Hotel Denied Accommodations, Including the Use of a Chair, to a Front Desk Agent with a Chronic Back Impairment, Federal Agency Charges NEW YORK – Grand Hyatt New York, Inc., which operates a large hotel in New York City, violated […]

Lemont Refinery Withdrew Job Offer After Discovering Applicant Had Vision Impairment, Federal Agency Charges CHICAGO — Citgo Petroleum Corporation violated federal law when it withdrew a job offer from an applicant after discovering he had permanent vision loss in one […]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Southeast Food Services, a large franchisee formerly operating over 30 restaurants as Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers, will pay $20,000 to settle a retaliation charge filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced […]

Agency Challenges Harassment and Retaliation Across the Country WASHINGTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed seven lawsuits this week against various employers charging them with harassment, and also announced a major resolution of a harassment lawsuit. This […]

Marion’s Cleaners Fired Hispanic Employee for Opposing Verbal and Physical Abuse Based on Her Race and National Origin, Agency Says NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans-based Mariam Enterprises, doing business as Marion’s Cleaners in Metairie, La., violated federal law by subjecting […]

Pilot Repeatedly Posted Sexually Explicit Photos of Flight Attendant On the Internet, Federal Agency Charges SAN ANTONIO, Texas – United Airlines, Inc., an international airline operating in over 300 airports across five continents, violated federal law by subjecting a female […]

Petro-Chemical Contractor Fired Brothers Because of Their Blood Disorder, Federal Agency Charged HOUSTON – A Beaumont manufacturing company has agreed to pay $135,000 and to provide other significant relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal […]

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its Executive Leadership Training Conference (ELTC) on Oct. 29-31 at the Boar’s Head Resort Educational Campus in Charlottesville, Va., the federal agency announced today. This year’s ELTC is designed […]

State University Hired 23-Year-Old Over Former Employee With 25 Years of Experience, Federal Agency Charges MADISON, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin System violated federal law when it refused to hire a former longtime employee because of her age, the […]

Poultry Supplier Pays $3.75 Million to Class of Hispanic Workers BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Koch Foods, one of the largest poultry suppliers in the world, will pay $3,750,000 and furnish other relief to settle a class employment discrimination lawsuit filed by […]