Court Agrees With Federal Agency’s Position That Sexual Orientation Discrimination Is a Form of Sex Discrimination Prohibited by Title VII WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that a federal court has denied a motion to […]

Company Refused to Hire Woman as Temp Worker Because Her Religion Forbade Her to Wear Trousers, Federal Agency Charges COLUMBIA, S.C. – Akebono Brake Corporation, a Michigan-based company that designs and manufactures automotive brake components, violated federal law when it […]

Local Wings Chain Engaged in Long-Standing Discrimination Against Older Workers, Federal Agency Says HOUSTON – Bayou City Wings, a Houston-based restaurant chain, has unlawfully engaged in a pattern or practice of intentional age discrimination in its hiring of host and […]

Owner Sexually Harassed Four Servers at Greensboro Tex-Mex Restaurant, EEOC Charges ATLANTA – El Chaparro, Inc. violated federal law when one of its male owners sexually harassed four female servers at its Greensboro, Ga., Tex-Mex restaurant, the U.S. Equal Employment […]

Restaurant Fired Employee Because of His HIV Status, Federal Agency Charged LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A McDonald’s restaurant owned and operated by Mathews Management Company and Peach Orchard, Inc. in Bentonville, Ark., will pay $103,000 and furnish other relief to […]

Supervisor Threatened Black Workers With Gun and Noose, Federal Agency Charged MINNEAPOLIS – A Hugo, Minn., construction company violated federal civil rights law by subjecting African-American employees to a hostile work environment based on their race, the U.S. Equal Employment […]

Company Refused to Hire Air Force Veteran With Bipolar Disorder as Truck Driver, Federal Agency Charged DALLAS – Stevens Transport, the largest refrigerated trucking company in Texas and one of the top four largest temperature-controlled carriers in the United States, […]

Sikh Applicants Denied Religious Accommodation During the Hiring Process, Federal Agency Charges LOS ANGELES – J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc., one of the largest transportation logistics companies in North America, will pay $260,000 and provide other relief to settle charges of […]

Manager Replaced Black Workers With Whites and Hispanics In Order to “Sprinkle a Little Salt,” Federal Agency Charged OKLAHOMA CITY – Automobile detailing business OnSite Solutions, LLC will pay $50,000 to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. […]

Staffing Agency Discriminated Against Latino Workers Who Were Recruited With Promise of Good Pay, Federal Agency Charges BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – An Alabama temporary staffing firm violated federal law by subjecting Latino workers to unequal working conditions and failing to provide […]