Energy-Efficient Lighting Manufacturer Fired Employee in a Wheelchair After He Requested Automatic Door Openers, Federal Agency Charged MILWAUKEE — Energy-efficient lighting designer and manufacturer Orion Energy Systems will pay $160,000 and furnish other relief to settle a federal disability discrimination […]

Company’s Criminal Background Policy Disproportionately Affected African-American Logistics Workers, EEOC Charged GREENVILLE, S.C. – The U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina today entered a consent decree ordering BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC (BMW) to pay $1.6 million and […]

Young, Male Mexican-American Workers Were Sexually Harassed by Restaurant Manager, Federal Agency Charges SAN DIEGO, Calif. – A San Ysidro, Calif., restaurant which serves Mexican food just north of the U.S.-Mexico border violated federal law by subjecting young, male Mexican-American […]

Court Rejects Doherty’s Argument That EEOC Cannot Proceed Without Discrimination Charge and Conciliation, Denies Motion to Dismiss MIAMI – A federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss a claim for a pattern or practice of resistance to the rights […]

Only Female Roustabout Fired for Reporting Sexual Harassment, Agency Charged DALLAS – An Iraan, Texas oil field construction and services company will pay $30,000 and furnish other relief to settle a retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity […]

San Diego Surgical Center Denied Hire to Applicant Due to Perceived Disability SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Sharp HealthCare, an operator of hospitals and medical facilities, violated federal law when it denied hire to a job applicant because it perceived her […]

Black Employees Subjected to Egregious Racial Harassment, Federal Agency Charged CLEVELAND – Mel-K Management Company will pay $80,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to resolve a federal harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), […]

Rental Pro Fired Employee Because of His Age, Federal Agency Charged LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Rental Pro, a miscellaneous equipment rental company located in Somerset, Ky. – with locations also in Hazard, London and Pikeville, Ky. – violated federal law by […]

Food Service Distributor Unlawfully Disciplined and Fired Female Worker Who Complained About Unequal Wages, Federal Agency Charges BALTIMORE – Gilbert Foods, LLC, d/b/a Hearn-Kirkwood, a food service distributor, violated federal law when it engaged in a longstanding pattern of sex-based […]

Dallas Suburb Steakhouse Fired Employee Due to Pregnancy, Federal Agency Charged DALLAS – Arthur’s Restaurant and Bar, a fine dining steakhouse and lounge in Addison, a suburb of Dallas, will pay $20,000 to a former cocktail server to settle a […]