Settles Federal Charges Raspberry Farms Sexually Harassed and Retaliated Against Farmworker EmployeesCAMARILLO, Calif. – Tres Hijas Berry Farms, LLC, will pay $200,000 and furnish injunctive relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment […]

Federal Agency Charged Grocery Store Failed to Hire Applicant Because of ReligionINDIANAPOLIS – Houchens Food Group, a large owner and operator of retail grocery, convenience and hardware stores and quick service restaurants headquartered in Bowling Green, Kentucky, will pay $40,000 […]

Pennsylvania Facility Settles Federal Lawsuit Alleging It Subjected Female Employees to a Sexually Hostile Work EnvironmentPHILADELPHIA – AMZ Manufacturing Co. (AMZ), an electroplating, painting and assembly business based in York, Pennsylvania, will pay $110,000 and provide other relief to resolve […]

Settles Federal Charges Janitorial Contractor Did Not Provide Deaf Employees with Reasonable AccommodationsHONOLULU – Nonprofit organizations Opportunities and Resources, Inc. and ORI Anuenue Hale, Inc., recipients of federal contracts to provide janitorial services on military installations throughout Hawaii, will pay […]

Federal Investigation Found Housekeeping Company Restricted Employees from Speaking SpanishSAN FRANCISCO – Healthcare Services Group, Inc., which provides housekeeping and other services to healthcare facilities and employees 35,000 employees in 48 states, agreed to provide monetary and injunctive relief to […]

Federal Agency Charges Dealership Fired Female Manager and Replaced Her With Less Experienced MaleST. LOUIS – Vicars Powersports, a McAlester, Oklahoma retailer of motorsports vehicles, will pay $75,000 and furnish other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission […]

Federal Agency Charged Trucking Companies Discriminated and Retaliated Against a Worker Because of Race and ReligionCLEVELAND – Nationwide automotive hauling and logistics company Wheeler Trucking, doing business as Wheeler Trucking Inc. and Wheeler Logistics, Inc. will pay $65,000 and furnish […]

Federal Agency Charged Restaurant Discriminated and Retaliated Against Black EmployeeATLANTA – Iron Hill Brewery of Buckhead, LLC, and Iron Hill Brewery, LLC, a chain of breweries and restaurants across several states, has agreed to pay $115,000 and furnish other relief […]

Federal Agency Charged Grocery Store Chain Subjected Employee to Sexual Harassment and Fired Her When She Refused to Undergo Unlawful Medical ExaminationHARRISBURG, Pa. – Weis Markets, Inc., will pay $75,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment and […]

Federal Agency Charges That the Companies Discriminated Against Employees Because of Their Sexual Orientation and/or Gender IdentityMOBILE, Ala. and CHICAGO – Harmony Hospitality LLC, which operates a Home2 Suites by Hilton hotel in Dothan, Alabama, and LAS Hardwoods, a hardwood […]