WASHINGTON – Thomas Colclough has been named the new director of field management programs for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. “I am proud and pleased to continue my service at the EEOC in […]

Illinois-Based Company Failed to Prevent Sexual Harassment of Employee by Customer, Federal Agency ChargedROCKFORD, Ill. – Kelley Williamson Company, a Rockford-based gas station, and convenience store operator, will pay $75,000 and furnish other relief to settle a lawsuit brought by […]

Service Provider for Military Health Failed to Properly Address Sexual Harassment Allegations, Federal Agency ChargedSAN DIEGO – Armed Forces Services Corporation (AFSC), an Arlington, Virginia-based provider of health and wellness solutions to military service members, has agreed to pay $60,000 […]

Rochester-Based Company Created Sexually Hostile Work Environment for Female Employees, Federal Agency ChargedNEW YORK – Green-Lantern Inn, Inc. and Pullman Associates, LLC, two commonly-owned Rochester, New York-based companies that own and operate the Mr. Dominic’s on Main and Mr. Dominic’s […]

Dog Kennel Company Subjected a Recovering Opioid Addict to Hostile Work Environment, Federal Agency ChargedCHICAGO – A dog kennel company in suburban Chicago, Rover’s Place, will pay $60,000 and furnish other relief to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. […]

Plant City Restaurant Subjected Black Employee to Racial and Homophobic Epithets, Then Forced Him to Quit, Federal Agency ChargedTAMPA, Fla. – Neighborhood Restaurant Partners Florida, LLC (NRP), which operates an Applebee’s Neighborhood Bar & Grill restaurant in Plant City, Florida, […]

Medical Practice Agrees Not to Collect COVID Testing Results From Employees’ Family MembersTAMPA, Fla. – Brandon Dermatology, a Tampa Bay-based medical practice, will compensate affected employees and furnish other relief to resolve a Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA) finding made […]

Black Employee Denied Performance Evaluation and Raise, Then Fired Because of Race, Federal Agency ChargedJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Lone Wolf Resources, L.L.C., an environmental remediation and construction services company based in Texas will pay $50,000 and furnish other relief to settle […]

Medical Practice Agrees Not to Collect COVID Testing Results From Employees’ Family MembersTAMPA, Fla. – Brandon Dermatology, a Tampa Bay-based medical practice, will compensate affected employees and furnish other relief to resolve a Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA) finding made […]

Company Refused to Allow Service Dog as Reasonable Accommodation, Federal Agency ChargesST. LOUIS – Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., a national arts-and-crafts retailer, violated federal law when it refused to reasonably accommodate a cashier at its Olathe, Kansas store by allowing […]