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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
$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 →
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 →