Property Management Company Settles Federal Charges of Harassing Three Hispanic EmployeesDALLAS – Alden Short and Hinson Jennings, a Dallas-based property management company, will pay $85,000 and furnish other relief to settle a national origin harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. […]

Owner Harassed Female Workers Based on Sex and Sexual Orientation, Federal Agency ChargesALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Sandia Transportation LLC (Sandia), a non-emergency medical transportation company with its principal place of business in Albuquerque, New Mexico, violated federal law by subjecting several […]

Cologuard Manufacturer Rejected Qualified Applicant It Viewed as Too Old, Federal Agency ChargesDENVER – Exact Sciences Laboratories, LLC, manufacturer of the Cologuard colon cancer screening test, violated federal law by discriminating against a job applicant based on his age, according […]

Distribution Company Fired Employee Because She Turned 65, Federal Agency ChargesNEW ORLEANS – J&M Industries, Inc., a manufacturing and distribution company based in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, violated federal law when it fired an employee because of her age after she refused […]

Transgender Male Cook at Tonawanda Pizzeria Subjected to a Hostile Work Environment Based on Gender Identity, Federal Agency ChargesBUFFALO, N.Y. – T C Wheelers, Inc., which operates T.C. Wheelers Bar & Pizzeria in Tonawanda, New York, violated federal law when […]

Global Payments Company Denied Worker’s Pleas for Remote Work Due to High Risk for COVID-19 Infection, Federal Agency ChargesATLANTA – Total Systems Services, LLC, a global payments processing company based in Columbus, Georgia, violated federal law by denying repeated requests […]

Statesville Store Refused to Accommodate Deli Worker and Fired Her Because of a Disability, Federal Agency ChargesCHARLOTTE, N.C. – Wal-Mart Stores East, LP violated federal law when it refused to excuse an employee’s disability-related leave and discharged her for violating […]

Staffing Company Excluded Female Workers From Specific Job Assignments and Duties, Federal Agency ChargedBALTIMORE – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has obtained a default judgment in U.S. District Court in its sex discrimination lawsuit against Green JobWorks LLC, […]

Hispanic Women and People With Disabilities Show Gains; Retaliation Tops Complaint BasesWASHINGTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released its Annual Report on the Federal Workforce for fiscal year (FY) 2020. Despite the significant progress the federal […]

Company Refused to Accommodate Employee with Autism and ADHD, Then Retaliated Against Him, Federal Agency ChargesBOSTON – Otis Worldwide Corporation, doing business as Otis Elevator Company — a global company based in Farmington, Connecticut that constructs, repairs, modernizes, and maintains […]