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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act is a United States federal law enacted in 1964 and aimed at preventing discrimination in the workplace on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, and religion. Title VII has been subsequently extended to discrimination on the basis of pregnancy and sexual stereotypes and to prohibit sexual harassment. Title VII applies to all employers with fifteen or more employees including private employers, state and local governments, and educational institutions. less -

Restaurant Settles EEOC Lawsuit Based on Denying Cook’s No-Sundays Request: 6 Steps for Handling Religious Accommodation Requests

Fisher Phillips on 8/20/2024

A North Carolina restaurant franchisee has agreed to pay $40,000 and take other corrective measures to settle a religious discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the EEOC after being accused of denying a cook’s...more

Charlotte IHOP to Pay $40,000 in EEOC Religious Discrimination and Retaliation Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 8/8/2024

Settles Federal Agency Charges Restaurant Refused to Honor Religious Accommodation and Fired Employee for Requesting It CHARLOTTE, N.C. –Suncakes NC, LLC, a North Carolina-based company, and Suncakes, LLC, a Texas-based...more

8th Circuit Decision Roundup – June 2024

Husch Blackwell LLP on 6/25/2024

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued several significant decisions that employers doing business in Minnesota should be aware of. Here are a few highlights of recent Eight Circuit Decisions that have addressed...more

Wheeler Trucking to Pay $65,000 to Resolve EEOC Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 6/21/2024

Federal Agency Charged Trucking Companies Discriminated and Retaliated Against a Worker Because of Race and Religion - CLEVELAND – Nationwide automotive hauling and logistics company Wheeler Trucking, doing business as...more

Triple Canopy, Inc. to Pay $110,759 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 12/28/2023

Government Contractor Settles Federal Lawsuit Alleging It Failed to Provide Religious Accommodations and Retaliated against Employee - WASHINGTON – Triple Canopy, Inc. a Reston, Virginia-based company providing protective...more

EEOC Sues Wheeler Trucking for Race and Religious Discrimination, Retaliation

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 10/13/2023

Trucking Company Allowed Harassment of Former Employee Because of His Race and Religion, Federal Agency Charges - CLEVELAND – Wheeler Trucking violated federal civil rights laws when the company subjected an employee at...more

EEOC Sues Chipotle for Religious Discrimination and Retaliation

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/29/2023

Federal Agency Charges Muslim Teen Was Harassed, Retaliated Against, and Forced to Quit - ST. LOUIS – National restaurant chain Chipotle violated federal law when a manager at the company’s Lenexa, Kansas location harassed...more

Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Legal Debate Over Preferred Pronoun Usage in the Classroom Continues with Institutions of...

Venable LLP on 9/11/2023

In a July 28, 2023 ruling, the Seventh Circuit has signaled that Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) seeking to enforce pronoun policies can expect to face increased scrutiny. Specifically, the Seventh Circuit vacated its...more

Aurora Renovations and Developments, LLC Will Pay $50,000 to Settle Religious Discrimination and Retaliation Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 8/4/2023

Settles Federal Charges Company Fired Employees for Refusing to Participate in Mandatory Prayer Meetings - GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Aurora Renovations and Developments, LLC, doing business as Aurora Pro Services, a North...more

EEOC Sues Triple Canopy, Inc. for Religious Discrimination and Retaliation

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/31/2023

Government Contractor Refused to Provide Religious Accommodations, and Retaliated against Employee After He Filed an EEOC Charge, Federal Agency Charges - WASHINGTON– Triple Canopy, Inc. (Triple Canopy) a Reston,...more

Seventh Circuit Takes On Religious Discrimination

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 5/24/2023

The Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed summary judgment in favor of an employer in a religious discrimination case involving a teacher who refused to call transgender students by their chosen names....more

EEOC Sues Charlotte IHOP for Religious Discrimination and Retaliation

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/10/2023

Restaurant Refused to Honor Accommodation and Fired Employee Because of His Religion, Federal Agency Charges - CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Suncakes, LLC, a Texas-based company doing business as IHOP, violated federal law when it...more

EEOC Addresses Retaliation in Updated COVID-19 Technical Assistance

ArentFox Schiff on 11/23/2021

Last week, the EEOC again updated its COVID-19 technical assistance; this time, to include more information about employer retaliation in pandemic-related employment situations. The update explains and clarifies the...more

#WorkforceWednesday: EEOC Enforcement Uptick, New York Limits Private Confidential Settlements, Anti-Harassment Training for...

Epstein Becker & Green on 10/13/2021

This week, we focus on what can be learned from the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission’s (EEOC’s) fiscal year (FY) 2021 filings as employers continue to navigate COVID-19 in the months ahead. EEOC: Back in Enforcement...more

Flower Mound Medical Practice to Pay $375,000 After Judgment in EEOC Title VII Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 3/12/2021

Employees Subjected to Religious Discrimination and Retaliation - DALLAS – Tim Shepherd M.D., P.A. and Bridges Healthcare, P.A., doing business as Shepherd Healthcare, a medical practice in Flower Mound, Texas, will pay...more

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Proposes Updated Guidance on Religious Discrimination

Poyner Spruill LLP on 11/24/2020

On November 17, the EEOC released proposed updates to its Compliance Manual on Religious Discrimination (available here), which is open for public comment for 30 days from its release. These are the first updates to the...more

The Employment Law Reporter

Rivkin Radler LLP on 10/6/2020

Federal Court Rejects New York City Police Officer’s Employment Discrimination Action The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has granted summary judgment to the defendants in an employment...more

Kroger Company Sued by EEOC For Religious Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/16/2020

Conway, Ark., Grocery Store Fired Two Workers Because of Their Religious Objections to Kroger’s New Dress Code, Federal Agency Charges - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Kroger Company, doing business as Kroger Store No. 625 in...more

5th Circuit Says No, Employer Not Liable for Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, or First Amendment Violations in Employee...

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/31/2020

Seyfarth Synopsis: Vaccinations have been widely debated over the past few years, leaving employers unclear about their obligations to accommodate employees whose religious beliefs conflict with them. Recently the U.S. Court...more

EEOC Sues Service Caster Corp. for National Origin and Religious Harassment, Retaliation

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 10/16/2019

Caster Manufacturer Fired Employees Who Opposed Misconduct, Federal Agency Charges - PHILADELPHIA - Service Caster Corporation, one of the largest caster and wheel companies in North America, violated federal law when it...more

Halliburton to Pay $275,000 to Settle National Origin and Religious Discrimination Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 10/9/2019

Halliburton Supervisors and Co-Workers Harassed Two Muslim Employees, Federal Agency Charged - DALLAS - Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. has agreed to pay $275,000 and furnish significant relief to settle a national...more

Key California Employment Law Cases: June 2019

Payne & Fears on 8/29/2019

This month's key California employment law cases involve EEOC charges, disability discrimination, and meal breaks....more

Employers: Don't Overlook Your Title VII Defenses!

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and... on 7/26/2019

Last month the U.S. Supreme Court simultaneously resolved a long-running dispute about procedure under Title VII and sent a message to employers that it is important to pay attention and act promptly when faced with a Title...more

Invalidating Long-Standing Fourth Circuit Precedent, U.S. Supreme Court Holds that Title VII’s Charge Filing Requirement is...

Cranfill Sumner LLP on 7/3/2019

Before initiating a lawsuit under Title VII, a complainant must first file a charge of discrimination with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) within 180 days of the alleged act of discrimination....more

Supreme Court: Title VII’s Requirements Not Jurisdictional

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 6/28/2019

In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Title VII’s charge-filing precondition to suit is not a jurisdictional requirement and is instead a procedural prescription that is subject to forfeiture, refusing to...more

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