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, […]

MIAMI – Blackwater Protection & Detective Agency, LLC will pay $35,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commis­sion (EEOC), the agency announced today. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Blackwater […]

Jonesboro Supermarket Refused to Accommodate Disabled Employee and Unlawfully Fired Him, Federal Agency Charged ATLANTA – Cincinnati-based national grocery store chain Kroger will pay $40,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), […]

Egregious Abuse Forced Female Employees to Resign, Federal Agency Charges KINGSTON, N.Y. – Birchez Associates, LLC and Rondout Properties Management, LLC, Kingston, N.Y.-based housing development and property management companies, violated federal law when they subjected female employees to a sexually […]

Longwood Restaurant Failed to Hire Applicant Because of His Beard, Federal Agency Charges in Lawsuit ORLANDO, Fla. – Chalfont & Associates Group, Inc., owner of multiple McDonald’s restaur­ants in Central Florida, violated federal law when it refused to hire a […]