Retail Chain’s Criminal Background Check Discriminated on the Basis of Race, Federal Agency Charged CHICAGO – Major retail chain Dollar General will pay $6 million and furnish other relief to settle a class race discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. […]

Retail Giant Failed to Employ Man Due to Disability, Federal Agency Charged DETROIT, MI-Family Dollar Stores of Michigan, LLC, a retailer with discount stores throughout Michigan, will pay $25,000 and provide other relief to settle a federal disability-discrimination lawsuit filed […]

Federal Agency Charged Newly Hired Employee Was Fired Over Prescribed Medication BOISE, Idaho – Boise-based Verity Property Management, Inc., will pay $22,500 and make substantial changes to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission […]

Resort implemented strict rules forbidding Spanish and retaliated against workers when they complained, Federal Agency Says SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The former operators of the La Cantera Resort and Spa have agreed to pay $2,625,000 to settle a national origin […]

Car Wash Terminated Worker Who Complained about Racial Harassment, Federal Agency Charged HARRISBURG — Eagle United Truck Wash, LLC, which operates truck washing facilities at truck stop locations around the United States, will pay $40,000 and furnish significant equitable relief […]

Federal Agency and Beverage Distributor Agree to Resolve Dispute Concerning Alleged Discrimination CHICAGO – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced it has reached a settlement in which Breakthru Beverage Illinois, LLC (BBI), a distributor of alcoholic bever­ages, […]

Female Nurses Paid Less Than Less Experienced Male Counterpart, Federal Agency Charged CASPER, Wyo. – Interim Healthcare of Wyoming will pay $50,000 and furnish other relief to settle a pay discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission […]

Class of Applicants Rejected for Hire Based on Their Disability or Age, Federal Agency Found CLEVELAND – Janitorial Services, Inc. & Arbeit, Inc. (JSI), a janitorial contractor located in the Cleveland suburb of Cuyahoga Heights, has agreed to pay $315,000 […]

Caster Manufacturer Fired Employees Who Opposed Misconduct, Federal Agency Charges PHILADELPHIA – Service Caster Corporation, one of the largest caster and wheel companies in North America, violated federal law when it discriminated against and harassed three workers based on their […]

Jury Finds Retail Giant Suspended and Failed to Accommodate Longtime Deaf Employee With Visual Impairment MADISON, Wis. – Late yesterday, a jury determined that Walmart violated federal law when it refused to accommodate the disabilities of a longtime employee, and […]