Hotel Fired Employees Based on Race, Color, and National Origin, Federal Agency Charged MIAMI – The SLS Hotel, operated by hotel, restaurant and nightlife company called “sbe”, will pay $2.5 million and provide other relief to settle the discrimination lawsuit […]

Sports Merchandise Retailer Permitted Racist Slurs and Refused to Promote an Employee Who Complained JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Fanatics Retail Group, Inc. violated federal law by subjecting employees to racial discrimination, harassment and retaliatory failure to promote, the U.S. Equal Employment […]

Oilfield Service Company Subjected Asian Employee to Abuse, Federal Agency Charged MINNEAPOLIS – A Texas-based oilfield service company operating in Williston, N.D., will pay $39,900 to settle a racial harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), […]

Teens Among Victims of Misconduct Including Simulated Sex Acts, Sexual Contact, Unwanted Sexual Comments and Physical Threats, Federal Agency Charged ST. LOUIS – Two southern Illinois International House of Pancakes (IHOP) franchises will pay $975,000 and furnish other relief to […]

Cosmetics Giant Provided New Fathers Less Paid Leave and Related Benefits for Child Bonding Than It Provided to New Mothers, Federal Agency Charged WASHINGTON – Estée Lauder, one of the world’s leading manufacturers and marketers of skin care, makeup, fragrance […]

Company’s Strict Enforcement of 180-Day Maximum Leave and Attendance Policies Disadvantages Workers With Disabilities, Federal Agency Says LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today the simultaneous filing and settlement of a disability discrimination lawsuit against […]

Assistant Manager at North Myrtle Beach Location Subjected Two Sisters to Sexual Comments and Touching, Federal Agency Charged FLORENCE, S.C. – New Apple, Inc., doing business as Applebee’s Grill and Bar, a North Carolina corporation that owns and operates several […]

Restaurant Assistant Manager Physically and Verbally Abused Autistic Employee and Forced Him to Quit to Escape Harassment, Federal Agency Charged Charlotte, N.C. – Jax, LLC, which operates a Golden Corral restaurant in Matthews, N.C., has agreed to pay $85,000 and […]

Company Refused Deaf Employee’s Requests for Interpreter, Federal Agency Charges FRESNO, Calif. – Pacific Bell Telephone Company, formerly known as AT&T Pacific Bell, will pay $15,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. […]

Company Failed to Honor Agreement to Hire Applicant to Resolve Disability Bias Charge, Federal Agency Charged JACKSON, Miss. – Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., an oil and gas exploration services company with headquarters in Houston, has agreed to pay $280,000 to […]