EEOC Lawsuit Charged St. Cloud Tire Company Underpaid HR Director For Years in Violation of Federal Law MINNEAPOLIS – Royal Tire, Inc., a commercial and retail tire company based in St. Cloud, Minn., will pay $182,500 and be subject to […]

Manufacturer Fired Engineer After He Filed a Discrimination Charge, Federal Agency Charged NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Turner Machine Company will pay $80,000 and furnish other significant equitable relief to resolve a lawsuit for retaliation filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity […]

Federal Agency Obtains Relief for Three Jewel Employees Denied Accommodation, Court Calls for Extension of Decree and Appointment of Special Master CHICAGO – Federal Magistrate Judge Michael Mason has entered a Report and Recom­mend­ation, in the form of a court […]

Federal Agency Says College Refused To Hire Adjunct Professor for Full-time Position Because of Her Age CHICAGO– Harold Washington College, part of the City Colleges of Chicago system, violated federal law when it refused to hire a woman due to […]

Owner Tormented Workers, Fired Those Who Complained, Federal Agency Charged NEW YORK – Seapod Pawnbrokers, a chain of pawnshops in Brooklyn and Queens, N.Y., violated federal law when its owner harassed workers because of their sex, race, and ethnicity, and […]

Employee Who Filed Bias Claim Was Refused Severance Pay, Other Employees Blocked From Filing Charges, Federal Agency Charged MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Cardiac Science Corporation, an international manufacturer of diagnostic and therapeutic cardiology products based in Waukesha, Wis., will pay $50,000 […]

Federal Agency Alleged Pet Food Company Fired Lab Technician Due to Pregnancy LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Triple T Foods, an Arkansas pet food processor, will pay $30,000 to a former employee and furnish other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination […]

Erie Equipment Supplier Made Unlawful Medical Inquiries and Engaged in Retaliation, Federal Agency Charges PITTSBURGH – The Erie Strayer Company, an Erie-Pa.-based construction equipment supplier, violated federal disability discrimination law, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a […]

WASHINGTON – Andrea G. Baran, a 15-year attorney with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), has been appointed regional attorney of the agency’s St. Louis District, which includes offices in St. Louis, Kansas City and Oklahoma City, the agency […]

Auto Parts Giant Fired Black Manager for Resisting Race-Based Transfer, Federal Agency Charges CHICAGO – Automotive parts retail chain AutoZone, Inc. violated federal law when it forced a black sales manager to transfer out of a store on the southwest […]