Company Fired Laborer Because of Back Impairment, Federal Agency Charged PITTSBURGH — MPW Industrial Services Inc., a provider of industrial cleaning, facility management and labor support services, will pay $37,500 and furnish significant equitable relief to resolve a disability discrimination […]

Richmond Store Denied Qualified Female Applicant Van Driver Job, Lawsuit Charged RICHMOND, Va. – Lee’s Food Corp., doing business as Food Rite Community Super­market, will pay $10,500 and provide other relief to settle a sex discrim­ination lawsuit filed by the […]

Supervisors Harassed Female Farmworkers Over Period of Time, Then Punished Them for Complaining, Federal Agency Charges DENVER – MountainKing Potatoes, the name under which Smokin’ Spuds, Inc. and Farming Technology, Inc., operate a potato warehouse in Monte Vista, Colo., created […]

Company Rescinded Job Offer to Applicant for Human Resources Director Position Less than One Day after Learning She Had Recently Given Birth, Federal Agency Says ALEXANDRIA, VA – Alexandria, Virginia-based Savi Technology, Inc., which specializes in providing sensor-based predictive analytic […]

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 […]

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 […]