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Hiring & Firing refers to the process of recruiting, interviewing and offering employment and the process of evaluating performance and dismissing employees. Hiring & Firing is a highly regulated area and can create tremendous liability for employers who fail to properly adhere to acceptable employment practices. Some of the potential pitfalls in this area stem from discriminatory hiring practices, improper performance evaluations, and retaliatory firings. less -

EEOC Sues Hobby Lobby for Disability Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 7/5/2022

Company Refused to Allow Service Dog as Reasonable Accommodation, Federal Agency Charges - ST. LOUIS – Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., a national arts-and-crafts retailer, violated federal law when it refused to reasonably...more

EEOC Sues Manufacturing Companies for Disability Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 10/21/2021

Man Fired for Disability-Related Absences, Federal Agency Charges - CHICAGO – Grief, Inc., an international manufacturing company, and American Flange, its wholly-owned subsidiary operating in the western suburbs of...more

EEOC Sues TrueBlue, Inc., for Disability Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/30/2021

Staffing Company Fired Employee with a Disability Instead of Providing Reasonable Accommodations, Federal Agency Charges - WASHINGTON- TrueBlue, Inc., a Tacoma, Washington.-based staffing company with branch offices...more

Hospital Housekeeping Services Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/30/2021

Company Fired Disabled Workers Because of Their Inability to Pass an Essential Functions Test, Federal Agency Charges - Fort Smith, Ark. –Hospital Housekeeping Services (HHS) violated federal law when it terminated...more

EEOC Sues Pilot Freight Services for Disability Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/27/2021

International Freight Company Fired Manager Because of His Cancer, Federal Agency Charges - ATLANTA – Pilot Freight Services, Inc., an international freight shipping and logistics company based in Atlanta, unlawfully fired...more

EEOC Files Disability Lawsuits in El Paso and Ft. Worth Based on COVID Related Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/27/2021

Fabens Pharmacy and 151 Coffee Took Different Approaches to COVID-19, But Both Violated the ADA, EEOC Charged - DALLAS – The EEOC filed two lawsuits in Texas courts today, alleging that a pharmacy in Fabens and a...more

EEOC Sues Stevens Transport for Disability Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/24/2021

Trucking Company Refused to Hire Applicant After Learning He Had Taken Medical Leave at a Previous Job, Federal Agency Charges - DALLAS – A refrigerated transport carrier that services major companies in need of...more

EEOC Sues McLane Northeast for Disability Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 1/4/2021

Distribution Company Refused to Interview Applicant Because She was Deaf, Federal Agency Charges - BUFFALO – McLane Northeast, a distribution company with a facility outside Baldwinsville, N.Y., violated federal law by...more

EEOC Sues Black Forest Décor for Disability Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/28/2019

Home Décor Business Fired Warehouse Employee for Taking Unpaid Leave It Forced Her to Use, Federal Agency Charges - LOUIS - Black Forest Décor, LLC violated federal law when it forced a worker with a disability at its...more

So What’s it Going to Cost Me?

Foley & Lardner LLP on 4/5/2018

When faced with an employment discrimination, harassment or retaliation claim, often the immediate response is, “We are going to defend ourselves and prove we are right,” followed by, “So what will it cost us if we lose?”...more

Signature Industrial Services Sued By EEOC for Disability Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 2/14/2018

Petro-Chemical Contractor Fired Three Brothers Because of Their Blood Disorder, Federal Agency Charges - HOUSTON - Signature Industrial Services, LLC (SIS) unlawfully fired three laborers - all of whom were brothers -...more

EEOC Files Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Against Heritage Home Group

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 1/31/2018

Home Furnishings Company Denied Accommodation to and Fired Employee, Federal Agency Charges - CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Heritage Home Group, LLC (Heritage Home), a North Carolina corporation that designs, manufactures, sources...more

Greektown Casino Sued By EEOC For Disability Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 10/6/2016

Employer Failed to Grant Leave Extension for Employee With Stress-Anxiety Disorder And Fired Him Instead, Federal Agency Charges - DETROIT - A Detroit casino operator violated federal law by denying a reasonable...more

Jury in EEOC Suit Says Dollar General Must Pay Former Employee Over $277,565 For Disability Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/20/2016

Diabetic Employee Fired After Drinking Orange Juice to Stop Attack - KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - A federal jury has found in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in a federal disability discrimination...more

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

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

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