MIAMI – USA Parking Services, Inc., a hospitality industry-focused valet and parking company, will pay $150,000 to settle the disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. According to the EEOC’s […]

Chain of Franchises Subjected Employees to Sexual Harassment and Retaliation, Federal Agency Charges LAS VEGAS – Several franchisees of the popular IHOP restaurant chain in Nevada and New York will pay $700,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual […]

Restaurants Allowed Employees to Grope Male and Female Workers, Federal Agency Charges SAN JOSE, Calif. – Carmel eateries Porta Bella and Mediterranean Restaurants, both owned by JCFB, Inc., violated federal law by permitting employees to sexually harass male and female […]

Restaurant Fired Bartender for Complaining About Sexually Hostile Workplace, Federal Agency Charged ORLANDO, Fla. – Christini’s Ristorante Italiano, an Italian restaurant located in Orlando’s “Restaurant Row,” has agreed to pay $80,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment […]

Staffing Agencies Discriminated Against Latino Workers, Federal Agency Charged BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — East Coast Labor Solutions, East Coast Labor Solutions of West Virginia, Labor Solutions, and Labor Solutions of Alabama (“East Coast Labor”), four related staffing agencies under common ownership, […]

Union Negotiated in Favor of Discriminatory Promotional Examinations, Federal Agency Charged JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has resolved its race discrimination lawsuit against the Jacksonville Association of Fire Fighters, Local 122, […]

Federal Agency Charges National Furniture Retailer Refused to Hire Female Applicants BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – American Freight Management Company, LLC d/b/a American Freight Furniture and Mattress violated federal anti-discrimination laws by engaging in systemic discrimination against female applicants, according to a […]

School Fired Softball Coach Because He is a Man, Federal Agency Charged BALTIMORE – Park School of Baltimore, Inc., a private school in Pikesville, Md., will pay $41,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle a federal sex discrimination suit […]

Country Club Unlawfully Subjected Groundskeeper to Seasonal Layoffs and Discharge Because of Age, Federal Agency Charged PHILADELPHIA – Llanerch Country Club (LCC) of Havertown, Pa., has agreed to pay $30,000 in monetary relief and furnish significant equitable relief to settle […]

Pest Control and Landscaping Company Fired and Refused to Rehire Employee After Denying Her Request for Leave as Accommodation, Federal Agency Charged CHARLESTON, S.C. – Massey Services, Inc., a pest control and landscaping company which operates service centers in seven […]