EEOC Challenges Employer’s Wellness Program
In its first lawsuit to directly challenge a wellness program pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has charged that Orion Energy...
View ArticleEEOC Files Lawsuits Alleging Transgender Discrimination
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed the first lawsuits in its history alleging transgender discrimination. In the first lawsuit, the EEOC has charged that Detroit-based...
View ArticleEEOC Charges Employee Was Unlawfully Terminated While on Leave
The U.S. Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a lawsuit against Harrison Poultry, Inc. a poultry hatchery located in Bethlehem, Georgia, alleging that the company unlawfully terminated an...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court Grants Review in Religious Discrimination Case
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., a case that involves 17-year-old Samatha Elauf, a Muslim who applied for a job with Abercrombie, but was...
View ArticleEmployer to Pay $210,000 for Alleged Age Discrimination
HiLine Electric Co., a Dallas-based industrial supply business, will pay $210,000 and provide other relief to settle an age discrimination suit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
View ArticleKaiser to Pay $75,000 for Allegedly Failing to Provide Free Job Coach
Kaiser Permanente, the largest managed care organization in the United States, will pay $75,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
View ArticleEEOC Sues FedEx for Alleged Nationwide Disability Discrimination
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a lawsuit against FedEx Ground Package System, Inc., (FedEx Ground) alleging that the company discriminated against a large class of deaf...
View ArticleWal-Mart Stores East Will Pay $72,500 for Alleged Failure to Accommodate...
Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P., will pay $72,500 and provide equitable relief to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)....
View ArticleJury Finds Employer Discriminated Against One-Armed Security Guard
In a verdict in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), a jury has found that a licensed security guard with only one arm was unlawfully discriminated against based on his...
View ArticleEmployer Training: A Key to Success For Workers With Disabilities And Employers
From the U.S. Department of Justice: “Too often, qualified Americans with disabilities face barriers to employment, preventing them from participating as full members of our society. The Americans...
View ArticleEEOC Consent Decree Requires Employer to Revise Management Performance...
A Minneapolis-area home health care provider, Baywood Home Care, will pay $30,000 under a consent decree to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
View ArticleEmployer to Pay $128,750 For Allegedly Failing to Accommodate Employee After...
A car dealership, Randall Ford, will pay $128,750 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC charged that Randall Ford...
View ArticleEEOC Creates Resource Guide on Disabled Individuals for Employers
At a Summit on Disability and Employment, the White House announced a new guide for employers related to the employment of disabled individuals, created by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
View ArticleRestaurant Chain Allegedly Denied Older Workers Positions at Its Newly Opened...
Seasons 52, a national restaurant chain and one of the Darden restaurant brands, has been sued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for allegedly engaging in a nationwide pattern of...
View ArticleCourt Denies Motion to Dismiss EEOC Race Discrimination Claim
A federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss a race discrimination claim filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against Rosebud Restaurants. In its complaint, the EEOC charged...
View ArticleEmployer Will Pay $150,000 to Resolve Transgender / Sex Discrimination Lawsuit
Lakeland Eye Clinic, a Lakeland, Fla.-based organization of health care professionals, will pay $150,000 to settle one of the first two lawsuits ever filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
View ArticleRace and National Origin Discrimination Persist 50 Years After EEOC’s...
Despite significant progress in the 50 years since the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) began operations in 1965, according to a panel of experts, discrimination against racial and...
View ArticleEmployer To Pay $14.5 Million For Alleged Race/National Origin Discrimination
Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC, a Snyder, Texas-based multistate oil drilling company, has agreed to pay $14.5 million and furnish other relief to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal...
View ArticleMcDonald’s Sued For Alleged Disability Discrimination Against A Deaf Applicant
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has sued McDonald's Corporation and McDonald's Restaurants of Missouri for allegedly refusing to accommodate and hire a deaf applicant. According to...
View ArticleEmployer to Pay $4 Million For Alleged Race Discrimination
Hillshire Brands Company (formerly known as the Sara Lee Corporation) will pay $4 million to 74 African-American former employees to settle a lawsuit that alleged the former employees were subjected to...
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