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Dec 6 15

ACM Services Pays $415,000 for Race, Gender Discrimination and Harassment Suit

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ACM Services, Inc., a Rockville, Md.-based environmental remediation services contractor, will pay $415,000 and provide comprehensive equitable relief to resolve a class race, gender discrimination and harassment lawsuit, filed by the EEOC.   The EEOC had charged that ACM Services ...

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Nov 30 15

Baywood Home Care Pays $30,000 for Disability Discrimination

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A Minneapolis-area home health care provider will pay $30,000 under a consent decree entered here which resolves a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the EEOC.   The EEOC's lawsuit charged that Baywood Home Care violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by ...

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Nov 29 15

Court Affirms $5.8 Million Award in Wage-Hour Case

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Collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and class actions under many state wage payment laws continue to be a popular tool by which employees may pursue claims of back pay and overtime. In the wage and hour context, a court may allow individual employee claims to be ...

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Nov 23 15

Jury Awards $499,000 Against EmCare for Harassment, Retaliation

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Dallas federal court jury returned a verdict awarding almost half a million dollars to three former employees in a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit by the EEOC against EmCare, a provider of physician services, the federal agency announced.   The jury awarded former ...

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Nov 22 15

Vamco Sheet Metals Pays $215,000 to Settle Sex Discrimination

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Construction contractor Vamco Sheet Metals, Inc., will pay $215,000 as part of the settlement of a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the EEOC. Legal Momentum, a women's rights nonprofit organization (formerly NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund), joined the EEOC's suit on behalf of ...

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Nov 16 15

When Should Worker Commute Time Be Compensated?

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The obligation to compensate an employee depends upon whether the time meets the definition of hours worked found in the Industrial Welfare Commission Orders, Section 2, Definitions. “Hours worked” means the time during which an employee is subject to the control of an employer, and ...

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Nov 15 15

It’s Illegal To Pay $1.21 An Hour In America!

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A Silicon Valley company that digitizes images said Thursday that an "administrative error" led to it paying eight workers flown in from Bangalore, India just $1.21 an hour to work 120-hour weeks installing computers in the company's headquarters.   Electronics For ...

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Nov 9 15

Atchison Transportation Pays $85,000 to Settle Age Discrimination

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Spartanburg, S.C.-based Atchison Transportation Services, Inc., the largest full-service ground transportation company in South Carolina, has agreed to pay $85,000 and furnish other relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit brought by the EEOC.   The EEOC had charged that the ...

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Nov 8 15

Braun Electric Pays $82,500 to Settle Sexual Harassment

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Bakersfield, Calif.-based Braun Electric Company paid $82,500 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the EEOC. Braun Electric provides industrial electrical services for the oil and gas industry throughout California's San Joaquin ...

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Nov 2 15

HiLine Electric Pays $210,000 to Settle Age Discrimination

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HiLine Electric Co., a Dallas-based industrial supply business, will pay $210,000 and furnish other relief to settle an age discrimination suit brought by the EEOC. The settlement resolved agency claims that the employer included an age-based criterion in its recruiting and hiring ...

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