Company Subjected Black Employees to Noose, Threats and Racial Slurs, Federal Agency Charged MINNEAPOLIS – A Hugo, Minn., construction company will pay $125,000 to settle a racial harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal […]

Restaurant Violated Federal Law by Permitting a Hostile Work Environment and Forcing an Autistic Employee to Quit to Escape Harassment, Federal Agency Charges CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Jax, LLC, which operates a Golden Corral restaurant in Matthews, N.C., discriminated against an […]

Car Wash Subjected Hispanic Workers to ‘Separate and Unequal’ Wages and Working Conditions, Federal Agency Charges BALTIMORE – Maritime Autowash, Inc. violated federal law when it subjected a class of workers to a hostile work environment and disparate treatment based […]

Employees With Disabilities Fired for Needing Additional Leave, Federal Agency Charges HONOLULU, Hawaii – Blood Bank of Hawaii violated federal law when it refused to provide reasonable accommodations for and then fired employees who required additional leave time for their […]

Female Primary Care Clinician Paid Less Than Male Physicians for the Same Work, Federal Agency Charges DALLAS – Denton County, Texas violated the Equal Pay Act by paying lesser wages to a female clinician than it paid to a male […]

Company Offered Female New Hire Less Than a Male and Fired Both After She Complained, Federal Agency Says ST. LOUIS – A Delaware company that until recently operated a Pizza Studio restaurant in Kansas City, Kan., and still owns other […]

Experienced Sales Leader Fired After Company Learned His Age, Federal Agency Charges GREENVILLE, S.C. – A 47-year-old sales leader with experience in the textile industry was unlawfully fired by Indian Land, S.C., textile manufacturer Keer America Corporation because of his […]

Cosmetics Giant Gave Men Lesser Paid Parental Leave and Related Benefits, Federal Agency Says PHILADELPHIA – Estée Lauder Companies, Inc., one of the world’s leading manufacturers and marketers of skin care, makeup, fragrance and hair care products, violated federal law […]

Employer Fired Employee with Cancer Instead of Granting Request for Medical Leave, Federal Agency Charges CHICAGO – Illinois Action for Children fired an employee who was on leave receiving treatment for breast cancer rather than granting her request for additional […]

Female Correctional Officer Sexually Harassed and Retaliated Against, Federal Agency Charged PHOENIX, Ariz. – The GEO Group, Inc., operator of the Central Arizona Correctional Facility (CACF) in Florence, Ariz., will pay $60,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual […]