Gas Station Convenience Store Chain Unlawfully Refused Accommodation for Worker With a Back Impairment and Then Fired Him, Federal Agency Charges SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Murphy Oil Corporation, which operates Murphy USA retail gasoline stores typically located in Walmart parking […]

Company Fired Employee for Objecting to Overbroad Medical Releases for Fitness-for-Duty Examination, Federal Agency Charged MINNEAPOLIS – A Minneapolis-based power company will pay $87,500 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity […]

Higher Education Technology Services Company Unlawfully Removed Employee From Her Position After She Revealed her Gender Transition MINNEAPOLIS — Ellucian, a higher education technology services company with operations in Minnesota, has agreed to pay $140,000 and provide significant non-monetary relief […]

Company Required Applicants to Complete an Unlawful Pre-Offer Health Questionnaire, Federal Agency Charged TAMPA, Fla. – KB Staffing LLC, a staffing firm servicing central Florida, made unlawful pre-offer health inquiries of applicants in violation of federal law, the U.S. Equal […]

62 Thai Farmworkers Vindicated After Exploitation at the Hands of Global Horizons LOS ANGELES – A federal judge has ordered farm labor contractor Global Horizons, Inc. to pay $7,658,500 for a pattern or practice of subjecting Thai farmworkers in the […]

Moving Company Fired an Employee Because She Complained of Harassment, Agency Says DETROIT – Morse Moving & Storage, a residential and corporate moving services provider based in Romulus, Mich., will pay $30,000 to settle a retaliation lawsuit filed by the […]

Milk Manufacturer Refused to Promote Woman Because of Gender, Federal Agency Charged DETROIT – A Grand Rapids, Mich.-based milk and juice manufacturer violated federal law by subjecting a female employee to sex discrimination, the U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission […]

Asheville Hospital Fired Employees Who Declined Flu Vaccinations Based on Their Religious Beliefs, Federal Agency Charged ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Mission Hospital, Inc., a North Carolina corporation based in Asheville, violated federal law when it failed to accommodate employees’ religious beliefs […]

Several Young Mexican-American Males Secretly Videotaped in Men’s Room, Federal Agency Charged SAN DIEGO – A San Ysidro, Calif., restaurant will pay $27,500 and furnish remedial relief to settle a male-on-male class sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the […]

Bakery Refused to Hire Applicants Based on Their Race/National Origin, Federal Agency Alleged HOUSTON – A large local bakery will pay $1,042,000 as part of the settlement of a class race and national origin discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. […]