Illinois Manufacturer Unlawfully Fired Employee It Regarded as Disabled, Federal Agency Charged CHICAGO – IDEC Corporation, a worldwide industrial device manufacturer, will pay $275,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination case brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity […]

Contains Q&A Section of Common Workplace Questions WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today posted an updated and expanded technical assistance publication addressing questions arising under the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Laws related to the COVID-19 pandemic. […]

PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Quinton Township Board of Education in Hammonton, N.J., reached a voluntary conciliation agreement to resolve a retaliation charge filed by a former employee, the federal agency announced today. Following an […]

African American Pipefitter Foreman Fired Because Of His Race, Federal Agency Charges RALEIGH, N.C. – Thompson Construction Group, Inc., a heavy industrial contractor based in Sumter, S.C., violated federal law when it fired a black employee because of his race, […]

Court Ruled That County Forced Employees Hired at Older Ages to Pay More for Pensions BALTIMORE – Baltimore County will pay approximately $5.4 million to over 2,000 county employees resolve a federal age discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal […]

Caster Manufacturer Also Fired Employees Who Opposed Harassment, Federal Agency Charged PHILADELPHIA – Service Caster Corporation, one of the largest caster and wheel companies in North America, will pay $85,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle a federal national […]

African American Pipefitter Foreman Fired Because Of His Race, Federal Agency Charges RALEIGH, N.C. – Thompson Construction Group, Inc., a heavy industrial contractor based in Sumter, S.C., violated federal law when it fired a black employee because of his race, […]

Call Center Fired Temporary Employees Because They Were Pregnant, Federal Agency Charges PHOENIX – Phoenix call center LogistiCare Solutions LLC violated federal law when it fired temporary employees placed by a staffing company because they were pregnant, the U.S. Equal […]

Company Failed to Accommodate and Fired Employee Due to Disability, Federal Agency Charged HICKORY, N.C. – Spencer Gifts LLC (Spencer), a Delaware corporation that operates novelty gift stores throughout the United States and Canada, will pay $90,000 and furnish other […]

Employees Unlawfully Fired Because of Disability-Related Absences, Federal Agency Charged BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Wayne Farms, LLC, one of the nation’s largest poultry producers, will pay $175,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the […]