Company PresidentSexually Harassed Male Employees for More Than a Decade, Federal Agency Charges HONOLULU, Hawaii – Three related Hawaii tour companies — Discovering Hidden Hawaii Tours, Inc., Hawaii Tours and Transporta­tion, Inc. and Big Kahuna Luau, Inc. — violated federal […]

Non-Hispanic Applicants Turned Away From Entry-Level Positions, Federal Agency Charges FRESNO, Calif. – Marquez Brothers International, Inc. and its affiliates violated federal law when they failed to hire non-Hispanic applicants for entry-level positions because of their race, the U.S. Equal […]

Employee Alleged Staffing Agency Failed to Reinstate Her After She Complained About Discrimination FRESNO, Calif. – United Staffing Associates, LLC, a Visalia, Calif.-based staffing agency, will pay $24,500 and provide other relief to settle a charge of retaliatory discrimination filed […]

Agency Allows an Additional 40 Days for Input WASHINGTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has extended for 40 days the public input period on its proposed enforcement guidance on unlawful workplace harassment. The […]

Female Employee Subjected to Unwelcome Comments and Gestures by Store Manager, Federal Agency Charges OXFORD, Miss. – Dolgencorp, LLC, dba Dollar General Stores, Inc., violated federal law when it subjected female employees to sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity […]

Federal Agency Brings $725,000 Claim for Female Employees to Bankruptcy Court SEATTLE – A federal judge has entered a consent decree approving a $725,000 settlement against Federal Way, Wash.-based precious metals dealer Northwest Territorial Mint to resolve a sexual harassment […]

Mississippi Health Care Company Failed to Accommodate and Fired Disabled Employee, Federal Agency Charges JACKSON, Miss. – Pioneer Health Services, Inc., a Mississippi company focused on rural health care, unlawfully discriminated against a social worker/therapist because of her disability when […]

Furniture Company Fired Employee After She Disclosed She Was Pregnant, Federal Agency Charged CHARLOTTE, N.C. – RTG Furniture Corp. of Georgia, a Florida corporation that operates a chain of Rooms to Go furniture stores and distribution centers nationwide, has agreed […]

Automotive Components Manufacturer Fired an Employee for Making a Sexual Harassment Complaint, Federal Agency Charges CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – HP Pelzer, Inc., an automotive components manufacturer located in Athens, Tenn., violated federal law by firing a female employee because she complained […]

Nightclub Made Unlawful HIV Medical Inquiry, Then Fired Employee, Federal Agency Charged HOUSTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that Diallo’s of Houston, a Houston-area nightclub and party venue, will pay $139,366 and furnish other relief […]