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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 -

Signature Industrial to Pay $135,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 7/27/2018

Petro-Chemical Contractor Fired Brothers Because of Their Blood Disorder, Federal Agency Charged - HOUSTON - A Beaumont manufacturing company has agreed to pay $135,000 and to provide other significant relief to settle a...more

Aqua Resources to Pay $150,000 to Settle EEOC Racial Harassment and Retaliation Suit

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

Water Company Fired Foreman Because He Complained about Racial Slurs, Federal Agency Charged - PHILADELPHIA - Aqua Resources Inc., a Delaware-based water and wastewater service company, will pay $150,000 and provide...more

KB Staffing Settles Disability Discrimination Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 8/29/2017

Company Agreed to Change its Practices and Compensate Victims of Policy Requiring Unlawful Pre-Offer Health Questionnaire - TAMPA, Fla. - KB Staffing LLC, a staffing firm servicing central Florida, will create a class...more

Chemtrusion to Pay $145,000 to Settle EEOC Class Disability Discrimination Case

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 7/24/2017

Company Screened Out Job Applicants After Medical Examinations Without Any Individualized Assessments on Fitness for Work, Federal Agency Charged - INDIANAPOLIS - Chemtrusion, Inc., a Houston-based manufacturing services...more

Rosebud Restaurants to Pay $1.9 Million to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/31/2017

Federal Agency Alleged Italian Restaurant Group Refused to Hire African-American Applicants - CHICAGO -- Rosebud Restaurants, Inc. will pay $1.9 million and furnish other relief to settle a class race discrimination...more

Brown & Brown Insurance Brokerage Firm Settles Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit for $100,000

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/4/2017

Job Offer Rescinded After Company Learned of Applicant's Pregnancy, Federal Agency Charged - ORLANDO, Fla. - Daytona Beach-based insurance brokerage firm Brown & Brown will pay $100,000 and furnish significant relief to...more

Food Service Company to Pay $35,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 3/31/2017

Legendary Baking Fired Employee Because of Spinal Cord Condition, Federal Agency Charged - CHICAGO - An Illinois food service company will pay $35,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination...more

EEOC Sues T-N-T Of York County, Inc. And Tm Trucking of The Carolinas, LLC For Racial Harassment

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/8/2016

Owner Constantly Harassed Black Employees, Forcing Many to Quit, Federal Agency Charges - ROCK HILL, S.C. - Two interconnected South Carolina trucking companies violated federal law when they subjected black employees to...more

EEOC Settles Background Check Litigation with BMW, But Also Faces Steep Attorneys’ Fees in Freeman Case

Littler on 9/23/2015

After several high-profile setbacks in disparate impact discrimination lawsuits challenging criminal record screening policies, the EEOC has entered into a settlement (consent decree) in one of its few remaining cases, a...more

EEOC Settles Background Check Suit with BMW, Leaves Employers Still Without Guidance

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP on 9/11/2015

Earlier this week, it was announced that BMW Manufacturing Co. and the EEOC had entered into a Consent Decree, resolving one of three high profile suits over a company's use of background checks in the hire process that had...more

BMW to Pay $1.6 Million and Offer Jobs to Settle Federal Race Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/9/2015

Company's Criminal Background Policy Disproportionately Affected African-American Logistics Workers, EEOC Charged - GREENVILLE, S.C. - The U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina today entered a consent...more

HiLine Electric to Pay $210,000 to Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 10/8/2014

Industrial Supply Business Used Age Criterion in Hiring and Recruitment Practices, Federal Agency Charged - DALLAS - HiLine Electric Co., a Dallas-based industrial supply business, will pay $210,000 and furnish other...more

Izza Bending Tube & Wire Resolves EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/22/2014

Employee Was Demoted and Then Fired When She Refused to Discriminate Against African-American Employee, Federal Agency Charged - MINNEAPOLIS - A Buffalo, Minn., metal services company will pay $45,000 under a...more

Food Rite Community Supermarket Settles EEOC Sex Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 8/12/2014

Richmond Store Denied Qualified Female Applicant Van Driver Job, Lawsuit Charged - RICHMOND, Va. - Lee's Food Corp., doing business as Food Rite Community Supermarket, will pay $10,500 and provide other relief to ...more

MPW Industrial Services Will Pay $37,500 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 8/8/2014

Company Fired Laborer Because of Back Impairment, Federal Agency Charged - PITTSBURGH -- MPW Industrial Services Inc., a provider of industrial cleaning, facility management and labor support services, will pay $37,500...more

Turner Machine Company Settles EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit for $80,000

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 8/5/2014

Manufacturer Fired Engineer After He Filed a Discrimination Charge, Federal Agency Charged - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Turner Machine Company will pay $80,000 and furnish other significant equitable relief to resolve a...more

Triple T Foods to Pay $30,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 7/29/2014

Federal Agency Alleged Pet Food Company Fired Lab Technician Due to Pregnancy - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Triple T Foods, an Arkansas pet food processor, will pay $30,000 to a former employee and furnish other relief to...more

Greystar Management Services Will Pay $25,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 6/19/2014

Management Services Company Fired Pregnant Housekeeper, Federal Agency Charged - BALTIMORE - Greystar Management Services, LP, will pay $25,000 and furnish significant remedial relief to settle a federal pregnancy...more

Four Hawaii Farms to Pay $2.4 Million to Thai Workers to Settle EEOC National Origin and Retaliation Employment Discrimination...

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 6/5/2014

Additional Relief in the Form of Job Offers and Other Benefits Will Be Offered to Vulnerable Thai Laborers, Says Federal Agency - LOS ANGELES - Three years after filing suit against farm labor contractor Global...more

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