EEOC News

Texas Car Dealership Faces Lawsuit for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

South Austin Nissan, a car dealership in Austin, Texas, operated by NICPA Central Auto Group, LLC, subjected female employees to sexual harassment and retaliated against employees when they reported the harassment the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in …

Houston School District Sued for Pay Discrimination

The Houston Independent School District (HISD) violated federal law when it paid female senior Career & Technical Education (CTE) program specialists lower wages than male senior CTE program specialists for performing substantially equal work based on their sex, the U.S. …

Dallas Auto Dealer That Gave Employee Racist ‘Trophy’ Fined $22K

AOD Ventures, Inc. doing business as Autos of Dallas, a local retailer of pre-owned vehicles in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, will pay $22,500 and furnish other relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity …

Nebraska Hotel Owners Agree to $100K Settlement to Resolve Discrimination Suit

The owners and operators of a hotel in Omaha, Nebraska, have agreed to pay $100,000 to a former general manager and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the …

Missouri Manufacturer Agrees to Settle Discrimination Suit

Tapco Inc, a manufacturer and molder of farm equipment in Bridgeton, Missouri, agreed to conciliate two federal discrimination charges alleging sexual harassment and constructive discharge with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced. According to the charges, …

Federal Lawsuit Alleges Sexual Harassment and Retaliation at Texas and Louisiana Healthcare Facilities

Paramount Healthcare Consultants, LLC, which operates facilities across Texas and Louisiana, and MPD Operators Nazareth Hall, LLC, doing business as Nazareth Living Care Center in El Paso, Texas, violated federal law when they allowed an administrator to sexually harass a …

Texas Car Dealer Sued for Firing Employee With Cancer Diagnosis

A company that provides administrative and operations services for a group of related automobile dealerships across Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Florida, violated federal law when it fired a longtime senior manager in its Texarkana, Texas, location to avoid its share …

Texas Manufactured Homes Company Faces Lawsuit for Alleged Racial Harassment in the Workplace

A Texas manufactured homes company was sued for subjecting an employee to a hostile work environment after learning learning of his multiracial family, according to a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Cavco Industries, Inc. and Palm …

Ohio Trucking Company Faces Lawsuit for Harassing and Terminating Gay Mechanics, EEOC Alleges

An Ohio trucking company violated federal law by subjecting two gay mechanics to harassment and termination because of their sexual orientation and retaliated against them for opposing or complaining about the harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged …

EEOC Files Lawsuit Against Walmart for Alleged Discrimination of Disabled Employees

Walmart, Inc. and Walmart Stores Arkansas, LLC, a multi­national retailer, violated federal law when it subjected a nationwide class of employees with disabilities to unlawful testing, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit. According to the …