Housing Provider Allowed Harassment of Female Employees to Go Unchecked, Federal Agency Charged NEW YORK – HELP USA, Inc., a nationwide provider of housing and support services, will pay $150,000 and furnish other relief to settle a lawsuit for sexual […]

Company Fired Employee Due to Lung Issues, Federal Agency Charged NEW ORLEANS — Mid South Extrusion, Inc., a flexible packaging company based in Monroe, La., has agreed to pay $70,000 in lost wages and damages and provide other significant relief […]

Employer Refused to Provide Accommodations for Janitor With Cognitive Disability, Federal Agency Charges NEW YORK – Goodwill Industries of New York and New Jersey, which provides job opportunities to people with disabilities, violated federal law when it failed to provide […]

Owner/General Manager Sexually Harassed Female Employees, Federal Agency Charges FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A Plantation, Florida IHOP restaurant franchise violated federal law when its owner and general manager subjected a class of female employees to sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal […]

Health Care Company Refused to Hire Deaf Applicant Because of Her Disability, Federal Agency Charged DALLAS – BlueCross/Blue Shield of Texas (BCBS), a Dallas health care company, will pay $75,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit […]

Real Estate Investment Firm Fired Employee Because of Pregnancy, Federal Agency Charged CAMDEN, N.J. — Friedman Realty Group, Inc., a Gibbsboro, N.J.-based real estate investment firm that owns and manages apartment communities, retail shopping centers and professional office buildings, will […]

Female Employees Subjected to Sexual Harassment, Assault and Retaliation by Supervisor, Federal Agency Charged BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Sys-Con, LLC, a Sys-Con, LLC, a Montgomery, Ala.-based general contractor, will pay two former female employees a total of $70,000 and furnish other […]

Retailer Unlawfully Fired Pregnant Employee Upon Receipt of Medical Information, Federal Agency Charges HOUSTON – Party supply retail chain Party City Corporation violated federal law when a Texas store fired a pregnant employee after she presented the company with physical […]

Customer Service Support Provider Refused to Hire Applicant Because She Is Paraplegic, Federal Agency Charged JACKSON, Miss. – Asurion, LLC, an international customer service support provider for electronic devices based in Nashville, Tenn., has agreed to pay $50,000 and furnish […]

Home Improvement Contractor Discriminated Against Customers, Created Hostile Work Environment for Afghan Employee SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Leandro-based home improvement contractor Fidelity Home Energy, Inc. violated federal law by creating a hostile work environment due to national origin that […]