Electronics Giant Allegedly Engineered Firing of Employee Because of Her Prosthetic Leg CHICAGO – Sony Electronics, Inc. will pay $85,000 under a consent decree entered in federal court today ending a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission […]

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced the filing of a lawsuit against the Chicago Board of Education, alleging that the board discriminated against pregnant teachers at Scammon Elementary School by subjecting them to adverse personnel actions, including termination in […]

CHICAGO – Bank of America will pay $110,000 to a former temporary worker and provide other equitable relief under a consent decree resolving a disability discrimination case brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. […]

Food Market Terminated Manager Who Filed Discrimination Charge, Federal Agency Charged INDIANAPOLIS – Two shareholders/officers of the dissolved corporation Bright Petroleum Inc. d/b/a The Bright Market, will pay $15,000 to a former employee and provide other relief to settle a […]

Senior Living Center Fired Employee For Complaining of Sexual Harassment, Federal Agency Alleged CHICAGO – Cordia Senior Living will pay $40,000 to a former employee to resolve a retaliation case brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the […]

Bakery’s Word-of-Mouth Hiring and Ads Stating a Preference for Spanish Speakers Also Discriminatory, Federal Agency Says HOUSTON – Lawler Foods, Inc. and Lawler Foods, Ltd., a Houston-area production bakery, violated federal law by engaging in a pattern or practice of […]

TO SETTLE EEOC CLASS INVESTIGATION EEOC Found Employer Discriminated and Retaliated Against Disabled Employees CHICAGO – Justrite Manufacturing Company, a Mattoon, Ill.-based manufacturer of storage, handling and security products, will pay $418,000 to settle disability discrimination complaints filed with the […]

Firm Implemented Remedial Measures When Allegations Came To Light DENVER – A former assistant in one of the offices of the regional law firm of Sherman & Howard L.L.C. filed a charge of discrimination with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity […]

Organization Fired Two Older Employees Because of Age, Federal Agency Charges WASHINGTON — Blinded Veterans Association (BVA), a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit that provides services to blind veterans, violated federal law when it fired two longstanding employees because of their age, […]

Federal Agency Charged Bridgeview Facility Illegally Fired Pregnant Social Worker CHICAGO – Midway Neurological & Rehabilitation Center, a provider of short- and long- term medical and rehabilitation care located in suburban Bridgeview, Ill., will reinstate a former employee and provide […]