Restaurant Fired Employees Because of Pregnancy, Federal Agency Charged MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Noodles Asian Bistro, Inc., an Asian restaurant located in Bartlett, Tenn., will pay $25,000 to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission […]

WASHINGTON-Julianne Bowman, a long-time attorney at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), was named district director of the agency’s Chicago District Office, Chair Jenny R. Yang has announced. “It is with great pleasure that we welcome Julianne Bowman as the […]

Plasma Center Fired Employee Believed To Be HIV-Positive, Federal Agency Charges MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Plasma Biological Services, LLC and Interstate Blood Bank, Inc. d/b/a Plasma Biological Services, which own and operate plasma collection centers throughout the southern United States, violated […]

Workplace Culture Key to Preventing and Rectifying Retaliation WASHINGTON – Addressing retaliation is good for businesses and for workers a panel of experts told the Commissioners of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) during a meeting held today. “Effective […]

Elevator Manufacturer Refused to Hire Applicant in Retaliation for a Previous Discrimination Complaint, Federal Agency Charged MEMPHIS, Tenn. – KONE Inc., a manufacturer and servicer of elevators and escalators, has agreed to pay $85,500 to settle a lawsuit for retaliation […]

Hotel Failed to Halt a Barrage of Racial Slurs Endured by a Class of Latino / Brown-Skinned Workers, Federal Agency Charged LAS VEGAS – Pioneer Hotel, Inc. in Laughlin, Nev., will pay $150,000 and furnish other relief to settle a […]

Nursing Home Failed to Comply With Agreement Settling Disability Bias Charge, Federal Agency Says WILMINGTON, N.C. – A Parkton, N.C., nursing home violated a settlement agreement stemming from a disability discrimination charge when it failed to complete the payments that […]

Retailing Giant Intimidated and Humiliated Employee Who Complained About Harassment, Federal Agency Said BALTIMORE – The eastern division of the nation’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores East, LP, will pay $75,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to resolve a national origin […]

Supreme Court Lets Stand 7th Circuit Ruling That Reassignment Is Reasonable Accommodation CHICAGO – In a case that garnered nationwide attention, air transportation giant United Airlines Inc. has agreed to pay more than $1 million and implement changes to settle […]

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a meeting on Wed., June 17, at 9:30 a.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 131 M Street, N.E., Washington D.C. The meeting, entitled “Retaliation in the Workplace: Causes, Remedies, […]