Employee Was Fired Due to Perceived Disability, Federal Agency Charged MINNEAPOLIS – Lake States Lumber, Inc., a company operating in Duluth, Minn., has agreed to pay $100,000 to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity […]

MIAMI – Food Ventures North America, Inc., doing business as Wild Fork Foods, a member of the JBS USA family of companies, has agreed to pay $130,000 to settle a national origin and race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by […]

MIAMI – Food Ventures North America, Inc., doing business as Wild Fork Foods, a member of the JBS USA family of companies, has agreed to pay $130,000 to settle a national origin and race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by […]

Virtual Training Event for Public and Private Sectors to Take Place June 15-17 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that registration is open for its 24th Annual Examining Conflicts in Employment Laws (EXCEL) Training Conference. […]

Decatur Store Refused to Accommodate Deaf Applicant During Hiring Process Federal Agency Charges DECATUR, Ill. – Walmart violated federal law by failing to provide an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter for an applicant and failing to hire the qualified applicant […]

Expert Witnesses Show How Pandemic Harms Already Vulnerable Populations WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) explored the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on civil rights in the workplace at its first all-virtual Commission hearing today. “Today’s testimony […]

Audio-Visual Company Fired Worker Who Requested Telework Accommodation, Federal Agency Charged BALTIMORE – Design and Integration, Inc., a leading provider of audio-visual technology solutions, will pay $25,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to resolve a federal disability discrimination suit filed […]

Manager Inappropriately Touched Young Woman, Forcing Her to Quit, Federal Agency Charged ST. LOUIS – A small chain of Nebraska restaurants will pay $85,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment […]

Jacksonville Employer Permitted Racist Slurs and Nooses, and Fired Employee Who Complained, Federal Agency Charges JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that it has sued C and C Power Line, Inc. for racial discrimination, […]

Gainesville Client Services Employee Subjected to Daily Abuse and Then Fired for Complaining, Federal Agency Charges ATLANTA – Peachstate Health Management, LLC, doing business as AEON Global Health, a Georgia certified reference clinical laboratory in Gainesville, Ga., violated federal law […]