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 […]

Court Ruled County Violated the Equal Pay Act, Federal Agency Says BALTIMORE – Prince George’s County, Md., will pay $145,402 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle a federal pay discrimination lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced […]

Hackensack Firm Rescinded a Promotion After Learning That Worker Was Pregnant, Federal Agency Charged NEWARK, N.J. – A federal judge has entered a default judgment of $118,483 against a Hackensack debt collection firm in a pregnancy discrimination case brought by […]

Company’s Improper Use of Pre-Employment Medical Exam Screened Out Qualified Employee, Federal Agency Charged ST. LOUIS – A Claremore, Okla.-based manufacturer of sucker rods and accessories for the oil and gas industry will pay $106,000 and furnish other relief to […]

Farmworker Sexually Assaulted and Retaliated Against for Reporting the Conduct, Federal Agency Charges in Lawsuit TAMPA, Fla. – Favorite Farms, Inc., a farming business growing a variety of produce in Dover, Fla., violated federal law by subjecting a female farmworker […]

Two Black Organizers Fired for Not Meeting Recruitment Goal While White Organizer Remained on the Job, Federal Agency Charged HOUSTON – A Texas union engaged in organizing school employees violated federal law when it fired two African-American organizers because of […]

Workers Fired for Lacking English Skills They Did Not Need, Federal Agency Charged GREEN BAY, Wis. – Wisconsin Plastics, Inc. of Green Bay, Wis., a metal and plastic products manufacturer, will pay $475,000 and provide other relief to settle a […]

Federal Agency Alleged Italian Restaurant Group Refused to Hire African-American Applicants CHICAGO — Rosebud Restaurants, Inc. will pay $1.9 million and furnish other relief to settle a class race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEOC), the […]

Employee Fired for Posting About Discrimination on Glassdoor.com, Federal Agency Charges SAN FRANCISCO – Educational technology company IXL Learning Inc. violated federal law when it retaliated against an employee for accusing the company of discriminatory practices on Glassdoor.com, the U.S. […]

AARP CEO and EEOC Acting Chair to Discuss Persistent Problem of Age Bias WASHINGTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that several nationally known authorities on equal employment opportunity law and policy will speak at the […]