Retailer Unlawfully Fired Pregnant Employee Upon Receipt of Medical Information, Federal Agency Charges HOUSTON – Party supply retail chain Party City Corporation violated federal law when a Texas store fired a pregnant employee after she presented the company with physical […]

Customer Service Support Provider Refused to Hire Applicant Because She Is Paraplegic, Federal Agency Charged JACKSON, Miss. – Asurion, LLC, an international customer service support provider for electronic devices based in Nashville, Tenn., has agreed to pay $50,000 and furnish […]

Home Improvement Contractor Discriminated Against Customers, Created Hostile Work Environment for Afghan Employee SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Leandro-based home improvement contractor Fidelity Home Energy, Inc. violated federal law by creating a hostile work environment due to national origin that […]

Federal Agency Charged That Trucking Giant Refused to Hire Veteran Because He Uses a Service Dog CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – CRST Expedited, Inc. / CRST International, Inc. will pay $47,500 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination and […]

Casino Fired Employee for Asking for Medical Leave for Cancer Treatment, Federal Agency Charged CHICAGO – Midwest Gaming, LLC (operating as Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, Ill.) will pay $60,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit […]

Retirement Community Company Fired Director Who Opposed Disability Discrimination, Federal Agency Charges BALTIMORE – Erickson Living Management, LLC, a Catonsville, Md.-based company which builds and manages retirement communities in 11 states, violated federal law when it fired a director because […]

Palmdale-Based School Failed to Pay Female Tutor Equally, Federal Agency Charged LOS ANGELES – Guidance Charter School, of Palmdale, Calif will pay $8,000 and provide other injunctive relief to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment […]

MIAMI – USA Parking Services, Inc., a hospitality industry-focused valet and parking company, will pay $150,000 to settle the disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. According to the EEOC’s […]

Chain of Franchises Subjected Employees to Sexual Harassment and Retaliation, Federal Agency Charges LAS VEGAS – Several franchisees of the popular IHOP restaurant chain in Nevada and New York will pay $700,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual […]

Restaurants Allowed Employees to Grope Male and Female Workers, Federal Agency Charges SAN JOSE, Calif. – Carmel eateries Porta Bella and Mediterranean Restaurants, both owned by JCFB, Inc., violated federal law by permitting employees to sexually harass male and female […]