State University Hired 23-Year-Old Over Former Employee With 25 Years of Experience, Federal Agency Charges MADISON, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin System violated federal law when it refused to hire a former longtime employee because of her age, the […]

Poultry Supplier Pays $3.75 Million to Class of Hispanic Workers BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Koch Foods, one of the largest poultry suppliers in the world, will pay $3,750,000 and furnish other relief to settle a class employment discrimination lawsuit filed by […]

Staffing Agency and Manufacturer Denied Accommodations to Long-Term Temporary Worker with Kidney Condition, then Fired Him, Federal Agency Charges BUFFALO, NY – Remedy Intelligent Staffing, LLC (Remedy), a California-based staffing firm, and Lornamead, Inc. (Lornamead), a manufacturer headquartered in New […]

Male and Female Employees were Subjected to Harassment, Says Federal Agency LOS ANGELES / FRESNO — The U.S. District Court approved a consent decree between Alorica, Inc. and the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for $3.5 million and […]

UPS Freight’s Policy of Paying Disabled Drivers Less Violates Federal Law, Court Rules ST. LOUIS – A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for District of Kansas ruled on July 27, 2018, that UPS Freight violated federal law by […]

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 […]