Centralia Restaurant Subjected Female Employees to Unwanted Touching and Sexual Advances, Federal Agency ChargesCHICAGO – Long John Silver’s violated federal law when it subjected female employees at its Centralia, Ill., restaurant to sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission […]

UPS Fired Jacksonville Employee Because of His Diabetes, Saying he Was a “Liability,” Federal Agency ChargesJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – United Parcel Service, Inc. violated federal law by firing an employee because of his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) […]

Medical Practice Failed to Reasonably Accommodate an Employee With Breast Cancer, Federal Agency SaysWASHINGTON – National Spine & Pain Centers, LLC, a Rockville, Md.-based medical practice with over 60 offices in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, will pay $75,000 and furnish […]

Airport Baggage Handling and Maintenance Service Company Subjected Black Male Workers to Abuse, Federal Agency ChargedBIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Engie Services, Inc., a Canadian company that provides baggage handling and maintenance services at airports across the United States, has agreed to […]

San Juan Restaurant Subjected Female Employee to Sexual Harassment, Retaliated Against Her and Forced Her to Quit, Federal Agency ChargedSAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO – A federal court has ordered a San Juan restaurant to pay $130,691 in a sexual harassment […]

Latest Quarterly Edition Includes Selected Notable 2020 DecisionsWASHINGTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the newest edition of the federal sector Digest of Equal Employment Opportunity Law (EEO Digest) is now available on the EEOC’s website. […]

Debt Collector Fired Christian Employee After He Refused to Be Fingerprinted Due to His Religious Beliefs, Federal Agency ChargesMINNEAPOLIS — AscensionPoint Recovery Services, LLC (APRS), a Minnesota-based estate and probate debt recovery company that manages decedent debt recovery for creditors, […]

LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that $4.8 million has been recovered to satisfy a judgment in a national origin and race discrimination lawsuit brought by the EEOC against Maui Pineapple. The EEOC brought […]

Federal Agency Continues Its Work in Forefront of LGBTQ+ RightsWASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is observing LGBTQ+ Pride Month, and the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County, by announcing the […]

Madison Store Used Older Graduation Date to Bar Man From Hire, Federal Agency ChargedMADISON, Wis. – A jury has determined that RockAuto, a Madison, Wis.-headquartered internet-based auto parts seller, violated federal law when it failed to hire a qualified job […]