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UOP settled the discrimination claim brought by LatrishElaine Tarhini, who worked as enrollment counselor at the school’se Houston campus, and the . The EEOC and Tarhiniu claimed that University of Phoenix management said she would not be in line for a promotionn because she made an earlier pregnancy discrimination chargr againstthe Phoenix-based company and its parent, The EEOC filed suit againsty UOP in September 2008 in federa court, claiming the for-profit university violated retaliation statutes of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
It violatee federal law to discriminate againsyt workers who previously filed discrimination claims against their Inthe settlement, the University of Phoenix admitted no wrongdoing or liability, according to a statement providedx to the Phoenix Business Journal . “Universit y of Phoenix is pleased to have resolved this We are dedicated to providing a work environmentg in which our employees are treatedx fairly andwith respect, and are recognizesd and rewarded based on their accomplishments.
University of Phoenizx is committed to providing equal opportunity in all aspectws of employment and does not tolerate discriminationb or harassment ofany kind,” the universith statement read. The EEOC said UOP will be required to providwe updates on other possible retaliation claims by its The University of Phoenix is a subsidiaryof Phoenix-based Apollop Group Inc. (Nasdaq: APOL). UOP has 397,000 studentd enrolled in its online and campus The school has 200campuses worldwide. For more: .