Mining Equipment Manufacturer Unlawfully Asked Applicants About Family Medical History, Federal Agency Charges PITTSBURGH – Joy Underground Mining, LLC, trading as Joy Mining Machinery, violated federal law when it required applicants to provide family medical history as part of the […]

Female Employee Subjected to Unwanted Sexual Touching, Comments by Male Employees, Then Reduced Work Hours for Complaining About Harassment, Federal Agency Charges RALEIGH, N.C. – Mayflower Seafood of Goldsboro, Inc., violated federal law by subjecting a female employee to a […]

Company Refused to Hire Applicant Because of Eye Impairment, Federal Agency Charged DENVER – Beverage Distributors Company, a wholesale liquor distribution company in Colorado, will pay $160,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the […]

HOUSTON – Rayford O. Irvin has been named director of the Houston District Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. Irvin started with EEOC in 2007 as deputy director and, since 2010, director […]

Company Violated Law by Firing Pregnant Employee, Federal Agency Charged ATLANTA – CFS Health Management Inc., dba Shefa Wellness Center, a Canton, Ga., medical practice specializing in cosmetic skin care treatments, will pay $37,000 to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit […]

Victory for Latina Immigrant Workers Who Were Harassed by Supervisor NEW YORK – Suffolk Laundry Services, Inc. will pay $582,000 to eight former employees to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The […]

Restaurant Fired Manager Days Before Medical Leave for Cancer Surgery, Federal Agency Charged BALTIMORE – OHM Concessions Group, LLC, which operates Dunkin’ Donuts stores at Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI), will pay $151,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle a […]

Uniform Company Refused Jobs to Class of Women for Years; Federal Agency Wins Victory After Years of Litigation INDIANAPOLIS – Cintas Corporation, a major uniform manufacturer and supplier, will pay $1,500,000 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Memphis District Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will join several other government and educational entities in a continuing legal education seminar (CLE) on Nov. 12 at the National Civil Rights Museum, the […]

Baton Rouge-Area Adult Day Care Fired Employee Because of Diabetes, Federal Agency Charged NEW ORLEANS – Baker Wellness Center, Inc., a Baton Rouge-area adult day care and wellness center, will pay $30,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability […]