Retailer Based Continued Employment on an Unlawful Qualification Standard, Federal Agency ChargesLITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Walmart, Inc. and Walmart Stores Arkansas, LLC, a multinational retailer, violated federal law when it subjected a nationwide class of employees with disabilities to unlawful […]
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EEOC Sues Walmart for Disability Discrimination
EEOC Sues Kane’s Furniture for Sex Discrimination
Company Refused to Hire Women as Delivery Drivers, Delivery Assistants, and Warehouse Associates, Federal Agency ChargesPINELLAS PARK, Fla. – Kanes Furniture, LLC, doing business as Kane’s Furniture, which operates 17 furniture stores throughout Florida, violated federal law when it refused […]
Read whole storyBalfour Beatty Sued by EEOC Over Sex Harassment at Construction Worksite
Female Truck Driver Suffered Long-Term Harassment, but Management Ignored Her Complaints, Federal Agency AllegesRALEIGH, N.C. – Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc., a highway construction company incorporated in Delaware and doing business in Craven County, North Carolina, violated federal law when it […]
Read whole storyHooters of Louisiana to Pay $650,000 to Resolve EEOC Race and Retaliation Lawsuit
Restaurant Group Settles Federal Charges It Subjected African American Workers to Racially Hostile Work Environment, Refused to Rehire Them Because of Their Race and in Retaliation for ComplaintsNEW ORLEANS – Hooters of Louisiana, LLC and associated companies (“Hooters”) have agreed […]
Read whole storyEden Foods to Pay Over $182,500 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Owner Regularly Harassed Female Employees, Federal Agency ChargedDETROIT, MI – Eden Foods, Inc., will pay more than $182,500 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to obtain relief for former employees at […]
Read whole storyJury Awards Over $36 Million in EEOC Disability Discrimination Case Against Werner Trucking
ebraska Trucking Companies Refused to Hire or Reasonably Accommodate Qualified Deaf DriverST. LOUIS – An eight-person jury in Omaha, Nebraska returned a verdict of $36,075,000 in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on disability discrimination claims against […]
Read whole storyEden Foods to Pay Over $182,500 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Owner Regularly Harassed Female Employees, Federal Agency ChargedDETROIT, MI – Eden Foods, Inc., will pay more than $182,500 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to obtain relief for former employees at […]
Read whole storyJC Market Thriftway to Pay Over $50,000 Following EEOC Investigation
Supermarket Conciliates Federal Charge It Denied Reasonable Accommodation and Fired Newly-Hired Employee Due to a DisabilityNEWPORT, Ore. –JC Market, Inc., doing business as JC Market Thriftway, a Lincoln County, Oregon grocery chain, has agreed to provide $50,000 in compensatory damages, […]
Read whole storySAVA to Pay $150,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit
Settles Federal Charges Skilled Nursing Facility Operators Violated Title VII of the Civil Rights ActDENVER – SSC Montrose San Juan Operating Co., LLC and SavaSeniorCare Administrative Services, LLC (collectively, “SAVA”) have agreed to pay $150,000 and provide other relief to […]
Read whole storyEEOC Sues Bouchon and Thomas Keller Restaurant Group for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation
Upscale Las Vegas Restaurant Allowed Managers to Sexually Harass Employees, Federal Agency ChargesLAS VEGAS – KVP, LP, doing business as Bouchon Restaurant, and KRM, Inc, doing business as Thomas Keller Restaurant Group, together operate a restaurant chain including restaurants such […]
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