IT Systems Analyst Paid Less Than Male Coworker for the Same Work, Federal Agency ChargedDALLAS — Dell, Inc. has agreed to pay $75,000 and to provide other relief to settle an equal pay and sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the […]

Dairy Processor Fired Employee Rather Than Accommodate Her, Federal Agency ChargesGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Agropur, Inc., a diary processor and U.S. subsidiary of Canadian-based Agropur Cooperative, has been sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for failing to […]

Agreement Will Help Both Entities Protect Vulnerable Mexican WorkersWASHINGTON – On Thursday, Sept. 2 at 10 a.m., the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Government of Mexico, through its embassy in the United States, will sign a renewal […]

Industrial Equipment and Services Companies Refused to Hire Worker Because of Medical Treatment for Anxiety and Opioid Addiction, Federal Agency SaysHOUSTON – Industrial equipment and services companies The Modern Group, Ltd. and Beaumont, Texas-based Dragon Rig Sales and Service, LLC […]

Three class-action lawsuits filed in district courts in Illinois allege that products containing vegetable oils, and not dairy fat, are falsely and misleadingly described as “fudge.” (See Reinitz v. Kellogg Sales Company, Bartosiake v. Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc., and Lederman […]

ompany Refused to Hire Pregnant Applicant, Federal Agency ChargedOXFORD, Miss. – Labor Source, L.L.C. doing business as Wise Staffing, part of Wise Staffing Group, one of the largest staffing services in the Southeast, will pay $40,000 and provide other relief […]

It’s déjà vu all over again, as mask mandates return and a growing number of employers—both public and private—require vaccinations for their workers.In California, vaccinated workers were allowed to go mask-free as of June 17, when the state’s Occupational Safety […]

NORFOLK, Va. — First Watch, a restaurant chain headquartered in Bradenton, Florida, has agreed to conciliate employment discrimination charges with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. Without admitting liability, First Watch agreed to enter […]

Employer Allowed Black Housekeeper to Racially Harass White Coworkers, Federal Agency ChargesMOORESVILLE, N.C. – T.M.F. Mooresville, LLC, operating as Hampton Inn & Suites in Mooresville, North Carolina, subjected white housekeeping employees to harassment and a hostile work environment based on […]

Staffing Company Discriminated Against an Applicant With One Hand, Federal Agency ChargesOREM, Utah – Elwood Staffing Services, Inc., a nationwide staffing company with a location in Orem, Utah, violated federal law when it did not hire a qualified applicant because […]