U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sofidel America Corp., an international manufacturer of paper products with a plant in Inola, Oklahoma, will pay $80,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sex discrimination, sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Lori’s Gift’s, Inc., a nationwide chain of hospital gift shops, will pay $600,000 and provide other equitable relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

FLORENCE, S.C. – Florence CK, LLC, a Comfort Keepers franchisee providing in-home caregiving in Florence, agreed to pay $324,200 and furnish other relief to resolve a discrimination charge filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

LOS ANGELES – Metro Eighteen, Inc., a San Francisco-based home electronics installation company, will pay $70,098 and provide other relief to settle a race harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of a former employee, the federal agency announced today.

BALTIMORE – Smiths Detection, Inc., a leading manufacturer of threat detection equipment headquartered in Edgewood, Maryland, will pay $100,000 and furnish significant remedial relief to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.