Scharfenberger Law Blog

Save Edge to Pay $30,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Xenia File Sharpening Company Denied Applicant a Job Because It Regarded Him as Disabled, Federal Agency Charged INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Save Edge, Inc., a Xenia, Ohio-based industrial file sharpening company, will pay $30,000 to a rejected job applicant and furnish […]

Read whole story

Suncup / Gregory Packaging to Pay $125,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Federal Agency Charged Company Fired Employee Because He Was HIV-Positive NEWNAN, Ga. – Gregory Packaging, Inc., a nationwide manufacturer and distributor of juice products to school districts and medical institutions, will pay $125,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought […]

Read whole story

Yuma-Area Health Center Sued by EEOC for Retaliation

Regional Center for Border Health Fired Employee Because She Complained About Sexual Harassment, Federal Agency Charges SOMERTON, Ariz. – The Regional Center for Border Health, Inc., a Yuma-area health center, violated federal law by firing an employee after she complained […]

Read whole story

Lafontaine Cadillac Buick GMC to Pay $75,000 to Settle EEOC Racial Harassment Lawsuit

African-American Detailer Abused With Racial Slurs, Jokes, Federal Agency Charged DETROIT – Lafontaine Cadillac, Buick, GMC, Inc., a Highland, Mich.-based automobile dealership, will pay $75,000 to settle a racial harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), […]

Read whole story

Jamison Shaw to Pay $27,500 to Settle EEOC Lawsuit

Federal Agency Charged Employee Was Fired in Retaliation for Complaining About Employer’s Refusal to Provide Reasonable Accommodation for Scoliosis ATLANTA – Jamison Shaw, Inc., a hair salon based in Atlanta, will pay $27,500 to settle a disability discrimination and retaliation […]

Read whole story

New ‘Digest of EEO Law’ Issued by EEOC

Includes Key Federal Sector Decisions, Special Article on Harassment WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that the latest edition of its federal sector Digest of Equal Employment Opportunity Law, is now available online. This quarterly […]

Read whole story

EEOC Announces 2015 Federal Training Courses

OFO Director Says Proactive Prevention is Best Medicine to Stop Discrimination WASHINGTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Office of Federal Operations (OFO), today announced the issuance of the 2015 Federal Training Course Calendar, which is available online. […]

Read whole story

Jewel-Osco to Pay $400,000 to EEOC for its Fees and Costs in Contempt Action

Company’s Breach of Earlier Consent Decree Led to Award to Federal Agency CHICAGO – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed notice in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois that the Jewel-Osco chain of grocery […]

Read whole story

Pam Transport Ordered to Pay $477,399 In EEOC Disability Case

Trucking Company Subjected a Class of Drivers to Unlawful Medical Inquiries, Federal Agency Charged DETROIT – PAM Transport, Inc. has been ordered to pay 12 of its former truck drivers a total of $477,399 in a disability discrimination lawsuit brought […]

Read whole story

Noodles Asian Bistro Sued by EEOC For Pregnancy Discrimination

Restaurant Fired Employees Because of Pregnancy, Federal Agency Charges MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Noodles Asian Bistro, Inc., an Asian restaurant located in Bartlett, Tenn., violated federal law when it fired two female servers because of their pregnancies, the U.S. Equal Employment […]

Read whole story