Nebraska Bank Violated Equal Pay Act, Federal Agency Charges ST. LOUIS — A Nebraska bank violated federal law by paying women and men unequally for jobs with the same required skill, effort, responsibility, and working conditions, the U.S. Equal Employment […]

Female Facility Investigator Paid Less Than Male in the Same Position, Federal Agency Charges LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – G4S Youth Services, a former manager of programs and services at a juvenile correction and detention facility in Alexander, Ark., violated federal […]

Owner Fired Employee for Taking Prescribed Medications for Bipolar Disorder, Federal Agency Charges ATLANTA – Hester Foods, Inc., the operator of a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant franchise in Dublin, Ga., violated federal law by discriminating against an employee because of […]

Employee Was Harassed at Hawthorne Applebee’s Because of Her Gender Identity And Fired for Objecting, Federal Agency Charges NEW YORK – Apple Metro, Inc., which operates several dozen Applebee’s Neighborhood Bar & Grill restaurants in the New York City area, […]

Bell Lexus and The Berge Group Refused to Hire Woman Because of a Prescription Drug She Took for Her Disability, Federal Agency Charged PHOENIX – Two Scottsdale, Ariz., companies will pay $45,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability […]

Retailer Condoned Disability Harassment at West Virginia Store, Punished Employee for Association With Co-Worker, Federal Agency Charges ELKINS, W.V. – National retailer Big Lots Stores, Inc. violated federal law by condoning disability harassment and punishing an employee without disabilities for […]

Court Ruled County Violated the Equal Pay Act, Federal Agency Says BALTIMORE – Prince George’s County, Md., will pay $145,402 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle a federal pay discrimination lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced […]

Hackensack Firm Rescinded a Promotion After Learning That Worker Was Pregnant, Federal Agency Charged NEWARK, N.J. – A federal judge has entered a default judgment of $118,483 against a Hackensack debt collection firm in a pregnancy discrimination case brought by […]

Company’s Improper Use of Pre-Employment Medical Exam Screened Out Qualified Employee, Federal Agency Charged ST. LOUIS – A Claremore, Okla.-based manufacturer of sucker rods and accessories for the oil and gas industry will pay $106,000 and furnish other relief to […]

Farmworker Sexually Assaulted and Retaliated Against for Reporting the Conduct, Federal Agency Charges in Lawsuit TAMPA, Fla. – Favorite Farms, Inc., a farming business growing a variety of produce in Dover, Fla., violated federal law by subjecting a female farmworker […]