Plasma Center Fired Employee Believed To Be HIV-Positive, Federal Agency Charges MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Plasma Biological Services, LLC and Interstate Blood Bank, Inc. d/b/a Plasma Biological Services, which own and operate plasma collection centers throughout the southern United States, violated […]

Workplace Culture Key to Preventing and Rectifying Retaliation WASHINGTON – Addressing retaliation is good for businesses and for workers a panel of experts told the Commissioners of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) during a meeting held today. “Effective […]

Elevator Manufacturer Refused to Hire Applicant in Retaliation for a Previous Discrimination Complaint, Federal Agency Charged MEMPHIS, Tenn. – KONE Inc., a manufacturer and servicer of elevators and escalators, has agreed to pay $85,500 to settle a lawsuit for retaliation […]

Hotel Failed to Halt a Barrage of Racial Slurs Endured by a Class of Latino / Brown-Skinned Workers, Federal Agency Charged LAS VEGAS – Pioneer Hotel, Inc. in Laughlin, Nev., will pay $150,000 and furnish other relief to settle a […]

Nursing Home Failed to Comply With Agreement Settling Disability Bias Charge, Federal Agency Says WILMINGTON, N.C. – A Parkton, N.C., nursing home violated a settlement agreement stemming from a disability discrimination charge when it failed to complete the payments that […]

Retailing Giant Intimidated and Humiliated Employee Who Complained About Harassment, Federal Agency Said BALTIMORE – The eastern division of the nation’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores East, LP, will pay $75,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to resolve a national origin […]

Supreme Court Lets Stand 7th Circuit Ruling That Reassignment Is Reasonable Accommodation CHICAGO – In a case that garnered nationwide attention, air transportation giant United Airlines Inc. has agreed to pay more than $1 million and implement changes to settle […]

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a meeting on Wed., June 17, at 9:30 a.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 131 M Street, N.E., Washington D.C. The meeting, entitled “Retaliation in the Workplace: Causes, Remedies, […]

NFI Logistics and Federal Agency Agree to Consent Decree CHICAGO – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today resolved its race and national origin harassment suit against NFI Interactive Logistics LLC, a privately owned provider of transportation and distribution […]

Employee Denied Promotion Because of Race, Federal Agency Charged JACKSON, Miss. – Dollar General Corporation will pay $32,500 and furnish other relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced […]