Service of Process Law in Pa. – Lamp v. Heyman
(CLICK HERE TO SEE MAJORITY OPINION) (CLICK HERE TO SEE DISSENTING OPINION) Service of Process Law in Pennsylvania recently changed with the current Supreme Court Opinion. Service of Process Law in Pennsylvania recently changed in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court... Read More →
COVID-19 DISABILITY & RETALIATION LAWSUIT
The EEOC filed two COVID-19 lawsuits alleging that a pharmacy discriminated against employees with disabilities that rendered them vulnerable to serious illness if they contracted COVID-19. The two employers took different approaches to the virus, but both ran afoul of... Read More →
SEXUAL HARASSMENT SUIT SETTLED FOR $125,000
A restaurant group that includes Liberty Warehouse, a popular Brooklyn, N.Y. wedding venue, agreed to pay $125,000 and provide extensive non-monetary relief to settle a sexual harassment and sex discrimination lawsuit. That restaurant group includes the Manhattan restaurants and event... Read More →
Deaf Discrimination Lawsuit Settled
SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET TO PAY $280,0000 TO SETTLE DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION SUITS Grocery Store Chain Settles Claims of Discrimination Based on Failure to Hire Deaf Applicants Sprouts Farmers Market settled claims for disability discrimination against deaf employees for deaf discrimination and... Read More →
Retaliation Suit For Filing EEOC Charge Settled
WOODLANDS PSYCHIATRY TO PAY $22,500 TO SETTLE EEOC RETALIATION LAWSUIT Owner Fired Employee Via Text After Receiving Her Discrimination Charge, According to Lawsuit Claiming Retaliation The Woodlands Psychiatry and Counseling Company, formerly known as the Woodlands Integrative Care Hospital (Woodlands Psychiatry),... Read More →
ADA, Americans With Disabilities Act Suit Resolved
CROTHALL HEALTHCARE TO PAY $37,500 TO SETTLE ADA DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT Linen Services Provider Refused to Hire Individual Because of His Disabilities – Violating the ADA, Americans With Disabilities Act Crothall Healthcare, Inc., a medical laundry and linen service, will... Read More →
Race Discrimination and Retaliation Suit Resolved
CHICAGO MEAT AUTHORITY TO PAY $1.1 MILLION TO SETTLE EEOC RACE DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION SUIT Race Discrimination – Meat Processing Company Harassed Black Employees, Rejected Them for Hire, and Fired a Black Employee for Complaining, Federal Agency Charged CHICAGO –... Read More →
Title VII Includes LGBTQIA Community
Title VII Protects LGBTQIA Community In a landmark decision in June 2020, The U.S. Supreme Court held that Title VII’s ban on sex discrimination now protects LGBTQIA employees. The court rendered its decision 6-3, with Justice Neil M. Gorsuch penning... Read More →
Robert Maizel Argues to Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Robert Maizel Presents Argument to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court What constitutes a good faith effort to effect service? Is the court seeking to revamp Lamp v. Heyman, 366 A.2d 882 (Pa. 1976) and McCreesh v. City of Phila., 888 A.2d... Read More →
FEDEX $3.3 Million ADA Settlement
FEDEX GROUND TO PAY $3.3 MILLION TO SETTLE EEOC DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT Consent Decree Requires Accommodations for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Package Handlers FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. will pay $3.3 million and provide programmatic relief to resolve a... Read More →
ACME RESOLVES DISABILITY CLAIM
EEOC SETTLEMENT OF DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION CLAIM Malvern, Pennsylvania based ACME Markets, Inc., a supermarket chain that operates 164 stores in Pennsylvania and five other states, will pay $60,000 and provide significant equitable relief to settle a disability discrimination charge filed... Read More →
Has Coronavirus Ended the Handshake?
Has Coronavirus / COVID-19 Ended the Handshake? The Coronavirus Pandemic will change the way we do business. The handshake, a staple of business, has existed in some form or another for thousands of years, but its origins are somewhat unclear.... Read More →
Race and Sexual Harassment Suits Settled
BAY COUNTRY PROFESSIONAL CONCRETE WILL PAY $74,000 TO SETTLE EEOC HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION LAWSUITS Concrete Contractor Fired Workers Who Opposed Harassment Baltimore County-based Bay Country Professional Concrete will pay $74,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle two... Read More →
Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Employer Expanded Family and Medical Leave Requirements Coronavirus COVID-19 is on the tip of everyone’s tongue, but how it affects your employment is uncharted territory. Robert Maizel is an expert in the employment field... Read More →
Coronavirus & Employment
WE HOPE EVERYONE IS SAFE DURING THE COVID-19 / CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC! CALL ROBERT MAIZEL ANYTIME AT 215-695-3000. WE HOPE EVERYONE IS SAFE! WE ARE WORKING HARD DURING THE COVID-19 / CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC TO HELP OUR CLIENTS, BOTH CURRENT AND NEW,... Read More →
Police Officer Sues Bristol
Former Officer Sues Bristol, Claims He Was Wrongfully Terminated & Harassed Tom Sofield March 7, 2020 File photo A former Bristol Borough police officer is suing the municipality and several officials. Officer Justin Gross has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit... Read More →
Coronavirus, COVID-19, Outbreak
Robert Maizel and Saffren & Weinberg continue to monitor the Coronavirus, COVID-19 outbreak as the health and safety of our clients and employees is foremost in our minds. Our thoughts and prayers are with those who are impacted by the virus... Read More →
You and Coronavirus
Since we are on heightened alert for the Coronavirus, here is a solid source of information. Apparently, if you are infected you may be able to infect your pets. Steps to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 if you are... Read More →
CNN TO PAY $76 MILLION
CNN TO PAY $76 MILLION IN BACK-PAY As part of a settlement signed today, CNN has agreed to pay $76 million in back-pay, the largest monetary remedy in the history of the National Labor Relations Board. The back-pay amount, larger... Read More →
Sexual Harassment Settlement
UNITED AIRLINES TO PAY $321,000 TO SETTLE SEXUAL HARASSMENT DISCRIMINATION SUIT Pilot Repeatedly Posted Sexually Explicit Photos of a Flight Attendant To Websites for Years United Airlines, Inc., a Chicago-headquartered international airline operating in over 300 airports across five continents, has... Read More →
Employer Sued for Racial Discrimination
SIKORSKY GLOBAL HELICOPTERS SUED FOR RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION Helicopter Maker Racially Harassed Workers, Federal Agency Charged Sikorsky Global Helicopters, a Stratford, Conn.-based manufacturer of helicopters for commercial and military use, violated federal law when it subjected a class... Read More →
$5.2M ADA Verdict Against Walmart
Jury Awards $5.2 Million Against Walmart in EEOC ADA Disability Discrimination Case Jury Finds Retail Giant Suspended and Failed to Accommodate Longtime Deaf Employee With Visual Impairment MADISON, Wis. – Late yesterday, a jury determined that Walmart violated federal law... Read More →
Pregnancy Discrimination
QUALITY MIDWESTERN HOLDINGS / QUALITY SERVICES MOVING SUED FOR PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION Moving Company Unfairly Denied Employment Opportunities to Pregnant Woman Quality Midwestern Holdings, LLC, doing business as Quality Services Moving, a moving and storage company violated federal law by intentionally... Read More →
Pregnancy & Disability Suit
DOODYCALLS SUED FOR PREGNANCY AND DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION Pet Waste Removal Company Fired Pregnant Worker, Federal Agency Charges The Virginia based DoodyCalls, a leading pet waste removal company, violated federal law when it fired a pregnant worker because of her pregnancy and... Read More →
Superior Court Argument
Robert Maizel Argued the Superior Court of Pennsylvania in the Case of Matthews v. Batroney on an Issue of First Impression. The Issue Before the Court was Whether the Judge is Bound to Instruct the Jury on the Charges Agreed Upon... Read More →
Greyhound Bus Religious Discrimination Suit
GREYHOUND LINES, INC. SUED FOR RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION Bus Carrier Refused to Accommodate Muslim Driver’s Religious Beliefs Greyhound Lines, Inc., the largest provider of intercity bus transportation in the United States, violated federal law when it refused to accommodate the... Read More →
Hygienists Fired Age Discrimination
CAPITAL CITY DENTAL CARE FOR AGE DISCRIMINATION Dental Practice Fired Dental Hygienists Because of Age, Federal Agency Charges Capital City Dental Care, a dental practice headquartered in Harrisburg, Pa., violated federal law when it fired a group of dental hygienists... Read More →
Disability Suit Settled
PROTOCALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. TO PAY $31,000 TO SETTLE DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AT THE EEOC LEVEL Energy Company Fired Employee Because She Has Dyslexia, Federal Agency Charged Protocall Communications, Inc., a company that markets energy price protection in eight states, will... Read More →
Pregnancy Discrimination Suit Settled
FRIEDMAN REALTY GROUP TO PAY $60,000 TO SETTLE PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION SUIT Real Estate Investment Firm Fired Employee Because of Pregnancy Friedman Realty Group, Inc., a Gibbsboro, N.J.-based real estate investment firm that owns and manages apartment communities, retail shopping... Read More →
Disability Discrimination & Retaliation Suit Filed
ERICKSON LIVING MANAGEMENT SUED FOR RETALIATION Retirement Community Company Fired Director Who Opposed Disability Discrimination, Federal Agency Charges Erickson Living Management, LLC, a Catonsville, Md.-based company which builds and manages retirement communities in 11 states, violated federal law when it... Read More →
ADA Failure to Accommodate
STANLEY BLACK & DECKER WILL PAY $140,000 TO SETTLE DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION (ADA) SUIT Tool Manufacturer Fired Employee Who Needed Leave for Medical Treatment Stanley Black & Decker Inc., a global diversified industrial company, will pay $140,000 and furnish significant equitable... Read More →
Musician Ryan Adams Sexual Harassment
Singer Songwriter Ryan Adams Faces a #MeToo Moment for Sexual Harassment Has the end of the road come for this popular performer? Now in a recent New York Times article, it has come to light that several female performers, including... Read More →
Self Prescribed Medical Marijuana
Employees Cannot Self Prescribe Medical Marijuana The recent decision in Parrotta v. PECO Energy, No. 18-2842, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15336 (E.D. PA Jan. 31, 2019) addresses an employee’s self-diagnosed use of medical marijuana along with a number of other... Read More →
Walmart Violates Discrimination Policies
Walmart violates pregnancy discrimination policies and sexual harassment policies Walmart Employee Discrimination Walmart has been under fire recently with the EEOC and in Federal Courts for subjecting its employees to Pregnancy Discrimination, Sexual Harassment Discrimination, Disability Discrimination and Employment Discrimination.... Read More →
Arbitration Clauses Are NO GOOD!
Arbitration Clauses in Employment Agreements are NOT GOOD for the Employee. I have vast experience in fighting Arbitration Clauses in Employment Agreements and Contracts. Unfortunately, with limited success. Yes, you heard it here…. a lawyer informing his readers that there... Read More →
$21 Million Award-Religious Discrimination Suit
Title VII – Religious Discrimination Lawsuit – $21 Million Dollar Verdict A jury has awarded a Miami hotel dishwasher $21.5 million who was subjected to Religious Discrimination, finding that her employer violated her religious rights by repeatedly scheduling her to... Read More →
PA Foster Care Abuse
Foster Care Abuse in Pennsylvania Foster Care Family Beats and Abuses the Foster Children in Their Home – Stages Fights to Cover Up Their Tracks It was reported that a Pennsylvania foster family stands accused of child abuse after police... Read More →
Judd Sexual Harassment Claim Dismissed
Ashley Judd’s Sexual Harassment Claim Against Harvey Weinstein was Dismissed in California District Court U.S. District Judge Philip S. Gutierrez in California has dismissed Ashley Judd’s claim of sexual harassment in her lawsuit against disgraced former mega-producer Harvey Weinstein. But... Read More →
Sexual Harassment Sanders Campaign
Sexual Harassment Allegations in Sanders 2016 Campaign I am not writing this blog post because I support or oppose Senator Bernie Sanders and his political beliefs and agendas. Really, this is an expose on the fact that Sexual Harassment happens... Read More →
Kasich Expands Discrimination Protections
LGBTQA & Transgender State Employees in Ohio Get Protection from John Kasich The Republican Governor who is virtually out the door has reversed his course on whether transgender Ohioans should be protected under the state employee anti-discrimination policy. This December,... Read More →
Sexual Harassment in the #Metoo Workplace
Sexual Harassment in the #Metoo Workplace is Illegal, but you may not get fired. What to do if you have been sexually harassed in the workplace. The grim lesson that stems from the Les Moonves scandal shows that companies just... Read More →
FMLA Employer Delay Is NOT OK
Employers or their outsourced HR Departments cannot delay the granting of FMLA or the return of a worker from FMLA It was recently found that an employer interfered with an employee’s Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) rights when its... Read More →
EEOC Takes Pregnancy Discrimination Seriously
Pregnancy Discrimination The EEOC Takes Pregnancy Discrimination Very Seriously, Especially in the new #METOO World Rocco’s Pub, a restaurant and bar operated by Ciorrocco’s, Inc., will pay $15,500 to settle a pregnancy discrimination charge brought by the U.S. Equal Employment... Read More →
HISPANIC DISCRIMINATION EEOC
MARITIME AUTOWASH WILL PAY $300,000 IN RACE AND NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION CASE TO HISPANIC WORKERS FOR HISPANIC DISCRIMINATION Maritime Autowash (later known as Phase 2 Investments, Inc.) will pay $300,000 in monetary relief and furnish equitable relief to settle a... Read More →
Pregnancy Discrimination / ADA Settlement
THE CATO CORPORATION PAYS $3.5 MILLION TO SETTLE PREGNANCY / ADA DISCRIMINATION ACTION Pregnant Employees and Those With Disabilities Were Denied Reasonable Accommodations And Discharged The Cato Corporation, a leading retailer of women’s fashion and accessories, has agreed to pay... Read More →
Foster Care Neglect
Foster Care Abuse – Foster Care Neglect Each year, thousands of children in the Foster Care System are abused, neglected, injured and harmed by their foster parents. The agencies set up to monitor and protect these foster children fail simply... Read More →
FMLA – Use of Paid Leave Time
Can an Employee be Required to Use Paid Leave or PTO During FMLA? Since the FMLA came into existence, employers have been advised, where possible, to run FMLA concurrently with other leaves. Doing so prevents leave stacking. In essence, an... Read More →
Gender Discrimination Equal Pay Act
DENTON COUNTY TO PAY $115,000 IN EQUAL PAY LAWSUIT Denton County, Texas Paid Female Doctor Less Than a Male Doctor in Health Department Denton County (near Dallas Texas) will pay $115,000 to a female former county doctor after a federal... Read More →
EEOC 2018 Sexual Harassment Data
EEOC RELEASES PRELIMINARY 2018 SEXUAL HARASSMENT DATA WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced preliminary FY 2018 sexual harassment data today – highlighting its significant work this past fiscal year to address the pervasive problem of workplace... Read More →
Farm Sued for Sexual Harassment
BISCONTI FARMS, INC. SUED FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION Female Manager at Temple Mushroom Farm Sexually Harassed Multiple Female Workers Bisconti Farms, Inc., a mushroom farm in Temple, Pa., violated federal law when it subjected female workers to sexual harassment... Read More →
Foster Parent Abuse $3 Million Settlement
San Diego County Agrees to a $3 Million Dollar Settlement For Law Suits Filed by Former Foster Care Children. The County Failed to Stop Repeated & Reported Sexual Abuse of a Young Boy In Foster Care by His Foster Care... Read More →
Groundskeeper Fired for Age
LLANERCH Country Club Unlawfully Fired Groundskeeper Because of His Age Llanerch Country Club (LCC), in Havertown, Pa., violated federal law by discriminating against a long-term groundskeeper because of his age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a... Read More →
RACE DISCRIMINATION & RETALIATION
EAGLE UNITED TRUCK WASH, LLC SUED RACIAL HARASSMENT, DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION Truck Wash Company Fired Black Employee Because of His Race and Complaints About Racial Harassment. HARRISBURG, Pa. —Eagle United Truck Wash, LLC, which operates truck washing facilities at truck-stop... Read More →
Age Discrimination – Norfolk Southern
Railroad Failed to Hire Older Workers as Special Agents, Federal Agency Says Norfolk Southern Corporation, which operates a 20,000-mile freight railroad system in the eastern United States, violated federal law when it denied employment opportunities to qualified job applicants because... Read More →
Sexual Harassment – Dollar Store
Assistant Store Manager Forced to Resign due to Egregious Sexual Harassment Dollar General violated federal law when it subjected a store manager to a sexually hostile work environment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit... Read More →
Dr. Accused of Sexual Attacks
Orthopedic Surgeon Accused of Sexually Attacking Patients An orthopedic surgeon in California who once appeared on a dating reality show and his girlfriend have been charged with drugging and sexually assaulting two women, in a case prosecutors suspect might involve... Read More →
Les Moonves Steps Down as Head of CBS
Les Moonves Steps Down as Head of CBS Six more women accuse Les Moonves of Sexual Harassment as the Head of CBS steps down. According to the women who first came forward, the abuse dates back to at least the 1980s,... Read More →
Updated FMLA Forms
The Department of Labor has updated the FMLA Forms (Family Medical Leave Act). The new FMLA Forms are current through 8/31/2021. The old set of FMLA Forms were set to expire on 8/31/2018. The changes are essentially limited to the... Read More →
Foster Care Abuse
Foster Care Abuse Attorney Foster Care Abuse Attorney Robert Maizel is the Champion of Justice for all Children who are abused in Foster Care. Call Robert Maizel at 215-287-3452 for your Free Consultation. In Detroit, State Child Protective Services worker... Read More →
Male Discrimination by Female
Male Subjected to Discrimination from Female – Male Discrimination by Female New York University suspended Avital Ronell, a professor of German and comparative literature, for the coming year after finding that she sexually harassed a graduate student, Nimrod Reitman, The... Read More →
Gender Discrimination at Nike
Gender Discrimination / Sex Discrimination Nike – The Athletic Shoe & Clothing Manufacturer has been sued in the U.S. District Court of Portland for alleged gender discrimination. The suit alleges that Women are treated in an unequal and disparate manner... Read More →
Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Settled
LAS TRANCAS RESTAURANT TO PAY $66,598 TO SETTLE SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION LAWSUIT Two Female Employees Were Subjected to Egregious Sexual Harassment and Discriminatory Discharge, Federal Agency Charged Robert Maizel, Esquire is an experienced trial attorney who specializes in Sexual... Read More →
Sexual Abuse or Harassment Settlements Subject to Tax Liabilities
Sexual Abuse or Sexual Harassment Settlements Subject to Tax Liabilities The 2017 Tax Cuts & Jobs Act which includes Internal Revenue Code §162(q) was recently passed by Congress. Under § 162(q): No deduction is allowed for any settlement or payment... Read More →
City & Philadelphia Police Settle ADA Suit
The United States of America settles their ADA Action against the City of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Police Department. A full copy of the settlement agreement can be viewed here: USA and City Settlement Agreement. The U.S. Department of Justice... Read More →
RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN LAWSUIT
SLS HOTEL TO PAY $2.5 MILLION TO SETTLE EEOC RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN LAWSUIT Hotel Fired Employees Based on Race, Color, and National Origin, Federal Agency Charged The SLS Hotel, operated by hotel, restaurant and nightlife company called “sbe”, will... Read More →
Sexual Harassment at CBS
Les Moonves and CBS’s Culture of Sexual Harassment Les Moonves, the chairman and CEO of CBS Corporation, is now the subject of alleged sexual harassment. He is one of the most powerful men in the media business and allegations are... Read More →
Larry Nassar Seeks to Overturn Sentencing
Larry Nassar, the convicted serial sexual predator and former Olympic gymnastics doctor, who sexually abused at least 169 female victims, says he was unfairly punished by the judge who sentenced him to a maximum of 175 years in state prison,... Read More →
Male Sex Discrimination Suit
Estée Lauder Companies to Pay $1.1 Million to Settle Male Sex Discrimination Suit Cosmetics Giant Provided New Fathers Less Paid Leave and Related Benefits for Child Bonding Than It Provided to New Mothers, Federal Agency Charged WASHINGTON – Estée Lauder,... Read More →
Sexual Orientation Suit Settled
Malcolm S. Gerald & Associates to Pay $25,000 To Settle Sex Harassment Suit and Sexual Orientation Suit Collection Company Subjected Employee to Harassment Based on His Sexual Orientation, Federal Agency Charged CHICAGO – An Illinois collection agency will pay $25,000... Read More →
IHOP Settles Sexual Harassment Suit
Two IHOP Restaurants to Pay Nearly $1 Million to Settle Sexual Harassment Suit Teens Among Victims of Misconduct Including Simulated Sex Acts, Sexual Contact, Unwanted Sexual Comments and Physical Threats, Federal Agency Charged ST. LOUIS – Two southern Illinois International House... Read More →
Foster Care Abuse Suit Filed
Foster Care Abuse In San Diego California a lawsuit has been initiated where it is alleged that two young boys were sexually abused while in foster care. Originally, San Diego sheriff’s deputies took one of the boys to the county’s... Read More →
Sexual Orientation – LGBTQ Discrimination Denied Under Title VII
Sexual Orientation – LGBTQ Discrimination Denied Under Title VII The 11th Circuit, full federal appeals court in Georgia declined to take up the discrimination claim of a gay man who says he was fired after 13 years because of his... Read More →
Deadliest Catch Star Admits to Sexual Assault
Deadliest Catch Star Edgar Hansen Admits Sexually Abusing 16-Year-Old Girl Deadliest Catch co-star Edgar Hansen, who is 47 years old, admitted on Friday to sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl last fall by touching her genitals and making her touch him... Read More →
USA Diving Accused in Sexual Abuse Case
Indianapolis based USA Diving has been named in class action lawsuit. The organization is accused of ignoring accusations of sexual abuse involving young athletes. Unfortunately, these allegations are akin to those brought recently against USA Gymnastics. The Ohio State University... Read More →
Disability and Sex Harassment Suit Settled with Golden Corral
GOLDEN CORRAL FRANCHISEE TO PAY $85,000 TO SETTLE DISABILITY AND SEX HARASSMENT LAWSUIT Restaurant Assistant Manager Physically and Verbally Abused Autistic Employee and Forced Him to Quit to Escape Harassment, Federal Agency Charged Charlotte, N.C. – Jax, LLC, which operates... Read More →
Robert Maizel Joins Saffren & Weinberg
Robert Maizel, Esquire, an experienced trial lawyer who specializes in Employment Discrimination and Termination, Foster Care Abuse, Bicycle Accidents, and Catastrophic Injury Cases Joins Saffren & Weinberg as a Senior Trial Lawyer. Robert Maizel has over fifteen years of experience... Read More →
Foster Care Abuse -Couple Arrested
BUTTE MONTANA – A 47-year-old man and a 45-year-old woman were charged in Justice Court on Monday with felony counts of criminal endangerment and assault on a minor who was in their Foster Care. Foster Care Abuse is unfortunately prevalent... Read More →
DISABILITY AND AGE DISCRIMINATION SUIT SETTLEMENT
CAMBER CORPORATION TO PAY $100,000 TO SETTLE DISABILITY AND AGE DISCRIMINATION SUIT Defense Contractor Refused to Transfer Employee Due to Son’s Disability, Then Fired Him. WASHINGTON – Federal contractor Camber Corporation has agreed to pay $100,000 and furnish other... Read More →
Pregnancy Discrimination (Servers Denied Work)
RESTAURANT SETTLES EEOC PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT FOR $82,500 Restaurant and Nightclub Denied Pregnant Servers Work LA Louisanne, Inc., a Los Angeles restaurant and jazz night club, will pay $82,500 and furnish other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit... Read More →
Race and National Origin Discrimination Suit
EEOC SUES AMI MECHANICAL FOR COLOR AND NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION Contractor Assigned Hispanic Employees to Work in More Dangerous Spaces Than Non-Hispanics, Federal Agency Charges Thornton-based AMI Mechanical, Inc. violated federal law by color and national origin discrimination, retaliation... Read More →
CSXT TO PAY $3.2 MILLION TO SETTLE SEX DISCRIMINATION CASE
CSX TRANSPORTATION TO PAY $3.2 MILLION TO SETTLE EEOC DISPARATE IMPACT SEX DISCRIMINATION CASE Railroad to Cease Challenged Physical Abilities Testing, Federal Agency Announces CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) will pay $3.2 million and furnish other relief to settle a company-wide... Read More →
Foster Parent Charged With Abuse (Sexual and Physical Attacks)
A Minneapolis woman has been charged with 13 counts of assault and criminal sexual conduct after authorities interviewed four child victims, all identified as being under the age of 10. A filed criminal complaint detailed the following charges: In May,... Read More →
ADA Violation Exists on the Belief an Employee has a Disability
BALTIMORE – M&R Consulting, LLC, a Towson, Md,-based home care agency doing business as Home Instead Senior Care, violated federal law when it rescinded a job offer because it regarded an applicant as having tuberculosis, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity... Read More →
Juries Use Verdicts to Send Messages to Litigants (The Benefits of Mediation and Arbitration)
Juries Use Verdicts to Send Messages to Litigants – The Benefits of Mediation and Arbitration Plaintiffs beware… Juries use verdicts to send messages. Even if you think that you have a “slam dunk,” you never know what the outcome will... Read More →
ADA – Failure to Provide Reasonable Accommodation Suit Resolved
ST. VINCENT HOSPITAL TO PAY $15,000 TO SETTLE EEOC DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT Company Refused Transfer as a Reasonable Accommodation, Federal Agency Charged INDIANAPOLIS – St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center, Inc. will pay $15,000 and furnish other relief to... Read More →
Same Sex Harassment Suit Settled
DISCOVERING HIDDEN HAWAII TOURS TO PAY $570,000 TO SETTLE MALE-ON-MALE SEXUAL HARASSMENT SUIT Company President Sexually Harassed Male Employees for More Than a Decade, Federal Agency Says HONOLULU, Hawai‘i – Three related Hawai‘i tour companies — Discovering Hidden Hawaii... Read More →
Sexual Harassment Suit Resolved for $850,000.00 with Goodwill
GOODWILL AND AFFILIATE TO PAY $850,000 TO SETTLE EEOC SEXUAL HARASSMENT SUIT Night Shift Janitors Left Vulnerable to Supervisor’s Abuse, Supportive Managers Faced Retaliation, Federal Agency Charged OAKLAND, Calif. – Goodwill Industries of the East Bay Area and its affiliate,... Read More →
ADA Disability Discrimination Suit Resolved
HERITAGE HOME GROUP TO PAY $50,000 TO SETTLE EEOC DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT Home Furnishings Company Denied Accommodation to and Fired Employee, Federal Agency Charged CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Heritage Home Group, LLC, a North Carolina corporation that designs, manufactures, sources and... Read More →
Dollar General Settles Sexual Harassment Suit
DOLLAR GENERAL SETTLES EEOC SEXUAL HARASSMENT LAWSUIT FOR $70,000 Red Banks, Miss., Store Ignored Complaints About Manager’s Abuse of Female Employees, Federal Agency Charged OXFORD, Miss. – Dolgencorp, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of retail chain Dollar General Corporation,... Read More →
Seasons 52 Restaurant Chain Violates the Age Discrimination in Employment Act
NATIONAL RESTAURANT CHAIN TO PAY $2.85 MILLION TO SETTLE CHARGES OF BIAS AGAINST OLDER WORKERS Seasons 52, a national restaurant chain within the Darden family of restaurants violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and reached a settlement... Read More →
Pregnancy Discrimination Suit Filed
PRUITTHEALTH SUED FOR PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION Raleigh Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Refused to Accommodate Pregnant Nursing Assistant and Forced Resignation PruittHealth-Raleigh, LLC, a Georgia corporation doing business as a nursing and rehabilitation center in Raleigh, violated federal law when it refused... Read More →
MACY’S TO PAY $75,000 TO SETTLE DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT
MACY’S TO PAY $75,000 TO SETTLE DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT Retailer Refused to Excuse Asthmatic Employee’s One-Day Absence and Fired Her, Federal Agency Charged Macy’s will pay a former long-term employee $75,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the... Read More →
Sexual Discrimination Suit Settled
KENTUCKY COMPANY TO PAY $625,400 TO SETTLE SEX DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT Louisville Printer Shunned Women for Hire Into Boxer/Packer Jobs for Nearly Three Years and Created Hostile Environment for Women, Federal Agency Charged DDZ, Inc., doing business as DDZ CA, Inc.,... Read More →
Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit
CORAL GABLES TRUST COMPANY TO PAY $180,000 TO SETTLE EEOC SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION SUIT Male Supervisor Harassed Female Executive Assistant and Marketing Officer and Retaliated After She Complained, Federal Agency Charged MIAMI – Coral Gables Trust Company (CGTC), a... Read More →
Failure to Hire Disabled Applicant
CAPSTONE LOGISTICS TO PAY $50,000 TO SETTLE EEOC DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION SUIT Company Refused to Hire Qualified Applicant Because He Is Deaf, Federal Agency Said BALTIMORE — Capstone Logistics LLC, a Norcross, Ga.-based manufacturing and distribution company, will pay $50,000 and... Read More →
Two Men Win Sexual Harassment Suit
Two Men Win Sexual Harassment Suit COURT ORDERS SCOTTSDALE WINE BAR TO PAY $100,000 IN EEOC SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION SUIT PHOENIX — A federal district court on March 21 ordered a Scottsdale, Ariz., wine bar to pay $100,000 for... Read More →
Age Discrimination Retaliation Suit
EEOC SUES WATERFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR RETALIATION School District Failed to Recall Teacher in Retaliation for His Age Discrimination Complaint, Federal Agency Charges DETROIT— The Waterford Public School System, a school district located in Waterford, Mich., violated federal law when... Read More →
Pregnant Employees Forced on Unpaid Leave After Reporting Pregnancies
EEOC SUES SIMPLICITY GROUND SERVICES FOR PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION EEOC Reports that Pregnant Employees Forced on Unpaid Leave After Reporting Pregnancies DETROIT – Simplicity Ground Services, P.C., an airline-ramp and cargo-handling company in Detroit, violated federal law by forcing an employee... Read More →
Pregnant Bartender Fired When She Couldn’t Fit Into Hot Pants
OFF THE AIR, II, INC. SETTLES EEOC PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION SUIT The EEOC Reports that Nick’s Sports Grill Fired Pregnant Bartender When She Couldn’t Fit Into Hot Pants DALLAS — Off the Air, II, Inc., which does business as Nick’s Sports... Read More →
Dechert Settles Law Suit For Sex and Age Discrimination
Even Law Firms Leave Themselves Open to Lawsuits The Dechert law firm reached a settlement over claims that it discriminated against certain staff members because of their sex and age. In an Order Dated March 16, 2018 it was stated that the... Read More →
Age Discrimination Suit For Employee Fired When She Turned 65 Years Old – Mandatory Retirement Policy
PROFESSIONAL ENDODONTICS TO PAY $47,000 TO SETTLE EEOC AGE DISCRIMINATION SUIT RELATED TO MANDATORY RETIREMENT POLICY Medical Practice Discharged Employee Because She Turned 65, Federal Agency Charged DETROIT – A Southfield, Mich.-based oral surgery practice will pay $47,000 to settle... Read More →
Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Suit
EEOC SUES COMPASS GROUP USA FOR SEX DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION Food Service Supplier for UTMB Denied Female Employee a Promotion Due to Her Sex, Federal Agency Charges HOUSTON – Morrison Management Specialists Inc., a division of Compass Group USA... Read More →
Age Discrimination Staffing Company
IT STAFFING COMPANY PAYS $50,000 TO SETTLE EEOC AGE DISCRIMINATION SUIT Company Told Applicant “Age Will Matter,” Federal Agency Says NEWARK, N.J. — Diverse Lynx, LLC, a Princeton, New Jersey-based IT staffing firm with offices in Princeton and Noida,... Read More →
ADA Discrimination Settlement
INSIDEUP TO SETTLE EEOC DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT Small Marketing Business Fired Employee Because of His COPD, Asthma and Emphysema, Federal Agency Charges SAN DIEGO — InsideUp Inc., a San Diego-based marketing company, will pay $10,500 and provide other significant relief... Read More →
Lowe’s Settles ADA Lawsuit
LOWE’S HOME CENTERS TO PAY $55,000 TO SETTLE EEOC DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC, a nationwide chain of home improvement and hardware stores, will pay $55,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by... Read More →
FMLA Turns 25 Years Old
FMLA Turns 25 Years Old In February 1993, President Bill Clinton signed the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) into law, and employment experts warned employers they could face serious legal problems if they don’t follow the statute’s requirements carefully. Today... Read More →
Discrimination Charges & Severance Agreements
COLEMAN COMPANY AND EEOC REACH AGREEMENT TO RESOLVE DISCRIMINATION CHARGE AND REVISE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS DENVER – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and The Coleman Company, Inc. have reached a voluntary conciliation agreement to resolve allegations of disability discrimination... Read More →
Cheesecake Factory Subject to Disability Discrimination (ADA)
THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY TO PAY $15,000 TO SETTLE EEOC DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION SUIT Federal Agency Says Restaurant Changes That Result From Suit Will Benefit Deaf Employees SEATTLE —The Cheesecake Factory and its wholly owned subsidiary will pay $15,000 and implement... Read More →
Americans With Disability Act (ADA) Violation Settlement
Home Furnishings Company Denied Accommodation to and Fired Employee, Federal Agency Charges CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Heritage Home Group, LLC (Heritage Home), a North Carolina corporation that designs, manufactures, sources and retails home furnishings, violated federal law when it denied a... Read More →
Americans With Disability Act (ADA) Violation Settlement
AQUA RESOURCES TO PAY $150,000 TO SETTLE EEOC RACIAL HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION SUIT Water Company Fired Foreman Because He Complained about Racial Slurs, Federal Agency Charged PHILADELPHIA — Aqua Resources Inc., a Delaware-based water and wastewater service company, will pay... Read More →
Texas Roadhouse Age Discrimination Settlement
The EEOC has settled a lawsuit with the Texas Roadhouse chain of restaurants, claiming that Texas Roadhouse did not hire people age 40 and older because of their age. If you believe you may have been denied a front of... Read More →