Phoenix Restaurant Subjected Women to Physical and Verbal Abuse, Federal Agency Charges PHOENIX – Phoenix restaurant Mariscos Altata violated federal law by subjecting female employees to a hostile work environment based on their sex, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission […]

Decatur Sheet Metal / HVAC Company Allowed Verbal Harassment and a Physical Attack Against Black Hispanic Employee, Federal Agency Charged CHICAGO – Decatur, Ill.-based company King-Lar will pay $325,000 to settle a federal discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal […]

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a meeting on Wednesday, April 5, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., EDT), at agency headquarters, 131 M Street, N.E., Washington D.C. The meeting, entitled “The State of the […]

ValleyLife Failed to Provide Reasonable Accommodations to Employees With Disabilities, Federal Agency Charges PHOENIX – ValleyLife, a disability support services company, will pay $100,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment […]

Trucking Company Refused To Hire Applicant Because of Inability to Provide a Urine Sample Due to Medical Condition, Federal Agency Charged CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Covenant Transport, Inc., a trucking company based in Chattanooga, Tenn., will pay $30,000 and furnish other […]

Federal Agency Wins $70,000 for Worker Who Was Fired for Helping With Sexual Harassment Investigation GULFPORT, Miss. – Rite Way Service, Inc., a former Alabama corporation that provided janitorial cleaning services to commercial facilities in Mississippi and elsewhere in the […]

Placement Agency Fired Male Employee Because Of His Gender, Federal Agency Charged LAS VEGAS – Ultracare Las Vegas, an ultrasound technician provider, will pay $15,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal […]

Butcher Supply Company Fired Muslim Afghan Woman for Complaining About National Origin and Religious Discrimination, Federal Agency Charged ST. LOUIS — KASCO, LLC, a St. Louis company which manufactures and sells butcher supplies and meat processing equipment, has agreed to […]

New System Provides Online Interaction With the Federal Agency CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte District Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is one of five offices that will pilot the EEOC Online Inquiry and Appointment System, the […]

Company Fired Hebrew Pentecostal Truck Driver Because of His Sabbath Requirement, Federal Agency Charges CHARLESTON, S.C. – J.C. Witherspoon, Jr. Inc., a South Carolina corporation headquartered in Alcolu, violated federal law when it refused to accommodate a truck driver’s religious […]