Federal Investigation Determined Grocery Subjected Employees to Sexual Harassment and RetaliationLOS ANGELES – Sprouts Farmers Market, a national grocery chain featuring natural foods, has settled a federal charge of sex discrimination including sexual harassment and retaliation filed with the U.S. […]

Federal Agency Charges Dealership Fired Female Manager and Replaced Her With Less Experienced MaleST. LOUIS – Vicars Powersports, a McAlester, Oklahoma retailer of motorsports vehicles, will pay $75,000 and furnish other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission […]

Settlement Follows Court Order Finding the District Limited Compensation of Teachers Based on AgeCHICAGO – Urbana School District No. 116 agreed to pay $206,301 to settle an age discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the federal […]

Settles Federal Charges That Marine Services Company Refused to Hire or Accommodate Worker Because of His Prescribed MedicationNEW ORLEANS – Eagle Marine Services Electrical and Refrigeration, LLC, a marine services company based in Berwick, Louisiana, has agreed to pay a […]

Federal Agency Charged Car Dealership Company Fired Longtime Employee To Avoid Healthcare CostsBIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Gregg Orr Auto Collection, Inc., a group of car dealerships, has agreed to pay $325,000 and provide other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment […]

Agency Found Manufactured Home Companies Allowed Discrimination Against a White Employee with Black Family MembersWACO, Texas – Cavco Industries, Inc.; Palm Harbor Homes, Inc.; and Palm Harbor Villages, Inc., which manufacture and sell manufactured homes in Waco, Texas, will pay […]

Federal Agency Charged Hospital Terminated Black Nursing Aide in Retaliation for Racial Harassment ComplaintBISMARCK, N.D. – Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center, a critical access hospital in Elgin, North Dakota, will pay $45,000 and provide other relief to settle a U.S. […]

Aids Implementation of Civil Rights Law Expanding Protections and Accommodations for Pregnant WorkersWASHINGTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a final rule to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), providing important clarity that will allow […]

Security Company Failed to Provide Religious Accommodation for Muslim EmployeeCHICAGO – Blackwell Security Services, Inc. will pay $70,000 and provide other relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency […]

Manager Refused to Hire Job Applicant Because of Disability and Asked Unlawful Questions During Interview, Federal Agency ChargedPITTSBURGH – GMRI, Inc., doing business as Olive Garden, will pay $30,000 and agreed to significant non-monetary remedies under a consent decree settling […]