Company Fired Employee Over Religious Sabbath Request, Federal Agency Charged ATLANTA – Decostar Industries, Inc., a manufacturer and supplier of automotive parts based in Carrollton, Ga., will pay $38,500 and provide other relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed […]

Restaurant Discriminated Against and Fired Female Employee After Learning She Was Pregnant, Federal Agency Charges SAN DIEGO – Maurizio’s Trattoria Italiana, LLC, a fine-dining Italian restaurant in Encinitas near San Diego, violated federal law when it discriminated and fired a […]

Contractor Used Medical Questionnaires and Exams to Weed Out Employees With Potential Medical Issues, Federal Agency Charges BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Zachry Construction Corporation, a San Antonio-based construction and industrial contractor, violated federal law when it fired several employees whose post-offer […]

Small Marketing Business Fired Employee Because of His COPD, Asthma and Emphysema, Federal Agency Charges SAN DIEGO – InsideUp Inc., a San Diego-based marketing company, will pay $10,500 and provide other significant relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed […]

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Hospital Rescinded Job Offer Because of Applicant’s Need for Religious Accommodation, Federal Agency Charges DETROIT- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)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 […]

Plastics Manufacturing Company Fired Materials Handler Because She Complained About Sexual Harassment, Federal Agency Charged BALTIMORE – Plastipak Packaging, Inc. will pay $90,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to resolve a federal retaliatory discrimination lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity […]

Cleburne Store Demoted Department Manager After Denying Him a Reasonable Accommodation, Federal Agency Charged DALLAS – Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC, a nationwide chain of home improvement and hardware stores, will pay $55,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability […]

Janitorial Company Paid Female Employee Lower Wages Than Male Counterpart and Retaliated Against Her, EEOC Charged WASHINGTON – Vador Ventures Inc., doing business as Total Quality Building Services, a commercial janitorial services company in the Washington D.C. metro area, will […]

Detroit Casino Refused to Grant Extended Leave and Fired Employee with Stress-Anxiety Disorder, Federal Agency Charged DETROIT – A Detroit casino operator will pay $140,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by U.S. Equal Employment […]