Jury Finds Retail Giant Suspended and Failed to Accommodate Longtime Deaf Employee With Visual Impairment MADISON, Wis. – Late yesterday, a jury determined that Walmart violated federal law when it refused to accommodate the disabilities of a longtime employee, and […]
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Jury Awards $5.2 Million Against Walmart in EEOC Disability Discrimination Case
EEOC Sues Bay Country Professional Concrete LLC for Racial Harassment and Retaliation
Concrete Contractor Fired Secretary Who Opposed Racial Slurs, Federal Agency Says BALTIMORE – Baltimore County-based Bay Country Professional Concrete violated federal law when it subjected a secretary to racial harassment and fired her in retaliation for her complaining about the […]
Read whole storyEEOC and Dish Network Conciliate Disability Charge Over Application Practices for $1.25 Million
DENVER – DISH Network LLC has agreed to conciliate a disability discrimination charge regarding its online assessment for applicants with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. DISH Network has agreed to pay $1,250,000 to […]
Read whole storyHalliburton to Pay $275,000 to Settle National Origin and Religious Discrimination Suit
Halliburton Supervisors and Co-Workers Harassed Two Muslim Employees, Federal Agency Charged DALLAS – Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. has agreed to pay $275,000 and furnish significant relief to settle a national origin and religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal […]
Read whole storyCourt Orders Waikiki Sports Bar to Pay Over $250,000 for Sexual Harassment
Owner of Snappers Sports Bar and Grill Created Sexually Charged Environment, Forcing Employees to Quit, Federal Agency Charged HONOLULU, Hawaii – A federal court has ordered the owners of a Waikiki Beach sports bar and grill to pay $255,302 to […]
Read whole storyFord Motor Company’s Kentucky Truck Plant to Pay $537,760 to Resolve EEOC Discrimination Finding
Company Improperly Screened and Refused to Hire Applicants Based on Disability, Federal Agency Charged LOUISVILLE – The Ford Motor Company’s Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, Ky., will pay up to $537,760 and furnish other relief to resolve a disability discrimination […]
Read whole storyEEOC Sues American Addiction Centers for Pregnancy Discrimination
Rehabilitation Facility Fired Employee Because of Her Need for Additional Leave to Recover From Cesarean Section, Agency Charges DALLAS – Dallas-based Greenhouse Outpatient Center and its parent company, American Addiction Centers, violated federal law when they fired a Behavioral Health […]
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Head Chef Sexually Harassed Two Female Employees, Federal Agency Charges BUFFALO – Green Lantern Inn, Inc., doing business as Mr. Dominic’s on Main in Rochester, violated federal law by subjecting two female employees to a sexually hostile work environment, the […]
Read whole storyLogic Staffing to Pay $170,000 to Settle EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit
Federal Agency Charges Warehouse Worker Was Rejected for Being Deaf TACOMA – Western Washington staffing and recruiting company Logic Staffing LLC has agreed to pay $170,000 and implement hiring policy and procedure changes to settle a federal disability lawsuit brought […]
Read whole storyEEOC Sues Allstate Beverage for Disability Discrimination
Company Fired Employee With Disability Who Needed Accommodation, Federal Agency Charges BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Allstate Beverage Company, LLC, a Montgomery, Ala., beverage distributor, violated federal law when it fired an employee with a disabling heart condition instead of providing him […]
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