Security Firm Forced Out Guard for Complaining About Racial Insults, Federal Agency Charges BALTIMORE – MVM Inc., an Ashburn, Va.-based diversified security services firm, violated federal law when it stopped accommodating a security guard’s religious beliefs and disciplined him in […]

Federal Agency Charges Local Company Engaged in Practices That Unlawfully Discriminated Against Non-Hispanic Applicants HOUSTON – Champion Fiberglass, Inc., a Houston-area manufacturing company, violated federal anti-discrimination laws by engaging in systemic discrimination against non-Hispanic applicants, according to a lawsuit filed […]

Employee Not Permitted to Wear Skirt Instead of Pants, Federal Agency Charges DETROIT – Sleneem Enterprises, LLC, a franchise operator of Tim Horton’s Café and Bake Shop in Romulus, Mich., violated federal law by refusing to permit an employee to […]

Company Refused to Adjust Work Breaks for Three-Year Employee With Back Impairment, Federal Agency Charges SEATTLE – Global candy manufacturer The Hershey Company violated federal law when it refused to accommodate an employee with a disability and chose instead to […]

Call Center Violated Federal Law by Refusing Accommodation for Employee With Asthma and COPD and Then Firing Her, Federal Agency Charges CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Advanced Home Care, Inc., a North Carolina nonprofit corporation which operates a call support center in […]

Heritage Bank Violated Federal Law by Paying a Woman Less Than a Man, Federal Agency Alleged ST. LOUIS – A Nebraska bank will pay $30,598 to a woman whom it unlawfully paid less than a man, pursuant to a federal […]

New York Apparel Company Fired Employee Rather Than Allow Her to Return to Work After Childbirth, Federal Agency Charges NEW YORK – Manhattan-based apparel company R. Siskind & Company, doing business as Siskind Group, violated federal law when it fired […]

Assistant Manager of Gonzales Store Fired for Protesting Sexual Harassment, Federal Agency Charges NEW ORLEANS – Amy’s Country Candles L.L.C., a Harvey, La.-based manufacturer and purveyor of scented candles, violated federal law by firing an employee for complaining about sexual […]

Health Care Provider Discharged Male Employee Because of His Gender, Federal Agency Charged LAS VEGAS – Nevada Health Centers will pay $35,000 and provide other relief to resolve a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor­tunity Commission […]

Predecessor Bank Refused to Accommodate Bank Branch Employees’ Disabilities and Put Them on Involuntary Leave, Federal Agency Charges NEW YORK – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed suit today against Buffalo, N.Y.-based M&T Bank, charging the company with […]