Federal Agency Alleges Latina Tractor Driver Demoted After Refusing Supervisor’s Sexual Advances SEATTLE -The largest grower of organic tree fruit in the United States, Stemilt Growers, and its integrated business, Stemilt Ag Services, violated federal law by subjecting a Latina […]

College Refused to Hire Adjunct Professor for Full-Time Position Because of Her Age, Federal Agency Charged CHICAGO – City Colleges of Chicago will pay $60,000 to settle a federal discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEOC), the […]

Staffing Company Refused to Accommodate Rastafarian Employee’s Dreadlocks, Federal Agency Charged ORLANDO, Fla. – An Orlando staffing company dedicated to Central Florida’s massive hospitality industry will pay $30,000 and implement a company-wide accommodation policy to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit […]

Experienced Production Foreman Fired Because of His Age, Federal Agency Charges DALLAS – A 52-year old production foreman with years of industry experience was pushed out of his job at the hands of a new superintendent for Fort Worth-based Atlas […]

Nebraska Bank Violated Equal Pay Act, Federal Agency Charges ST. LOUIS — A Nebraska bank violated federal law by paying women and men unequally for jobs with the same required skill, effort, responsibility, and working conditions, the U.S. Equal Employment […]

Female Facility Investigator Paid Less Than Male in the Same Position, Federal Agency Charges LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – G4S Youth Services, a former manager of programs and services at a juvenile correction and detention facility in Alexander, Ark., violated federal […]

Owner Fired Employee for Taking Prescribed Medications for Bipolar Disorder, Federal Agency Charges ATLANTA – Hester Foods, Inc., the operator of a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant franchise in Dublin, Ga., violated federal law by discriminating against an employee because of […]

Employee Was Harassed at Hawthorne Applebee’s Because of Her Gender Identity And Fired for Objecting, Federal Agency Charges NEW YORK – Apple Metro, Inc., which operates several dozen Applebee’s Neighborhood Bar & Grill restaurants in the New York City area, […]

Bell Lexus and The Berge Group Refused to Hire Woman Because of a Prescription Drug She Took for Her Disability, Federal Agency Charged PHOENIX – Two Scottsdale, Ariz., companies will pay $45,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability […]

Retailer Condoned Disability Harassment at West Virginia Store, Punished Employee for Association With Co-Worker, Federal Agency Charges ELKINS, W.V. – National retailer Big Lots Stores, Inc. violated federal law by condoning disability harassment and punishing an employee without disabilities for […]