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Stone Pony Pizza Sued for Race Discrimination

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/21/2013

Company Refused to Hire African-American Applicants, Federal Agency Charges CLARKSDALE, Miss. - Stone Pony Pizza, Inc., a Clarksdale pizza restaurant and bar, violated federal law by refusing to hire a class of...more

Fort Worth Center of Rehabilitation Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/8/2013

Health Care Facility Refused to Allow Alternate Form of Drug Testing as a Reasonable Accommodation for Applicant with Renal Failure, Agency Charged - DALLAS - The Fort Worth Center of Rehabilitation violated federal...more

SITA Information Networking Computing USA Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/8/2013

Company Withdrew Job Offer Because of Cancer Surgery, Federal Agency Charged - ATLANTA - An Atlanta-based air transport communications and information technology company has agreed to settle a disability discrimination...more

Colorado is the Latest and Ninth State to Enact Legislation Restricting the Use of Credit Reports for Employment Purposes

by Rod Fliegel, Philip Gordon, Jennifer Mora | Littler on 4/29/2013

On April 19, 2013, Colorado Governor John W. Hickenlooper signed into law Senate Bill 13-018 (the "Employment Opportunity Act"), which will significantly restrict the ability of Colorado employers to use “consumer credit...more

EEOC Holds Both Staffing Firms and Staffing Clients Responsible Under EEO Laws

by Martha J. Zackin | Mintz Levin - Employment, Labor & Benefits on 4/25/2013

Recently, the EEOC filed a lawsuit against Hire Dynamics, a staffing firm. According to the complaint, after a Hire Dynamics employee filed a charge of discrimination against one of its clients, the staffing firm retaliated...more

Colorado Ninth State to Prohibit Credit Checks for Employment Purposes

by Katharine Parker, Daniel Saperstein | Proskauer Rose LLP on 4/24/2013

On April 19, 2013, Colorado's governor signed S.B. 18 to prohibit employers from considering an applicant's or employee's credit history in employment decisions. California, Maryland, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois,...more

Baptist Health South Florida Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 4/24/2013

Physician With Epilepsy Denied a Reasonable Accommodation and Fired by Coral Gables Doctor's Hospital, Federal Agency Charged - MIAMI - Baptist Health South Florida, a Miami-based hospital system, violated federal law...more

Hire Dynamics Sued by EEOC for Retaliation

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 4/24/2013

Federal Agency Charges Staffing Company Stopped Giving Work to Employee Because He Filed EEOC Charge - ATLANTA - Hire Dynamics, LLC, a major staffing and professional recruitment company headquartered in Duluth, Ga.,...more

Prisoner 24601 May Report For Duty, Says the EEOC

by Kristen Jacoby, Gary Siniscalco | Orrick - Global Employment Law Group on 4/18/2013

Can the EEOC require employers to hire convicted criminals? Last April, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued a policy guideline that calls into question the extent to which employers can...more

EEOC Sues Wal-Mart for Sexual Harassment, Retaliation and Disability Discrimination

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 4/12/2013

Developmentally Disabled Walmart Employee in Akron Store Fired for Complaining About Sexual Touching, Federal Agency Charges - CLEVELAND - Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P. violated federal law by allowing a male employee...more

EEOC General Counsel Offers Enforcement Insights

by Kelly Kolb | Fowler White Boggs P.A. on 4/10/2013

EEOC General Counsel, P. David Lopez, spoke at this year’s Florida Bar Advanced Labor Topics Seminar, and offered insights into the issues of interest to the EEOC’s attorneys. The areas of interest were broken down into 4...more

Landau Uniforms Settles EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit for $80,000

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 4/9/2013

Health Care Clothing Manufacturer Fired Employee Due to Pregnancy, Federal Agency Charged - OXFORD, Miss. Landau Uniforms, Inc., a Mississippi-based company that manufactures and distributes medical scrubs and other...more

Take 5 Newsletter: EEOC Update; Intern Wage and Hour Claims; NLRB Quorum; Unemployment Discrimination; Social Media Passwords

by David Garland | Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. on 4/5/2013

EEOC Releases Letter Addressing Wellness Programs and Reasonable Accommodation Obligations - In a letter issued recently by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"), Peggy Mastroianni, the agency's Legal Counsel,...more

Restaurant Industry Newsletter - April 2013: Help! I just received a Charge of Discrimination from the EEOC. What is it, and what...

by Todd Aidman | FordHarrison on 4/5/2013

If you just received a charge of discrimination from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"), you are not alone. During the EEOC's 2012 fiscal year, 99,412 charges of discrimination were filed. ...more

Bojangles’ Franchise Sued by EEOC For Religious Discrimination

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 4/5/2013

Charlotte Restaurant Fired Muslim for Not Cutting His Beard, Which His Religion Forbids, Federal Agency Charges - CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Bo-Cherry, Inc., a North Carolina corporation that operates several Bojangles'...more

East Coast Waffles Settles EEOC Lawsuit for Retaliation

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 3/29/2013

Federal Agency Charged Restaurant Fired Employee for Complaining About Customer Harassment - TAMPA, Fla. - East Coast Waffles, Inc., an Atlanta-based company which owns and operates more than 100 Waffle House...more

EEOC Sues Toys “R” Us On Behalf of Deaf Job Applicant

by Peter Felsenfeld | Barger & Wolen on 3/28/2013

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has sued retailer Toys “R” Us for failing to provide an interpreter to assist a deaf job applicant during an interview....more

To Terminate or Not to Terminate. . . That is the Question

by Miller & Martin PLLC on 3/26/2013

The Facts – “What Happened?”: The plaintiff, Ms. Mocic, worked as an EMT for the employer/defendant (SCEMS) for almost four years. She became pregnant in 2009. She requested and was granted an apparently uneventful...more

Voss Lighting to Pay $82,500 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 3/20/2013

Qualified Applicant Denied Job Because His Religious Beliefs Differed From the Company's, Federal Agency Charged - TULSA, Okla. - Voss Electric Co., doing business as Voss Lighting, will pay $82,500 and furnish...more

Leading Senior Assisted Living Company Settles Religious Discrimination Suit with EEOC

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 3/19/2013

Employee Fired After Refusing to Violate Religious Beliefs, Federal Agency Charged - ABILENE, Texas - Senior Living Properties, LLC, which owns 35 senior assisted living facilities in Texas, will pay $42,500 and...more

University School of Milwaukee to Pay $37,500 in EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 3/19/2013

Employee Was Fired Because of Her Pregnancy, Federal Agency Charged - MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee K-12 school will pay $37,500 and furnish other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal...more

Day & Zimmerman Resolve EEOC Racial Discrimination Claims for $190,000

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 3/14/2013

African-American Employee Consistently Harassed by Day & Zimmerman Manager, Fired After Making Many Complaints, Federal Agency Charges - NEW YORK - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Day &...more

Court Throws Out EEOC’s Challenge to Use of Credit Information in Hiring

by Brooke Colaizzi | Sherman & Howard L.L.C. on 3/13/2013

In a decision that was more a commentary on the sufficiency of the EEOC's expert witness than a victory for employers' hiring practices, a federal court in Ohio dismissed the EEOC's challenge to Kaplan Higher Learning...more

EEOC Sues QSI/Stellar Management Group for Sex Discrimination

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 3/13/2013

Female Supervisor Fired by Manager Who Wanted a Man in Her Position, Federal Agency Charged - ATLANTA - Stellar Management Group, Inc., doing business as QSI, a contract sanitations services company that provides...more

EEOC and Grand Central Partnership to Pay $135k to Settle EEOC Lawsuit for Retaliation

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 3/8/2013

Developer Fired Rastafarian Who Complained About Threat of Violence, Federal Agency Charged - NEW YORK - Grand Central Partnership, Inc. will pay $135,000 and furnish other relief to settle an employment...more

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