The EEO laws prohibit punishing job applicants or employees for asserting their rights to be free from employment discrimination including harassment. Asserting these EEO rights is called “protected activity,” and it can take many forms. For example, it is unlawful … Continued
ATLANTA – El Chaparro, Inc., a Tex-Mex restaurant in Covington, Ga., will pay $20,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC filed suit in 2016, charging … Continued
Assistant Manager at North Myrtle Beach Location Subjected Two Sisters to Sexual Comments and Touching, Federal Agency Charges FLORENCE, S.C. – Green Apple, LLC, dba Applebee’s Grill and Bar, violated federal law when it subjected two female employees, sisters, to a … Continued
Black Employee Subjected to Racial Epithets Almost Daily, Federal Agency Charged MOUNT AIRY, N.C. – Hiatt & Mason Enterprises, Inc., a structural steel erection services company, has agreed to pay $35,000 and provide other relief to settle a racial harassment … Continued
Kitchen Workers Compensated for the National Origin and Color Discrimination by Management MIAMI – Glaser Organic Farms, a Redlands-based retail farm owned and operated by Stanley Glaser, will pay two female kitchen workers $15,000 and implement important injunctive relief to … Continued
Fracking Company Fired Black Employee After He Complained That Coworkers Used a White Hood to Harass Him, Federal Agency Charged HOUSTON -A Houston manufacturer of equipment used in hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) has agreed to pay a former employee $120,000 and … Continued
Carrollton Auto Parts Manufacturer Fired Employee Over Sabbath Request, Federal Agency Charged ATLANTA – Decostar Industries, Inc., a manufacturer and supplier of automotive parts based in Carrollton, Ga., violated federal law by discriminating against an employee because of her … Continued
School Meals Provider Will Pay $62,500 to Settle Retaliation Claims and Provide Training to Employees on Retaliation PHOENIX – A Commerce, Calif.-based company that provides prepared meals to schools has agreed to settle the claims against it in a lawsuit filed … Continued
Manufacturer Terminated Employee for Complaining About Race Discrimination, Federal Agency Charged CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Desco Industries, Inc., a California corporation doing business in Sanford, N.C., will pay $45,000 to settle a workplace retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity … Continued
Company Fired Panama City Employee After He Reported Male Supervisor Sexually Harassed Him, Federal Agency Charged BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – ABL Management, Inc., a Baton Rouge, La.-based food management company, will pay $35,000 and furnish other relief to settle a retaliatory … Continued
Phoenix Restaurant Subjected Women to Physical and Verbal Abuse, Federal Agency Charges PHOENIX – Phoenix restaurant Mariscos Altata violated federal law by subjecting female employees to a hostile work environment based on their sex, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission … Continued
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 lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission … Continued
Federal Agency Wins $70,000 for Worker Who Was Fired for Helping With Sexual Harassment Investigation GULFPORT, Miss. – Rite Way Service, Inc., a former Alabama corporation that provided janitorial cleaning services to commercial facilities in Mississippi and elsewhere in the … Continued
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 federal law when it retaliated against an employee for reporting … Continued
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 Transportation, Inc. and Big Kahuna Luau, Inc. — violated federal anti-discrimination … Continued