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Plumbing Contractor Will Compensate Black and Hispanic Plumbers Subjected to Racially Hostile Work Environment and Retaliation - TAMPA, Fla. – J.A. Croson, a Sorrento, Florida-based plumbing and HVAC contractor, agreed to...more
This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment law developments in federal courts of appeal in the last month....more
Settles Federal Charges the Casual Dining Chain Allowed Female Employees, including a Teen, to be Sexually Harassed, Retaliated Against, and Forced to Resign - EVERETT, Wash. – Restaurant chain Red Robin International,...more
Federal Agency Charges That Furniture Retailer Subjected African American Manager to a Hostile Work Environment and Fired Him When He Complained - NEW ORLEANS – Affordable Rent-to-Own, LLC, doing business as Affordable...more
Federal Agency Charges Trucking Companies Allowed Harassment, Termination of Gay Mechanics Because of Sexual Orientation - CLEVELAND – TA Dedicated, Inc. doing business as Transport America, and TForce TL Holdings USA,...more
Employee, Vocal About Race Discrimination, Was Denied Promotion, Threatened With Termination and Forced to Resign, Federal Agency Charges - IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — Elevation Labs, LLC, formerly known as Northwest Cosmetics...more
Health Care Provider Fired Black Employee Who Spoke Out Against Race Harassment in the Wake of Racial Justice Protests, Federal Agency Charges - SHREVEPORT, La. – The Council for the Advancement of Social Services and...more
Construction Company Subjected Black Workers to a Racially Hostile Work Environment, Then Fired Them After They Complained, Federal Agency Charged - NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, a...more
Black Workers Faced Racial Slurs and Retaliation, Federal Agency Charges - RENO, Nev. – E-commerce remanufacturer PRC Industries (PRC) violated federal law by tolerating racial harassment of two Black workers and firing...more
Sandwich Franchise Discriminated Against Black Employees and Subjected Them to a Hostile Work Environment, Federal Agency Charges - RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina-based Subway franchises Bilal & Aaya Subway, Inc., H & F...more
Black Employee Subjected To Hostile Work Environment By Coworker and Fired, Federal Agency Claims - MILWAUKEE – Lakeside Plastics, a manufacturing company that produces traffic safety products, screen printing inks, and...more
TAMPA, Fla. – RREMC, LLC, doing business as Denny’s Restaurant, a Florida-based company and the third-largest Denny’s franchisee in the United States, has agreed to pay $45,000 to settle a national origin discrimination...more
Food Preparer and Retailer Subjected African American Worker to Hostile Work Environment, Federal Agency Says - NEW ORLEANS – Don’s Specialty Meats, Inc, a food preparer and retailer in Scott and Carencro, La., violated...more
Inspection Services Company Subjected Black Employee to a Racially Hostile Work Environment, Then Fired Him for Complaining, Federal Agency Says - HOUSTON – American Piping Inspection, Inc. (API), an Oklahoma-based oil and...more
Golden Dealership Subjected Female, Male, Black and Latinx Employees to Maltreatment, Including Physical Abuse, Federal Agency Charges - DENVER -- Chris the Crazy Trader, Inc., doing business as Christopher’s Dodge Ram in...more
Construction Company Subjected Blacks to Hostile Work Conditions, Then Fired Them After They Complained, Federal Agency Charges - NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company violated federal civil rights...more
Food Distributor Condoned Racial Harassment and Retaliated Against African American Employee for Complaining, Federal Agency Charges - HONOLULU – Suisan Company, Limited (Suisan), a food distributor on the Big Island of...more
Employer Allowed Black Housekeeper to Racially Harass White Coworkers, Federal Agency Charges - MOORESVILLE, N.C. – T.M.F. Mooresville, LLC, operating as Hampton Inn & Suites in Mooresville, North Carolina, subjected white...more
Employees Were Verbally and Physically Harassed and Forced to Quit Because of Intolerable Working Conditions, Federal Agency Charges - NEW YORK – Stardust Diners, Inc., a restaurant that has operated for decades in East...more
Tampa Medical Practice Punished Nurse for Reporting Abuse by Doctor/VP and Forced Her to Quit, Federal Agency Charges - TAMPA, Fla. – Pediatric Health Care Alliance, a Tampa-based pediatric medical practice, violated...more
Female Welder Subjected to Sexual Harassment and Unlawful Firing, Federal Agency Charges - PITTSBURGH – Moore & Morford, Inc., a steel manufacturing company in South Greensburg, Pa., violated federal law by subjecting a...more
Former Plant Manager Bullied Employees, Then Fired Employee Who Complained, Federal Agency Charged - NEW YORK - Porous Materials, Inc., an Ithaca, N.Y., manufacturer, will pay $93,000 and furnish other relief to settle a...more
In recent years, a number of federal appellant courts, including the Fourth Circuit, have issued opinions finding that a single use of a racial slur can be enough to constitute a hostile and offensive working environment...more
Female Employee Subjected to Sexual Comments by General Manager, Then Fired Because She Complained, Federal Agency Charges - GREENSBORO, N.C. - BCD Restaurants, LLC, a Greensboro, N.C.-based Zaxby's restaurant franchisee,...more
If you quit your job because of a hostile work environment, is it still “voluntary”? According to the Alabama Supreme Court’s July 12, 2019 opinion in Arnold v. Hyundai Manuf. Ala., LLC, it is. In Arnold, Hyundai hired Arnold...more