdale Grocery, Inc., doing business as Piggly Wiggly, will pay $50,000 and provide other relief to settle an employment...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Company Forced Pregnant Employees Onto Unpaid Leave, Federal Agency Charged - DETROIT - An airline ramp and cargo handling company that operated at Detroit Metropolitan Airport will pay $120,000 to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Ambulance Company Refused to Provide Light Duty to Pregnant Paramedic, Federal Agency Charges - SPOKANE, Wash. - The largest ambulance service provider in the nation, American Medical Response Ambulance Service, Inc. (AMR), violated federal law...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Female Employee Physically and Verbally Harassed By Supervisors, Federal Agency Charged - DALLAS - G2 Corporation, doing business as Screen Tight, has agreed to pay $55,000 and furnish significant relief to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Empresa de Plomería Sometió a Empleados Latinos a un Hostil Ambiente de Trabajo Segregado y Represalias, Agencia Federal Acusa - DENVER - AMI Mechanical, Inc., una compañía que brinda servicios de plomería y contratación mecánica en Colorado,...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Plumbing Company Subjected Latino Employees to Hostile and Segregated Working Environment as Well as Retaliation, Federal Agency Charged - DENVER - AMI Mechanical, Inc., a company that provides plumbing and mechanical contracting services in...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Courtyard Monroe Airport Hotel Paid Women Less Because of Their Gender, Federal Agency Charges - NEW ORLEANS - The operators of the Courtyard Monroe Airport hotel in Monroe, La., violated federal law when they discriminated against employees because...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission