Car Dealer Subjected Employees to Offensive Slurs Like ‘Terrorist,’ Federal Agency Charged CHICAGO – The federal district court in Chicago has entered a consent decree requiring Rizza Buick GMC Cadillac, Inc., a Tinley Park car dealership, to pay $100,000 and […]

Company Refused to Allow Employee to Return After Heart Attack and Fired Him Instead, Federal Agency Charges MINNEAPOLIS – A Minneapolis-based distributor violated federal civil rights law by not allowing an employee to return to work after he had a […]

Atlanta Hair Salon Unlawfully Fired Disabled Veteran, Federal Agency Charges ATLANTA – Jamison Shaw Hairdressers, which operates a salon in the Buckhead section of Atlanta, violated federal law by subjecting a disabled employee to discrimination after she requested a reasonable […]

University Fired Black Professor After Being Denied Tenure Due to Race, Federal Agency Charged SAN DIEGO – Chapman University, a private university in Orange, Calif., will pay $75,000 and furnish other relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by […]

Spa Fired Female Employee Because She Was Pregnant, Federal Agency Charges CHARLOTTE, N.C. – CCR Wellness Investments, LLC, d/b/a Massage Envy, violated federal law when it terminated a female employee because she was pregnant, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission […]

Landmark Legislation Still Holds Significance for Millions of Americans MIAMI — Several federal agencies and local government bodies will join forces on July 2 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s signing of the Civil Rights Act […]

Management Services Company Fired Pregnant Housekeeper, Federal Agency Charged BALTIMORE – Greystar Management Services, LP, will pay $25,000 and furnish significant remedial relief to settle a federal pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the […]

Federal Agency Charged Institute Revoked Job Offers Because of Age ATLANTA – Bobby Dodd Institute, Inc. of Atlanta, an organization that provides employment opportunities to disabled individuals, will pay $40,000 and furnish other relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit […]

Male Supervisor Subjected Male Employees to Sexual Touching and Comments, Federal Agency Charged CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Metro Special Police & Security Services, Inc., a Charlotte-based provider of private security and public safety services, will pay $155,000 and provide other relief […]

Company Coerced Participation in Religious Activities and Fired Employees Who Opposed Them, Federal Agency Charges NEW YORK – A Syosset, N.Y.-based health network violated federal law when it forced employees to take part in religious activities in the workplace and […]