Car Dealership Owner Subjected Employee to Constant Harassment for Being Gay and Having Crohn’s Disease, Federal Agency Charges CHICAGO – Chicago car dealership Evergreen Kia violated civil rights law by subjecting an employee to harassment because of his sexual orientation […]
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EEOC Sues Evergreen Kia For Sexual Orientation and Disability Discrimination
EEOC Sues Professional Endodontics for Age Discrimination
Dental Surgery Practice Fired Employee Four Days After 65th Birthday Due to Mandatory Retirement Policy, Federal Agency Charges DETROIT – Professional Endodontics, P.C., a dental surgery practice based in Southfield, Mich., with three locations, violated federal law by firing an […]
Read whole storyRuby Tuesday to Pay $45,000 to Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Suit
Boca Raton Restaurant Refused to Hire an Older Applicant Because It Wanted to ‘Maximize Longevity,’ Federal Agency Charged FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Ruby Tuesday, Inc., a Georgia corporation doing business in South Florida, will pay $45,000 to settle an age […]
Read whole storyKaiser Aluminum Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Agreement Provides $175,000 and Job Offer for Construction Worker SPOKANE, Wash. – Kaiser Aluminum Corporation, the leading producer of fabricated aluminum products in the United States, will pay $175,000 and reinstate its hiring offer to a qualified production worker to […]
Read whole storyJacksons Food Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination for the Second Time
Employee Recovering from Wrist Surgery Forced to Train Replacement, Then Fired, Federal Agency Charges BOISE, Idaho -Jackson Energy, a division of Jacksons Food Stores, violated federal law by refusing to accommodate a worker recovering from wrist surgery and terminating her […]
Read whole storyLocal 100, United Labor Unions to Pay $30,000 to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Lawsuit
Union Fired Two Black Organizers Due to Race, Federal Agency Charged HOUSTON – Local 100 of the United Labor Unions, a multi-state service workers’ union, has agreed to pay $30,000 in lost wages and damages to settle a race discrimination […]
Read whole storyEEOC Sues Bluefield, Va. Restaurant for Sex Harassment and Retaliation
Manager Groped and Propositioned Teenaged Hostess; Then Restaurant Reduced Her Hours After She Complained, Federal Agency Charges ABINGDON, Va. – A Bluefield, Va., restaurant violated federal law by subjecting a female employee to a sexually hostile work environment and retaliating […]
Read whole storyEEOC Sues the Children’s Home, Inc. For Sex Discrimination and Retaliation
Male Employee Not Considered for a Maternity Program Position Because of His Sex and Retaliated Against for Complaining, Federal Agency Charges TAMPA, Fla. – The Children’s Home, Inc., a Tampa non-profit children’s organization, violated federal law when it refused to […]
Read whole storyDash Dream Plant to Pay $110,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Lawsuit
Don’t Get Pregnant or You’re Fired, Orchid Grower Told Employees, Federal Agency Charged FRESNO, Calif. – A Merced County orchid grower will pay $110,000 and provide other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment […]
Read whole storyClougherty Packing Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit for $100,000
Meat Packing Company Subjected Female Employees to Unwanted Touching and Comments, Federal Agency Charges LOS ANGELES – Clougherty Packing, LLC, dba Farmer John, a Los Angeles-based meat processing company, will pay $100,000 and furnish other relief to resolve a sexual […]
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