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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →