Public Commission Meeting Hears from Experts on Growing Use of Algorithms to Make Employment Decisions WASHINGTON – Big Data-the use of algorithms, “data scraping” of the internet, and other means of evaluating tens of thousands of pieces of information about […]

Oklahoma Chain Unlawfully Denied Reasonable Accommodations to Workers with Disabilities and Fired Them, Federal Agency Charges ST. LOUIS – Brown-Thompson General Partnership, dba 7-Eleven, a chain of Oklahoma convenience stores, violated federal law when it failed to provide reasonable accommodations […]

University Paid Female Full Law Professors Significantly Less Than Male Counterparts, Federal Agency Charges DENVER, Colo. – The University of Denver violated federal law by paying female employees lower wages than men, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged […]

Aid Organization Rejects Applicant Due to Intellectual Disability, Federal Agency Charges ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Global charitable organization the Salvation Army violated federal law when it refused to hire a young man with an intellectual disability for an entry-level position at […]

Belton, Mo., Eatery Refused to Interview Deaf Applicant, Federal Agency Charged ST. LOUIS — McDonald’s Corporation and McDonald’s Restaurants of Missouri will pay $56,500 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination suit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity […]

Hospital Failed to Accommodate and Subsequently Fired Nurse Technician Who Was Undergoing Medical Treatment, Federal Agency Charged ATLANTA – Emory Healthcare, Inc., which operates Emory University Hospital Midtown (EUHM) in Atlanta, will pay $15,000 and furnish other relief to settle […]

Manager Continuously Subjected Male Employees to Sexually Charged Insults, Innuendos and Inappropriate Touching, Federal Agency Charges NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nashville manufacturer Centurion Products, Inc. violated federal law by allowing its male supervisory staff to subject several male employees to sexual […]

Car Dealership Paid All Chinese Technicians Less Than Non-Chinese, Federal Agency Charges PHILADELPHIA – Chas. S. Winner, Inc., doing business as Winner Ford of Cherry Hill and Winner Ford, violated federal law by compensating Chinese emergency accessories and installations (EAI) […]

Employer Failed to Grant Leave Extension for Employee With Stress-Anxiety Disorder And Fired Him Instead, Federal Agency Charges DETROIT – A Detroit casino operator violated federal law by denying a reasonable accommodation to and then firing an employee because of […]

Poultry Company Fired Manager While on Approved Leave, Federal Agency Charged ATLANTA – Harrison Poultry, Inc., a poultry hatchery located in Bethlehem, Ga., will pay $100,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. […]