Workers Who Were Sexually Harassed and Fired for Complaining Vindicated in Court’s Ruling FRESNO, Calif. – A federal judge has ordered Z Foods, Inc., once one of the largest dried fruit processors in the United States, to pay $1,470,000 in […]

Public Can Submit Comments on Proposed Update of EEO-1 Report Through August 15, 2016 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the publication of its revised proposal to collect pay data through the Employer Information Report […]

Assistant Manager of Rantoul Store Was Fired Because of Her Gender Identity, Federal Agency Charges URBANA, Ill. – Rent-A-Center violated federal civil rights law by discharging an employee from its Rantoul, Ill., store because she is transgender, the U.S. Equal […]

Louisiana Staffing Firm Failed to Hire Six Qualified Women Because of Their Sex While Hiring Only Men, Federal Agency Charged JACKSON, Miss. – A federal judge has ruled in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in its […]

Georgia Farm Favored Foreign Workers Over American and African-American Workers, Federal Agency Charged ATLANTA – J&R Baker Farms, located in Norman Park, Ga., will pay $205,000 to settle a national origin and race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal […]

Orlando Staffing Company Fired Rastafarian Employee Because of His Dreadlocks, Federal Agency Charges ORLANDO, Fla. – An Orlando staffing company dedicated to Central Florida’s massive hospitality industry violated federal law by firing an employee over his Rastafarian religious practices, the […]

Furniture Company Fired Employee After She Disclosed She Was Pregnant, Federal Agency Charges RALEIGH, N.C. – RTG Furniture Corp. of Georgia, a Florida corporation that operates a chain of Rooms to Go furniture stores and distributions centers nationwide, violated federal […]

Company Discriminated Against Older Women Applicants by Refusing to Hire Them, Federal Agency Charged DENVER – RCH Colorado, owner and operator of the Reserve Casino Hotel, a prominent hotel and casino in Central City, Colo., will pay $250,000 to settle […]

Restaurant Chain Subjected Transgender Employee to Sex Harassment, Then Fired Her for Complaining, Federal Agency Charges FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – Bojangles Restaurants, Inc., a North Carolina corporation operating a chain of fast food restaurants in the Southeast, violated federal law by […]

Amusement Park and Restaurant Fired Employee with Intellectual Disability Rather than Allowing Assistance with Clock-in Procedure, Federal Agency Charged AUSTIN, Texas – Austin’s FEC, LLC and Austin Entertainment Center, LP d/b/a Austin’s Park N Pizza, a Pflugerville-based amusement park, has […]