Nick’s Sports Grill Fired Pregnant Bartender When She Couldn’t Fit Into Hot Pants, Federal Agency Charged DALLAS — Off the Air, II, Inc., which does business as Nick’s Sports Grill, a sports bar in Rowlett, Texas, will pay $24,000 and […]

Pregnant Employees Forced on Unpaid Leave After Reporting Pregnancies, Federal Agency Charges DETROIT – Simplicity Ground Services, P.C., an airline-ramp and cargo-handling company in Detroit, violated federal law by forcing an employee onto unpaid leave because of her pregnancy, the […]

Wyoming Manufacturing Company Supervisor Mocked Veteran With PTSD, Forcing Him to Quit, Federal Agency Charged PHOENIX – Mine Rite Technologies, LLC, a Buffalo, Wyo.-based manufacturing company, will pay $75,000 and provide other significant relief to settle a disability discrimination and […]

Palmdale School Failed to Pay Female and Male Tutors Equally, Federal Agency Charges LOS ANGELES – The Guidance Charter School, a Palmdale, Calif.-based charter school and non-profit organization, violated federal law when it paid a female math tutor less than […]

Discount Retail Chain Store Harassed and Then Fired Employee Because of Her Pregnancy, Federal Agency Charges ATLANTA – A Martinez, Ga., location of a discount retail chain store headquartered in Chesapeake, Va., violated federal law by discriminating against one of […]

Federal Agency Says Restaurant Changes That Result From Suit Will Benefit Deaf Employees SEATTLE – The Cheesecake Factory and its wholly owned subsidiary will pay $15,000 and implement changes to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. […]

Company Fired Employee Because of Her Anxiety Disorder, Federal Agency Charges NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee-based West Meade Place LLP, doing business as The HealthCare Center at West Meade Place, violated federal law by refusing to provide a reasonable accommodation to […]

Medical Practice Discharged Employee Because She Turned 65, Federal Agency Charged DETROIT – A Southfield, Mich.-based oral surgery practice will pay $47,000 to settle an age discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency […]

Petro-Chemical Contractor Fired Three Brothers Because of Their Blood Disorder, Federal Agency Charges HOUSTON – Signature Industrial Services, LLC (SIS) unlawfully fired three laborers – all of whom were brothers – because of a blood disorder that runs through their […]

Hospital Rescinded Job Offer Because of Applicant’s Need for Religious Accommodation, Federal Agency Charges DETROIT- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today that a health care provider in Owosso, Mich., violated federal law when […]