Our report on EEOC jury verdicts and settlements for May 2010 after the break.

MS – A nursing home will pay $40,000 to settle an age and race discrimination suit brought on behalf of a job applicant who alleged she was denied a position because of her age and race.

NC – Perdue Farms, Inc., agreed to pay $25,500 to settle an age discrimination suit brought on behalf of a job applicant who alleged she was denied the position because of her age.

GA – A contract security company has agreed to a $49,000 settlement in a religious discrimination suit brought on behalf of a former security guard who alleged that the company fired her instead of accommodating her practice of wearing a head scarf.

MO – A construction company will pay $15,000 to settle a race harassment suit brought on behalf of three construction workers who alleged they were subject to racial harassment on the job and then retaliated against for complaining about it.

TX – Two transportation brokerage companies agreed to pay $50,000 to settle a retaliation suit brought on behalf of a former employee who alleged he was fired for complaining about inappropriate jokes and comments by coworkers in the workplace.

AZ – A disability services company will pay $110,000 to settle a retaliation suit brought on behalf of two former employees who alleged they were retaliated against for filing a discrimination charge and participating in the investigation related to the charge.

MA – A national denture provider agreed to a $150,000 settlement in a sex and race discrimination suit brought on behalf of two former employees who alleged they were subject to sexual and racial harassment by a dentist affiliated with the company.