Manufacturer Terminated Employee for Complaining About Race Discrimination, Federal Agency Charged CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Desco Industries, Inc., a California corporation doing business in Sanford, N.C., will pay $45,000 to settle a workplace retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment […]

Milk Manufacturer Denied Promotions to a Woman Because of Sex, Federal Agency Charged DETROIT – Country Fresh, LLC, a milk manufacturer which operates in Livonia, Mich., a suburb of Detroit, will pay $84,750 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed […]

Orion Energy Systems to Pay $100,000 and Undergo Training MINNEAPOLIS — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has resolved its suit against Orion Energy Systems, a Manitowoc, Wis., lighting company, challenging a wellness program under […]

Kiosk Manager Fired Because of Orthopedic Disability, Federal Agency Charged GREENVILLE, N.C. – Zale Delaware, Inc., dba Piercing Pagoda, a jewelry retailer based in Irving, Texas, will pay $30,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal […]

BOSTON – Texas Roadhouse, a national, Kentucky-based restaurant chain, will pay $12 million and furnish other relief to settle an age discrimin­ation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor­tunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC had […]

Wyoming Manufacturing Company Subjected Veteran to Harassment and Forced Him Out Because of His PTSD, Federal Agency Charges PHOENIX – Mine Rite Technologies, LLC violated federal law by subjecting an employee at its Buffalo, Wyo., location to a hostile work […]

National Car Wash Company Rejected Black Employees For Promotion, Federal Agency Charged BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A national car wash company violated federal law when it denied promotions to a class of black employees because of their race, the U.S. Equal […]

Phoenix Restaurant Subjected Women to Physical and Verbal Abuse, Federal Agency Charges PHOENIX – Phoenix restaurant Mariscos Altata violated federal law by subjecting female employees to a hostile work environment based on their sex, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission […]

Decatur Sheet Metal / HVAC Company Allowed Verbal Harassment and a Physical Attack Against Black Hispanic Employee, Federal Agency Charged CHICAGO – Decatur, Ill.-based company King-Lar will pay $325,000 to settle a federal discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal […]

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a meeting on Wednesday, April 5, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., EDT), at agency headquarters, 131 M Street, N.E., Washington D.C. The meeting, entitled “The State of the […]