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 […]

Agreement Will Establish an Ongoing Collaborative Relationship Between the Two Entities ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis District Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Consulate of Mexico […]

Employee’s Firing Was Because of Disabilities, Federal Agency Charged ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Paloma Blanca Health Care Associates, LLC, d/b/a Paloma Blanca Health and Rehabilitation, which owns and operates a health and rehabilitation center in Albuquerque, has agreed to settle a […]

Companies Failed to Refer Applicants Based on Their Race/National Origin, Federal Agency Charged MEMPHIS – Staffing companies New Koosharem Corporation and Real Time Staffing Corporation will pay $580,000 as part of the settlement of a class race and national origin […]

Staffing Agency Refused to Hire Qualified Applicant because He Is HIV-Positive, Federal Agency Said PITTSBURGH — Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc., a nationwide staffing service for nurses and other health care professionals, will pay $75,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to […]