Poultry Processor Fired Employee Because of Her Anemia, Federal Agency Charged WILMINGTON, N.C. — House of Raeford Farms, Inc., a poultry processor, will pay $52,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal […]

Female Employees at Sarasota Branch Subjected to Repeated Physical and Verbal Harassment, Complaints Ignored, Federal Agency Charged TAMPA, Fla. – SunTrust Bank, a large regional bank, will pay $300,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed […]

Workers Fired for Lacking English Skills They Did Not Need, Federal Agency Charges GREEN BAY, Wis. – Wisconsin Plastics, Inc. (WPI), a metal and plastic products manufacturer based in Green Bay, violated federal law by firing a group of Hmong […]

Trucking Company Fired Female Driver Because She Complained About Pay Discrimination, Federal Agency Charges BALTIMORE – Winebrenner Transfer, Inc., a Hagerstown, Md.-based commercial trucking company, will pay $42,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to resolve a lawsuit for retaliation filed […]

Detroit Nonprofit Whose Mission Is to Help Disabled People Refused to Accommodate and Fired Deaf Employee, Federal Agency Charges DETROIT – A Detroit nonprofit formed to assist people with disabilities violated federal law by discriminating against a deaf employee, the […]

Restaurant Refused to Hire Pregnant Applicant, Federal Agency Charged CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A Concord, N.C. Chick-fil-A franchise restaurant has agreed to pay $10,000 and provide substantial injunctive relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment […]

Federal Agency Obtains Nearly Half Million for Abused Oak Grove Female Employees PORTLAND, Ore. – National grocery chain Fred Meyer will pay $487,500 to seven workers employed at its Oak Grove, Ore., store and provide other relief to settle a […]

Additional Relief in the Form of Job Offers and Other Benefits Will Be Offered to Vulnerable Thai Laborers, Says Federal Agency LOS ANGELES – Three years after filing suit against farm labor contractor Global Horizons and six farms in Hawaii, […]

Manitowoc Company Fired Employee Because He Needs a Wheelchair, Federal Agency Charges MILWAUKEE – Manitowoc, Wis.-based Orion Energy Systems, Inc. violated federal law by firing an employee because of his disability, a mobility impairment, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) […]

Employee With MS Denied Accommodation and Fired, Federal Agency Charged CLEVELAND – Lifecare Medical Services, Inc., an Ohio medical transportation services company, will pay $72,500 and provide other relief in order to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the […]