Contractor Assigned Hispanic Employees to Work in More Dangerous Spaces Than Non-Hispanics, Federal Agency Charges DENVER – Thornton-based AMI Mechanical, Inc. violated federal law by color and national origin discrimination, retaliation and records destruction, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission […]

Company Fired Certified Rigger Due to Epilepsy, Federal Agency Charges SEATTLE – A Washington-based company doing business as Diamond B Constructors, Inc. violated federal law by terminating a tradeswoman because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) […]

Truck Dealership Fired Employee After Leave Request, Federal Agency Charged NEW YORK – Regional International Corporation, a commercial truck and trailer dealership with locations in Western New York, has agreed to pay $65,000 and furnish other relief to settle a […]

Federal Agency Charged Drugstore Chain’s Personality Tests Had Negative Impact on Jobseekers Based on Race and National Origin CLEVELAND – CVS Caremark Corporation, a nationwide retail pharmacy and health care company based in Woonsocket, R.I., has reached a conciliation agreement […]

Home Care Company Refused to Hire Home Caregiver It Perceived as Disabled, Federal Agency Says BALTIMORE – M&R Consulting, LLC, a Towson, Md,-based home care agency doing business as Home Instead Senior Care, violated federal law when it rescinded a […]

North Dakota Construction Company Forced Female Truck Driver to Quit to Escape Abusive Workplace, Federal Agency Charged MINNEAPOLIS – A North Dakota civil construction company operating in Minot, N.D., will pay $59,000 to settle a sexual harassment and constructive discharge […]

D.C. Store Violated Federal Law by Failing to Provide Reasonable Accommodations to Deaf Employees, Federal Agency Charges WASHINGTON – Walmart Stores East, LP violated federal disability discrimination law by denying reasonable accommodations to deaf employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity […]

Female Full Professors at the University’s Sturm College of Law Were Paid Average of Nearly $20,000 Less Than Their Male Counterparts, Federal Agency Charged DENVER – The University of Denver will pay $2.66 million and furnish other relief to settle […]

Company Refused Transfer as a Reasonable Accommodation, Federal Agency Charged INDIANAPOLIS – St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center, Inc. will pay $15,000 and furnish other relief to resolve a lawsuit disability discrimination filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity […]

Major Retail Chain’s Personality Tests Adversely Impacted Applicants Based on Race and National Origin, Federal Agency Charged CLEVELAND – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Best Buy, a nationwide electronics retailer based in Richfield, Minn., have reached a […]