CHICAGO – Gregory M. Gochanour, who has worked in EEOC’s Chicago District Office since 1993, first as trial attorney, and since 2001 as a supervisory trial attorney, has been appointed the District Office’s regional attorney, effective Jan. 8, the federal […]

Nightclub Made Unlawful HIV Medical Inquiry, Then Fired Employee, Federal Agency Charged HOUSTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that Diallo’s of Houston, a Houston-area nightclub and party venue, will pay $139,366 and furnish other relief […]

New Rule Implementing Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act Sets Employment Goals for Federal Agencies WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today published regulations explaining what federal agencies must do to comply with their legal obligation to […]

Female Paid Less Than Male Co-Worker For Doing Similar Work and Told Not to Speak Spanish on Production Floor Though It Was Part of Her Job Albuquerque, NM- – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that Kevothermal, […]

Agency Alleges That Teenage Employee Was Harassed Because Of His Sexual Orientation Washington- Capital Restaurant Concepts, Ltd., d/b/a Paolo’s GT-LLC, a District of Columbia corporation, violated federal law by subjecting an employee to sex harassment based on his sexual orientation, […]

Young Female Employee Sexually Harassed by Restaurant Manager and Terminated After She Complained, Federal Agency Charged SAN DIEGO – A federal judge has ordered Mexicali Chicken & Salads, an El Centro, Calif.-based restaurant, to pay $27,692 to resolve a discrimination […]

Company Discharged Employee After She Reported Harassment, Federal Agency Charges FRESNO, Calif. – Caruthers, Calif.-based companies South County Support Services and Southwest Transportation Agency will pay $89,691 and provide other relief to settle a charge of sex discrimination and retaliation […]

Leading Healthcare Provider Failed to Promote Employee because of Her Sex and Use of Maternity Leave, Federal Agency Said BALTIMORE – Dimensions Healthcare System, the largest not-for-profit provider of health care services in Maryland’s Prince George’s County, will pay $125,000 […]

Hospital Refused To Grant Employees Religious Belief-Based Exemptions From Flu Vaccination Requirement and Instead Fired Them, Federal Agency Charged ERIE, Pa. – Saint Vincent Health Center will pay $300,000 constituting back pay and compensatory damages to a class of six […]

Male Employee Was Subjected to a Hostile Work Environment Because of His Sexual Orientation, Federal Agency Charges MINNEAPOLIS — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has filed its first North Dakota case charging that an […]