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Health System Failed to Reasonably Accommodate Class of Workers with Disabilities, Federal Agency Charges - PHILADELPHIA – Geisinger Health, Geisinger Health System Foundation doing business as Geisinger Health System,...more
Hotel Manager Sexually Harassed Female Housekeeper for Months and Then Fired Her for Complaining About It, Federal Agency Charges - OXFORD, MS – Lodging Lane Hospitality, doing business as Home2 Suites and owned and...more
Produce Processing Company Failed to Respond to Multiple Complaints, Federal Agency Charges - LOS ANGELES — Fresh Venture Foods, LLC, a produce processing and shipping company based in Santa Maria, California, violated...more
Car Dealership Fires Female Dispatcher Who Complained About Unequal Pay, Federal Agency Says - BALTIMORE – Jerry’s Chevrolet, Inc., an automobile dealership in Baltimore, violated federal law when it paid a female...more
Dried Fruit Supplier and Employment Placement Co. Failed to Address Sexual Harassment, Federal Agency Charges - FRESNO, Calif. — Sunshine Raisin Corporation, dba National Raisin, and Real Time Staffing Services, LLC, dba...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
Furniture Distributor Refused to Hire Women for Warehouse Work and Fired Female Applicant's Son After She Complained About Discrimination, Federal Agency Charged - BIRMINIGHAM, Ala. – Nashville-based NDI Office Furniture,...more
David’s Trash Service Unlawfully Fired Driver for Discrimination Complaints, Federal Agency Charges - RALEIGH, N.C. – Washington, N.C.-based DBBH Holdings, Inc., operating as David’s Trash Service, violated federal law...more
Nursing Facility Tolerated Sexual Harassment of Female Employees and Retaliated Against an Employee Who Reported Harassment - MONTROSE, Colo. – SSC Montrose San Juan Operating Co., LLC, SavaSeniorCare Administrative...more
Egg Producer Allowed Supervisor to Sexually Harass Female Employee, Then Retaliated Against Her When She Complained, Federal Agency Says - MARTIN, MI—Konos, Inc., a Michigan-based egg producer, was sued by the U.S. Equal...more
Chef Fired Female Cook for Denying Him Sex, Federal Agency Charges - NEW YORK – The head chef at Liberty Warehouse, a popular Brooklyn, N.Y., wedding venue, subjected female kitchen staff to sex discrimination, sexual...more
Home Health Services Provider Placed Employee on Unpaid Leave After She Requested a Limited Period of Telework, Federal Agency Charged - ATLANTA – Gentiva Health Services, Inc. d/b/a Kindred at Home (“Kindred”), a provider...more
Restaurant Allowed Coworker to Repeatedly Harass Manager and Fired Her for Complaining, Federal Agency Charges - TAMPA, Fla. – Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., an international restaurant chain, violated federal law when a...more
In a decision designated for publication, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued an order reaffirming the “less burdensome” standard for “material adverse actions” in retaliation claims and upheld...more
Baltimore Security Company Paid Female Employees Less Than Male Coworkers, Federal Agency Charged - BALTIMORE - Davis & Davis Enterprise, Inc., also known as All Secure Security Company, a Baltimore-based security guard...more
DENVER - A Chili's restaurant in Cañon City, Colorado, violated federal law by subjecting female employees to sexual harassment and retaliation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit...more
The Fifth Circuit has issued another opinion in the continuing saga of Jackson State University and its past athletic director, Dr. Vivian Fuller—this one about retaliation against a witness. To refresh everyone’s memory: A...more
Chain of Franchises Subjected Employees to Sexual Harassment and Retaliation, Federal Agency Charges - LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Several franchisees of the popular IHOP restaurant chain in Nevada and New York violated federal law...more
In response to three questions asked of it by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the California Supreme Court opined as follows...more
Tampa-Based Janitorial Service Provider Rejected African-Americans for Jobs and Punished Black Employee for Opposing Discrimination, Federal Agency Charges - BALTIMORE - Janitorial Service Provider Diversified Maintenance...more
Downhole Technology Fired a Black Employee for Complaining About Racial Intimidation With a KKK Hood, Federal Agency Charges - HOUSTON - A manufacturer of equipment used in hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") violated...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which covers Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, recently found that punitive and compensatory damages are not available for retaliation claims brought under the federal Age...more
Company PresidentSexually Harassed Male Employees for More Than a Decade, Federal Agency Charges - HONOLULU, Hawaii - Three related Hawaii tour companies -- Discovering Hidden Hawaii Tours, Inc., Hawaii Tours and...more
Last month, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals confirmed its earlier position that compensatory and punitive damages are not available to plaintiffs who allege violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)....more
Owner Subjected Female Employees to Unwanted Touching, Overtures and Retaliated Against Women Who Did Not Acquiesce, Federal Agency Charges - MIAMI - A Fort Lauderdale, Fla., funeral home violated federal law by...more