Northern Arizona Orthopedics to Pay $165,000 to Settle EEOC Sex Discrimination and Retaliation Suit
Northern Arizona Orthopedics (NAO), a medical provider that specializes in bone, joint and spine care in Flagstaff, Ariz., will pay $165,000 and furnish other relief to settle a lawsuit for…
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NJ OAG Division on Civil Rights: Guidance on Race Discrimination Based on Hairstyle
This enforcement guidance clarifies and explains how the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (DCR) applies the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) to discrimination based on hairstyles, with a…
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Long Island Nursing Home Firm Violated Anti-Human Trafficking Laws
A federal judge has ruled that the owners of a Long Island-based nursing home company violated human trafficking laws by using financial threats to coerce more than 200 overworked and…
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EEOC Sues American Addiction Centers for Pregnancy Discrimination
Dallas — Dallas-based Greenhouse Outpatient Center and its parent company, American Addiction Centers, violated federal law when they fired a Behavioral Health Technician after she requested an extra 30 days…
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EEOC Sues Enlivant/Assisted Living Concepts for Disability Discrimination
Dallas — Assisted Living Concepts, LLC d/b/a Enlivant and North Brook Place, a national owner and operator of senior living facilities, violated federal law by failing or refusing to make…
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Mercy Medical Center to Pay $570,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Dignity Health, which operates Mercy Medical Center in Redding, Calif., will pay $570,000 and take important steps to prevent future discrimination to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the…
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EEOC Sues Kansas City Nursing Home for Paying a Female Nurse Less than Male Nurses
Center for Rehab and Healthcare, in Raytown, Mo., a Kansas City suburb, violated federal law, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit. According to the EEOC,…
Read More »McLeod Health to Pay $133,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit
McLeod Health, Inc., a Florence, S.C.-based regional healthcare organization that operates several medical facilities throughout South Carolina, will pay $133,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit…
Read More »EEOC Files Two Lawsuits for Employees with Epilepsy
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed two lawsuits charging two separate employers with disability discrimination after they fired employees who had seizures at work. Such alleged conduct violates…
Read More »Nurses say director discriminated against non-Filipino nurses
The Filipino nurses’ director at a county owned nursing home in New Jersey discriminated against non-Filipino nurses by docking pay, wielding discipline unfairly, and offering Filipino nurses better schedules, four…
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