Wisconsin’s Largest Ginseng Producer Subjected Female Workers to Hostile Work Environment and Then Fired Them for Resisting, Federal Agency ClaimsMILWAUKEE – A major agricultural company in central Wisconsin, Baumann Farms, violated civil rights law when it subjected female employees to […]
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EEOC Sues Baumann Farms for Sexual Harassment, National Origin Discrimination and Retaliation
EEOC Sues Arizona Subway Franchise for Disability Discrimination
Buckeye Fast Food Restaurant Discriminated Against an Employee With Autism and ADHD, Federal Agency ChargesPHOENIX – RCC Partners, LLC, doing business as Subway 701 in Buckeye, Arizona, violated federal law when it failed to accommodate an employee with autism and […]
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Restaurant Fired and Refused to Rehire a Worker Because She Was Pregnant, Federal Agency ChargesNEW ORLEANS – Bourne’s House, LLC, doing business as Bourne’s House Restaurant, violated federal law when it fired and then later refused to rehire a worker […]
Read whole storyAscensionPoint Recovery Services Agrees to Pay $65,000 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit
Debt Collector Fired Christian Employee After He Refused to Be Fingerprinted Due to His Religious Beliefs, Federal Agency ChargedMINNEAPOLIS — AscensionPoint Recovery Services, LLC (APRS), a Minnesota-based estate and probate debt recovery company, will pay $65,000 to resolve a religious […]
Read whole storyStar Cases / Zero Manufacturing to Pay $27,500 to Resolve EEOC Disability Discrimination Charge
Company Unlawfully Denied an Employee Reasonable Accommodation and Fired Her Based on the Company’s ‘No-Fault’ Attendance PolicyNORTH SALT LAKE, Utah — A North Salt Lake-based manufacturing company will pay $27,500 to resolve a disability discrimination charge filed with the U.S. […]
Read whole storyEEOC Scores Summary Judgment Win Against Stan Koch & Sons Trucking in Sex Discrimination Case
Court Agrees With EEOC That Trucking Company’s Use of Strength Test Developed by Cost Reduction Technologies Disadvantages Women, Violates Federal LawMINNEAPOLIS – A federal judge has ruled as a matter of law that Stan Koch & Sons Trucking violated federal […]
Read whole storyGreat Events to Pay $20,000 to Settle EEOC Sex-Based Harassment and Retaliation Case
Company’s Owner Subjected a Female Employee to Sexist Comments, Then Fired Her for Opposing It, Federal Agency ChargedSAN ANTONIO, Texas — Great Rentals and Events, LLC, doing business as Great Events, a San Antonio special events company which provides services […]
Read whole storyEEOC Presents its Second Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) Workshop Series
Federal Agency Offers New DE&I Workshop: ‘Unlocking Opportunities — Employing Individuals With Convictions’LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency responsible for enforcing laws against employment discrimination and harassment, continues its series of diversity, equity […]
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Facility Management Company Denied Employee’s Request to Work From Home to Protect Herself From COVID-19, Then Fired Her, Federal Agency ChargesATLANTA – ISS Facility Services, Inc., a Denmark-based workplace experience and facility management company with U.S. headquarters in San Antonio, […]
Read whole storyEEOC, DOL and other Federal Agencies Sign Pact with Mexico to Protect Mexican Workers’ Rights Here
Mexico, U.S. Will Continue Cooperation to Fight Abuses Against Workers, Regardless of National Origin or Immigration StatusWASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the U.S. Department of Labor and several other U.S. government entities on Thursday signed an […]
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