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 […]

Officer Was Subjected to Sexual Harassment, Retaliation and Finally Constructive Discharge, Federal Agency Charged INDIANAPOLIS – The North Liberty, Ind., Police Department will pay $12,000 and make significant revisions to its anti-harassment policy and procedures to resolve a sexual harassment […]

Party Supplier Fired Employee Due to Pregnancy and Pregnancy-Related Condition, Federal Agency Charged HOUSTON – Party City Corporation has agreed to pay $39,000 in lost wages and damages and to provide other significant relief in order to settle a pregnancy […]

Maintenance Company Denied Hearing-Impaired Employee a Reasonable Accommodation and Fired Her, Federal Agency Charges DETROIT – Powerlink Facilities Management Services, a Michigan-based management and maintenance services company, has been sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for failing […]

Company Refused to Accommodate Employee With Anxiety By Reassignment to Vacant Position, Federal Agency Charges PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Citizens Bank, N.A. violated federal law by failing to reassign a long-term employee to one of several vacant positions after he became […]

Company Punished Employees for Complaining About Mistreatment, Federal Agency Charges OXFORD, Miss. – A tool company operating in Water Valley, Miss., violated federal civil rights laws when it denied an employee a reasonable accommodation for her disability, fired her and […]

Communications Specialist Fired for Complaining About Race Discrimination, Federal Agency Charges ATLANTA – The general board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church, Inc. doing business as Global Ministries in Atlanta, violated federal law when it fired an employee […]