Restaurant Co-Owner Sexually Harassed Male Employees, Federal Agency ChargesHONOLULU – A Honolulu restaurant and its outsourced human resources company violated federal law by subjecting male employees to sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit […]

Restaurant Refused to Honor Accommodation and Fired Employee Because of His Religion, Federal Agency ChargesCHARLOTTE, N.C. – Suncakes, LLC, a Texas-based company doing business as IHOP, violated federal law when it required an employee to work on Sundays despite a […]

Metallurgical Company Relegated Female Workers Into Lower-Paying Departments And Paid Them Less Than Male Employees, Federal Agency ChargesBOSTON – LeachGarner, Inc., a metallurgical manufacturer and supplier, violated federal law when it discriminated against a class of female employees by segregating […]

Sales Representative Was Terminated for Making a Protected Complaint of Sex-Based Discrimination, Federal Agency ChargesSAN ANTONIO, Texas –Dental Health Products, Inc. (DHP), a nationwide provider of supplies and equipment to dental practices, will pay $25,000 and furnish equitable relief to […]

New Orleans Store Settles Charge It Fired Employee Because of Ankle InjuryNEW ORLEANS – Goodwill Industries of Southeast Louisiana, Inc. has agreed to pay a former employee $60,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission […]

Construction Company Subjected Black Workers to a Racially Hostile Work Environment, Then Fired Them After They Complained, Federal Agency ChargedNASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, a construction management and general contracting company headquartered in Baltimore, will pay $1.2 million […]

Baby Formula Manufacturer Refused to Reasonably Accommodate 32-Year Employee, Federal Agency ChargesGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Mead Johnson & Company, a manufacturer of baby formula, violated federal law at its Zeeland, Michigan facility by failing to provide a reasonable accom­modation to […]

Manufacturer and Staffing Agency Ignored Multiple Sexually-Hostile Work Environment Complaints and Retaliated Against Females Who Complained, Federal Agency ChargesBIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Delaware-based Mueller Co., LLC and South Carolina-based IH Services, Inc. violated federal law by subjecting female IH Services employees […]

Hospital Denied Applicant’s Request for Religious Exemption From Flu Shot Requirement, Then Rescinded Job Offer, Federal Agency AllegesGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. —Mercy Health St. Mary’s, a Grand Rapids hospital and member of the Trinity Health system, violated federal law when it […]

MIAMI – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that Tamra Schweiberger has been selected as director of its Tampa Field Office, effective April 24. As director of the Tampa Field Office, Schweiberger will manage and oversee the […]