Los Angeles-Based Service Fired Cleaner Because She Wasn’t Fluent in English, Federal Agency Charges BALTIMORE – Blackstone Consulting Inc, which provides environmental, facilities management and other services to clients, violated federal law when it terminated a cleaner based on her […]

Employee With Disabilities Denied a Reasonable Accommodation and Discharged After Seeking Two Days of Unpaid Leave, Federal Agency Charges ATLANTA – American Woodmark Corporation, a wood cabinetry manufacturer, will pay $25,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the […]

Gentlemen’s Club in Florida Refused to Hire Male Bartender Because of His Sex, Federal Agency Charged PENSACOLA, Fla. – Gold, Inc., doing business as Sammy’s Gentlemen’s Club, an adult entertainment establishment based in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., has agreed to […]

Parking Company Laid Off Workers Based on National Origin, Federal Agency Charged BALTIMORE – LAZ Parking, the second largest parking company in the United States, will pay $155,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to resolve a federal national origin discrimination […]

So Cal Restaurant Denied Server Positions to Men, Federal Agency Charged SAN DIEGO – Burgers & Beer, a Southern California food chain based in El Centro, Calif., has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by […]

Newly Hired Employee Was Fired After Disclosing Brain Tumor, Federal Agency Charged SEATTLE – Prominent Pacific Northwest auto dealer Titus-Will has agreed to pay $125,000 and adopt anti-discrimination policies and training to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the […]

Egg Producer Harassed, Retaliated Against, and Constructively Discharged a Disabled Employee, Federal Agency Charged DETROIT – A Saranac, Michigan egg producer will pay $93,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment […]

Nationwide Shoe Retailer Unfairly Disciplined and Terminated a Black Assistant Manager, Federal Agency Charged CLEVELAND- DSW Shoe Warehouse Inc., a nationwide shoe retailer headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, will pay $40,000 and furnish equitable relief throughout the stores in its Midwest […]

Insurance Company Fired Employee Over Her Discrimination Complaint, Federal Agency Charges LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – USAble Life, an insurance company located in Little Rock, Ark., violated federal law when it fired an employee for complaining about discrimination related to her […]

Retailer Permitted Disability Harassment at West Virginia Store, Then Retaliated Against Employee For Reporting Harassment of a Co-Worker, Federal Agency Charged Elkins, WV – National retailer Big Lots Stores, Inc., will pay $100,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle […]