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 →
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 →
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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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →