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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Wisconsin Plastics Inc

  1. May 19, 2016

    Plastics Co. Urges Court To Rethink Ruling In EEOC Bias Suit

    Wisconsin Plastics urged a Wisconsin federal judge Wednesday to reconsider his decision denying the company's bid to toss a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission bias suit alleging it implemented a discriminatory policy of favoring English speakers, saying it will have "profound and deleterious implications" for this and other disparate treatment cases.

  2. May 06, 2016

    Plastics Co. Can't Exit EEOC Suit Over English Proficiency

    A judge refused Thursday to shut down the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's bias lawsuit against Wisconsin Plastics Inc., saying the company hadn't shown its policy of favoring English speakers was a legitimate reason to fire almost two dozen workers in 2012.

  3. December 08, 2015

    Plastics Co. Looks To Escape Suit Over English Proficiency

    Wisconsin Plastics Inc. continued its bid Monday to escape a lawsuit alleging it fired Hmong and Hispanic workers who lacked English language skills that weren't necessary to do their jobs, arguing there is no evidence it had illegal motives.

  4. June 10, 2014

    Poor English No Cause To Fire Workers, EEOC Says

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission slapped Wisconsin Plastics Inc. with a national origin discrimination suit Monday, accusing the metal and plastic products manufacturer of firing Hmong and Hispanic workers for lacking English language skills that weren't necessary to do their jobs.