Two Black Organizers Fired for Not Meeting Recruitment Goal While White Organizer Remained on the Job, Federal Agency Charged HOUSTON – A Texas union engaged in organizing school employees violated federal law when it fired two African-American organizers because of […]

Workers Fired for Lacking English Skills They Did Not Need, Federal Agency Charged GREEN BAY, Wis. – Wisconsin Plastics, Inc. of Green Bay, Wis., a metal and plastic products manufacturer, will pay $475,000 and provide other relief to settle a […]

Federal Agency Alleged Italian Restaurant Group Refused to Hire African-American Applicants CHICAGO — Rosebud Restaurants, Inc. will pay $1.9 million and furnish other relief to settle a class race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEOC), the […]

Employee Fired for Posting About Discrimination on Glassdoor.com, Federal Agency Charges SAN FRANCISCO – Educational technology company IXL Learning Inc. violated federal law when it retaliated against an employee for accusing the company of discriminatory practices on Glassdoor.com, the U.S. […]

AARP CEO and EEOC Acting Chair to Discuss Persistent Problem of Age Bias WASHINGTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that several nationally known authorities on equal employment opportunity law and policy will speak at the […]

Kitchen Workers Compensated for the National Origin and Color Discrimination by Management MIAMI – Glaser Organic Farms, a Redlands-based retail farm owned and operated by Stanley Glaser, will pay two female kitchen workers $15,000 and implement important injunctive relief to […]

Fracking Company Fired Black Employee After He Complained That Coworkers Used a White Hood to Harass Him, Federal Agency Charged HOUSTON -A Houston manufacturer of equipment used in hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) has agreed to pay a former employee $120,000 and […]

Carrollton Auto Parts Manufacturer Fired Employee Over Sabbath Request, Federal Agency Charged ATLANTA – Decostar Industries, Inc., a manufacturer and supplier of automotive parts based in Carrollton, Ga., violated federal law by discriminating against an employee because of her religion, […]

Christian Camp Demoted Employee Because of Her Pregnancy and a Related Complication, Then Fired Her for Complaining, Federal Agency Charged HOUSTON – Carolina Creek Christian Camp, Inc., a Huntsville, Texas-area business offering summer camping and retreats, will pay $70,000 and […]

Boca Raton Restaurant Refuses to Hire a Qualified Applicant Because It Wanted to ‘Maximize Longevity,’ Federal Agency Charges FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Ruby Tuesday, Inc., a national casual dining restaurant chain, violated federal law by refusing to hire a qualified […]