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California Employment Law Notes - January 2013

by Harold Brody, Enzo Der Boghossian, Anthony Oncidi, Kenneth Sulzer, Mark Theodore | Proskauer Rose LLP on 1/14/2013

In This Issue: - $1.347 Million Award To Former General Counsel For Breach Of Implied Contract Is Upheld - Faigin v. Signature Group Holdings, Inc., 211 Cal. App. 4th 726 (2012) - $114,000 Pregnancy...more

EEOC Sues Fidelity Engineering Corporation for Disability Discrimination and Retaliation

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 1/11/2013

HVAC Company Fired Employee Because of Heart Condition and Refused to Rehire Him After He Filed a Discrimination Charge, Federal Agency Said - BALTIMORE - A leading provider of mechanical heating, ventilation and air...more

Carrols Corp. To Pay $2.5 Million to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 1/11/2013

89 Women To Benefit From Settlement With World's Largest Burger King Franchisee - NEW YORK - Carrols Corporation, the world's largest Burger King franchisee, will pay $2.5 million and take significant remedial steps to...more

Employers Should Be Careful Not To Engage In 'Reverse' Discrimination

by Beth P. Zoller | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 1/11/2013

Recent federal settlements in reverse discrimination cases confirm that antidiscrimination laws prohibit illegal discrimination of any kind that is based on a victim's membership in a protected class (sex, race, religion,...more

ABC Cake Shop & Bakery in Albuquerque Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit for $220,000

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 1/10/2013

Owner Harassed Numerous Female Workers, Including Teens, and Forced Some Women to Quit, Federal Agency Charged - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The ABC Cake Shop & Bakery in Albuquerque, which is owned and operated by Early Bird...more

EEOC Settles Fourth Disability Discrimination Claim Of The New Year

by Melissa Burdorf | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 1/9/2013

J.A. Thomas & Associates, a medical consulting business, has agreed to pay $350,000 to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). This is the fourth EEOC...more

McCormick & Schmick’s to Pay $47,814 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 1/9/2013

Deaf Prep Cook at National Harbor Restaurant Demoted, Harassed, Retaliated Against and Fired, Federal Agency Charged - BALTIMORE - McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurant, Inc. will pay $47,814 and provide other...more

Emmert International to Pay $180,000 to Settle EEOC Race Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 1/8/2013

Heavy Haul Transportation Company Allowed Environment of Racial Abuse and Retaliated Against Employee for Complaining, Federal Agency Charged - PHOENIX - Emmert International agreed to settle an employment...more

J.A. Thomas & Assoc. Agrees to Pay $350,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 1/8/2013

Health Care Consulting Firm Refused to Rehire Bilateral Amputee, Federal Agency Charged - DETROIT-The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has resolved its suit against J.A....more

Marymount Manhattan College Settles EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 1/8/2013

College Pays $125,000 to 64-Year-Old Applicant - NEW YORK - Marymount Manhattan College has settled a lawsuit filed by EEOC alleging that it refused to hire a choreography instructor for a tenure-track assistant...more

Justice Department Settles ADA Claims against Debt Collector

by John L. Culhane, Jr., Mark J. Furletti, Alan S. Kaplinsky, Jeremy T. Rosenblum, Christopher J. Willis | Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/8/2013

A recent Department of Justice settlement with a debt collection law firm that was accused of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act exemplifies the mounting federal scrutiny of the debt collection industry....more

Dayton Superior Corporation to Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 1/7/2013

Federal Agency Charged Company Fired Employee Because of Her Bipolar Disorder - ATLANTA - Dayton Superior Corporation, a nationwide provider of concrete and masonry construction products, will pay $50,000 to settle a...more

Fox Den Apartments to Pay $37,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Suit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 1/7/2013

Property Manager Was Terminated After Heart Attack, Federal Agency Charged - ATLANTA -Oxford Glenn Of Wrightsboro, LLC, Stansberry and Company LLC, and Stansberry Management, LLC, d/b/a Fox Den Apartments will pay...more

EEOC Settles Disability Discharge Suit Against Scooter Store

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 12/28/2012

NEW YORK - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has settled a disability discrimination lawsuit against The Scooter Store, a nationwide, Texas-based retailer, the agency announced today. The terms of the...more

Altec to Pay $25,000 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Suit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 12/26/2012

Company Failed to Hire Seventh-day Adventist Due to His Refusal to Work on the Sabbath, Federal Agency Alleged - ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Altec Industries, Inc., a Birmingham, Ala. based manufacturing company, will pay ...more

EEOC Sues Paramount Janitorial Services, Inc. For Retaliation

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 12/24/2012

Janitorial Service Unlawfully Fired Female Janitor for Complaining About Racist Slurs, Federal Agency Charges - PETERSBURG, VA. - Paramount Janitorial Services Inc., a Petersburg, Virginia based janitorial service...more

Can the Cook County Commission on Human Rights Award Punitive Damages?

by Kirk Jenkins | Sedgwick LLP on 12/24/2012

Our previews of the new civil cases granted review at the end of the Illinois Supreme Court’s November term conclude with Crittenden v. Cook County Commission on Human Rights. Crittenden involves a question of administrative...more

Michigan City Restaurant to Pay $20,000 to Settle Second EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 12/24/2012

Dinos Restaurant Allowed Male Co-Worker to Abuse Female Employee, Federal Agency Charged - SOUTH BEND, IND. - A Michigan City, Ind., restaurant will pay $20,000 to settle a second sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the...more

American Samoa Government and EEOC Settle Age Discrimination Suit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 12/21/2012

U.S. Territory Will Provide Anti-Discrimination Training & Relief, Settling the Federal Agency's First Lawsuit in American Samoa - PAGO PAGO, American Samoa - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today...more

Trinity Health Corporation Agrees to Settle EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 12/21/2012

Company Had Policy of Delaying or Denying Severance Payments to Employees Who Signed Severance Agreements and Then Filed Discrimination Charges, Agency Says - INDIANAPOLIS - Trinity Health Corporation, a national...more

OfficeMax Settles EEOC’s Retaliation Suit for $85,000, Injunctive Relief

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 12/20/2012

Ex-Employee Alleged a Series of Retaliatory Actions By Store Manager After Complaining About Discrimination - SARASOTA, Fla. - OfficeMax, an office and technology supply store, will pay $85,000 and target recruitment...more

Dillard's to Pay $2 Million to Settle Class Action Disability Discrimination Lawsuit by EEOC

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 12/19/2012

Department Store Chain Policy Required the Disclosure of Confidential Medical Information Affecting Thousands of Workers, Federal Agency Says - LOS ANGELES -Dillard's Inc., a national retail chain, will pay $2 million...more

Hamilton Growers to Pay $500,000 to Settle EEOC Race/National Origin Discrimination Lawsuit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 12/15/2012

ATLANTA - Hamilton Growers, Inc., doing business as Southern Valley Fruit and Vegetable, Inc., an agricultural farm in Norman Park, Ga., has agreed to pay $500,000 to a class of American seasonal workers - many of them...more

RockTenn Services Pays $500,000 to Settle EEOC Race Harassment Suit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 12/5/2012

DALLAS - RockTenn Services Company, Inc. an Atlanta-based manufacturing company, will pay $500,000 to 14 employees and provide other significant relief to settle a racially hostile environment lawsuit brought by the U.S....more

GGNSC Charlotte Renaissance, LLC Will Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 11/30/2012

Nursing Facility Refused to Provide Reasonable Accommodation To Employee With Depression, Federal Agency Charged CHARLOTTE, N.C. - GGNSC Charlotte Renaissance, LLC, a Delaware corporation, will pay $50,000 and furnish...more

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California Employment Law Notes - January 2013

EEOC Sues Fidelity Engineering Corporation for Disability Discrimination and Retaliation

Carrols Corp. To Pay $2.5 Million to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

Employers Should Be Careful Not To Engage In 'Reverse' Discrimination

ABC Cake Shop & Bakery in Albuquerque Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit for $220,000

EEOC Settles Fourth Disability Discrimination Claim Of The New Year

McCormick & Schmick’s to Pay $47,814 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Emmert International to Pay $180,000 to Settle EEOC Race Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

J.A. Thomas & Assoc. Agrees to Pay $350,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Marymount Manhattan College Settles EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit

Justice Department Settles ADA Claims against Debt Collector

Dayton Superior Corporation to Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Fox Den Apartments to Pay $37,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Suit

EEOC Settles Disability Discharge Suit Against Scooter Store

Altec to Pay $25,000 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Suit

EEOC Sues Paramount Janitorial Services, Inc. For Retaliation

Can the Cook County Commission on Human Rights Award Punitive Damages?

Michigan City Restaurant to Pay $20,000 to Settle Second EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit

American Samoa Government and EEOC Settle Age Discrimination Suit

Trinity Health Corporation Agrees to Settle EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit

OfficeMax Settles EEOC’s Retaliation Suit for $85,000, Injunctive Relief

Dillard's to Pay $2 Million to Settle Class Action Disability Discrimination Lawsuit by EEOC

Hamilton Growers to Pay $500,000 to Settle EEOC Race/National Origin Discrimination Lawsuit

RockTenn Services Pays $500,000 to Settle EEOC Race Harassment Suit

GGNSC Charlotte Renaissance, LLC Will Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

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