Among Many Violations, Chicago-Area Staffing Company Assigned Temporary Employees To Clients on the Basis of Sex, Federal Agency Charged. CHICAGO – A Chicago-area staffing agency will pay $800,000 under a consent decree resolving two discrimination lawsuits filed by the U.S. […]

Assisted Living Facility Fired Employee Due to Pregnancy, Federal Agency Charged OXFORD, Miss. – Magnolia NA, LLC, which owns and operates Magnolia Place Personal Care Home, an assisted-living facility located in New Albany, Miss., will pay $20,000 to settle a […]

ACT Digital Pilot Program Allows Online Interaction With Employers WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that 11 of its 53 offices will begin a pilot program called ACT Digital to digitally transmit documents between the […]

Agency Can Use Subpoena to Continue Investigation of Discrimination Even After Complainants’ Private Lawsuit Has Been Dismissed MILWAUKEE – A federal judge has approved a subpoena allowing the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to proceed with its class-wide race […]

Wenatchee Fruit Grower to Pay $17,500 for Firing Supervisor Who Is Pregnant With Twins SEATTLE – Wenatchee fruit grower Tiny’s Organic will pay $17,500 and implement preventative measures to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment […]

In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held today that courts may only conduct a “relatively bare-bones review” of the EEOC’s conciliation efforts. “Today’s decision puts the focus of the EEOC and the courts squarely on the merits of […]

Former Culinary Manager Sexually Harassed Female Employees, Federal Agency Said BALTIMORE – Red Lobster Restaurants LLC will pay $160,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to resolve a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the […]

Saleswoman Discharged Due to Multiple Sclerosis, Federal Agency Alleged RENO, Nev. — Nevada-based dealership Liberty Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge LLC violated federal law when it fired an employee diagnosed with multiple sclerosis instead of accommodating her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment […]

Real Estate Management Businesses Underpaid and Refused to Promote Black Assistant Community Manager Because of Her Race, Federal Agency Charged BALTIMORE – Rinnier Development Company, a commercial and residential real estate company, together with its related companies, will pay $25,000 […]

Company Made Illegal Medical Inquiries and Violated Confidentiality Requirements, Federal Agency Charged TULSA, Okla. – Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (H&P), a Tulsa-based drilling contractor, will pay a former employee $59,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. […]