Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Performance Food Group, Inc. et al

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Case Number:

1:13-cv-01712

Court:

Maryland

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Judge:

Catherine C. Blake

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  1. December 10, 2020

    Performance Food Inks $5M Deal To Wrap EEOC Sex Bias Suit

    Performance Food Group Inc. agreed to shell out $5 million to put an end to a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit accusing the company of failing to hire women at its warehouses.

  2. March 18, 2020

    Performance Food Group Must Face EEOC Hiring Bias Suit

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's suit accusing food distributor Performance Food Group Inc. of refusing to hire women in its warehouses is heading to trial, after a Maryland federal judge said Wednesday that the agency laid out enough evidence to keep the case in court.

  3. March 06, 2019

    EEOC Can't Get Sanctions Against Food Co. In Sex Bias Suit

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission can't get sanctions against a food distributor it alleges illegally destroyed electronic and paper records vital to a long-running case accusing the company of refusing to hire women, a Maryland federal magistrate ruled Wednesday.

  4. May 21, 2018

    EEOC Wants Food Co. Sanctioned Over Missing Emails

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission asked a Maryland federal court Monday to sanction a food distributor it alleges spoiled electronically stored information crucial to a yearslong case accusing the company of refusing to hire women.

  5. January 07, 2015

    EEOC Denied Sanctions Bid In Food Distributor Sex Bias Suit

    A Maryland federal judge has denied the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's bid to sanction a food distributor facing accusations it refused to hire women to work certain factory jobs, ruling that the company's late production of documents did not warrant sanctions.

  6. November 19, 2014

    EEOC Wants Sanctions In Food Distributor Sex Bias Suit

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission urged a Maryland federal judge on Tuesday to sanction a food distributor facing accusations it refused to hire women to work certain factory jobs, saying the company has failed to hand over discovery in "blatant disregard" of court-ordered deadlines.

  7. October 08, 2014

    Food Distributor Can Restate Remarks In EEOC Sex Bias Suit

    A food distributor facing accusations from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that it refused to hire women to work certain factory jobs will be allowed to clarify some statements it made about women in the workplace, a Maryland federal judge ruled Wednesday.

  8. March 12, 2014

    Food Distributor Can't Dodge EEOC Sex Bias Suit

    A food distributor sued for refusing to give women jobs involving machinery and processing equipment lost its bid to dismiss the case Wednesday, with a Maryland federal judge ruling the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission had viable discrimination claims.

  9. June 17, 2013

    EEOC Says Food Distributor Denied Women Warehouse Jobs

    Food distributor Performance Food Group Inc. was sued by the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission in Maryland federal court Thursday for allegedly refusing to give women jobs involving working with machinery and processing equipment in its warehouses across the country.