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EEOC: Macy's to pay $75,000 to former employee after alleged disability discrimination
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced April 18 that Macy’s will pay $75,000 after allegations of discriminating against an employee with asthma who took one day off work to address emergency complications related to her disability. -
EEOC: Hertz to pay $45,000 after allegedly denying position to applicant who used cane
DENVER (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced April 18 that The Hertz Corporation will pay $45,000 after allegations of disability discrimination. -
New Orleans towing company allegedly breached pregnancy discrimination settlement
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a lawsuit April 12 against TRU Towing Auto, a New Orleans towing business, for allegedly breaching a pregnancy discrimination settlement. -
EEOC: Las Vegas printing company allowed harassment of female employee, to pay $242,799
LAS VEGAS (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced April 12 that Candid Litho Printing LTD will pay $242,799 after allegations of sex discrimination, sexual harassment and retaliation. -
EEOC: Louisville printing company to pay $625,000 after allegedly not hiring female workers
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced April 16 that DDZ Inc., which does business as DDZ CA Inc. and was previously known as Zoo Printing Inc., will pay $625,400 after allegations of sex discrimination. -
EEOC: Florida wealth management company to pay $180,000 to resolve alleged sexual harassment
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced April 4 that Coral Gables Trust Company (CGTC), a wealth investment management and trust services company in South Florida, will pay $180,000 to settle allegations of sexual harassment and retaliation. -
EEOC: Salvation Army violated ADA; to pay $55,000, come into compliance
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced April 3 that The Salvation Army, a global humanitarian organization, will pay $55,000 after allegations of disability discrimination in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). -
EEOC: Embassy Suites San Diego Bay operators committed disability discrimination
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a lawsuit April 3 against Merritt Hospitality LLC and HEI Hotels and Resorts LLC, the dual operators of the Embassy Suites San Diego Bay, for allegedly denying reasonable accommodation to an employee with asthma in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). -
EEOC: Nation's largest organic tree fruit grower to pay $95,000 after alleged sexual harassment
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced April 3 that Stemilt Growers, the largest organic tree fruit grower in the United States, will pay $95,000 to a Latina tractor driver after allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination. -
EEOC accuses waste collection company of sex discrimination
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a lawsuit April 5 against American Pride Waste Solutions Inc., a waste collection company in South Carolina, for allegedly discriminating against a qualified female job applicant because of her sex. -
EEOC: Georgia manufacturing company discriminated against deaf applicant
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced April 6 that Capstone Logistics LLC, a manufacturing and distribution company with headquarters in Norcross, Georgia, will pay $50,000 after alleged federal disability discrimination. -
EEOC: Texas sports bar would not allow pregnant employee to change uniform
DALLAS (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced March 27 that Nick’s Sports Grill, a sports bar in Rowlett, Texas, will pay $24,000 after allegations of pregnancy discrimination. -
EEOC, Philippines collaborate to assist Filipino nationals in U.S. workplaces
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines announced March 28 they have renewed the national memorandum of understanding (MOU) that allows the two to work together to confront workplace discrimination. -
EEOC alleges Arby's franchise operator allowed sexual harassment
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a lawsuit March 30 against Beavers’ Inc. doing business as several Arby’s franchises in the Southeast, for allegedly subjecting several teenage female employees to sexual harassment. -
EEOC: Arizona wine bar to pay $100,000 after alleged sexual harassment
PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced April 2 that a federal district court has ordered Scottsdale Wine Café, doing business as 5th & Wine, to pay $100,000 after allegations it allowed two servers to be sexually harassed because of their actual or perceived sexual orientation. " -
Judge rules for EEOC, which sued on behalf of security guard who couldn't walk a beat
DETROIT (Legal Newsline) – A motion to dismiss an EEOC lawsuit against a security systems company over allegations of violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act was denied on Dec. 18 by Judge Bernard A. Friedman of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division. -
EEOC accuses Detroit aviation company of pregnancy discrimination
DETROIT (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a lawsuit March 27 against Simplicity Ground Services P.C., a company that provides airline ramp and cargo-handling services and is based in Detroit, for allegedly forcing an employee onto unpaid leave because of her pregnancy. -
EEOC accuses California charter school of pay discrimination
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a lawsuit March 22 against The Guidance Charter School, a charter school and non-profit in Palmdale, California, for allegations of paying a female math tutor less than a male math tutor. -
Federal courts taking another look at transgender individuals' rights under Title VII
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Seemingly at odds with some recent activities by the federal Department of Justice, federal circuit courts in various parts of the country seem poised to take a new look at various kinds of gender and gender-identity discrimination. -
EEOC: Dollar Tree store discriminated against employee due to pregnancy
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) — The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a lawsuit March 20 against a Dollar Tree retail store in Martinez, Georgia, for allegedly discriminating against an employee because of her pregnancy.