Workers Were Unlawfully Harassed by Supervisor, Federal Agency Charged NEW YORK – 82-10 Baxter Ave. Food Corp., doing business as Foodtown, will pay $285,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment […]

Health Care Company Rescinded Job Offer Because She Was Pregnant, Federal Agency Charged PHOENIX – A nationwide health care company headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., will pay $150,000 and furnish other relief to settle a lawsuit for pregnancy discrimination brought by […]

Senior Living Provider Rescinded Employment Offer and Refused to Accommodate Applicant With a Disability, Federal Agency Charges INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Senior living solutions giant, Brookdale Senior Living, Inc., violated federal law by refusing to hire an Indianapolis applicant because of […]

MIAMI – The University of Miami violated federal law by paying a female professor less than a male counterpart for performing equal or similar work, U.S. Equal Employment Oppor­tunity Commis­sion (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. The University […]

Insurance Company Unlawfully Fired Longtime Employee Based on Her Diabetes, Federal Agency Charges ATLANTA – American Security Insurance Company, a for-profit insurance company and subsidiary of Assurant, Inc., violated federal disability discrimination law when it terminated an employee because of […]

Milk Tea Franchises Abused Young Filipino Females, Federal Agency Charges SAN DIEGO – Asian tea and snack restaurant chain Tapioca Express and two of its franchisees have settled a sexual harassment lawsuit with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) […]

Two Female Employees Harassed and Then Fired After Reporting the Misconduct, Federal Agency Charges ATLANTA – Rockdale Grocery, Inc., doing business as Piggly Wiggly, will pay $50,000 and provide other relief to settle an employment discrimination lawsuit filed by the […]

Ambulance Company Refused to Provide Light Duty to Pregnant Paramedic, Federal Agency Charges SPOKANE, Wash. – The largest ambulance service provider in the nation, American Medical Response Ambulance Service, Inc. (AMR), violated federal law when it refused to accommodate a […]

Employees with Disabilities Denied Reasonable Accommodations, Federal Agency Charges Newburgh, N.Y. – KTF Enterprises, Inc. and Kirker Enterprises, Inc., which operate a nail polish factory in Newburgh, New York, violated federal law when they denied reasonable accommodations to employees with […]

Courtyard Monroe Airport Hotel Paid Women Less Because of Their Gender, Federal Agency Charges NEW ORLEANS – The operators of the Courtyard Monroe Airport hotel in Monroe, La., violated federal law when they discriminated against employees because of their sex, […]