Jewish Hospital Fired Black Employee Because of Race, Federal Agency Charges LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Jewish Hospital and St. Mary’s Healthcare, Inc., a Louisville hospital, unlawfully fired an employee because he is African-American, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged […]

Federal Agency Charges Giant Auto Parts Retailer Failed to Accommodate Disability-Related Absences of Employees, Retaliated Against Employee for Protesting CHICAGO – AutoZone, Inc. violated federal law when it implemented a nationwide attendance policy that failed to accommodate certain disability-related absences, […]

Legally Blind Veteran Denied Accommodation and Fired, Federal Agency Charged BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Sneakers Corporation, doing business as Just Sneakers, Inc., will pay $18,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal […]

Former Campus Director Forced to Surrender Right to File Discrimination Charges, Federal Agency Says DENVER – CollegeAmerica, a private college based in Salt Lake City, violated federal age discrimination law by including unlawful provisions in a separation agreement with one […]

Women Pressured for Sex, Degraded by Senior Management Official, Agency Charged JACKSON, Miss. – A Jackson-area Save-A-Lot grocery store operated by Venture, Inc. will pay $325,000 and furnish other relief to settle a class sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the […]

Hyattsville Store Rejected Applicant Who Needed a Reasonable Accommodation For His Kidney Condition, Federal Agency Charges BALTIMORE – Kmart Corporation, a leading national retailer, violated federal law by refusing to employ as a store associate an individual with a disability […]

Veteran Property Manager for Kanbar’s Tulsa Skyscrapers Replaced With ‘Younger and Prettier’ Property Managers, Federal Agency Charged TULSA, Okla. – Kanbar Property Management LLC (KPM), the property management company for several downtown commercial office buildings in Tulsa, will pay $140,000 […]

Judge Finds Firing Muslim Employee for Wearing Hijab Was Illegal SAN FRANCISCO – A federal judge has found clothing giant Abercrombie & Fitch liable for religious discrimination when it fired Muslim employee Umme-Hani Khan for wearing her hijab (religious headscarf), […]

Ranir LLC Settles EEOC Reasonable Accommodation Suit Grand Rapids Dental Products Company Refused Use of Special Cane for Employee With Severe Arthritis, Federal Agency Charged DETROIT – A Grand Rapids, Mich. dental products manufacturer settled a disability discrimination lawsuit brought […]

EEOC Sues Wyoming Electric and Communications Contractor for Sexual Harassment, Retaliation Cheyenne Company Failed to Address Sexual Harassment, Later Fired Woman Who Complained, Federal Agency Charged DENVER -A Cheyenne, Wyo., contracting company unlawfully retaliated against its only female electrician after […]