Posted by Peter K. Levine | Dec 04, 2013 |
MCM Elegante Hotel agrees to pay $100,000 to Safia Abdullah for EEOC religious discrimination suit
704 HTL Operating, LLC and Investment Corporation of America, doing business as MCM Elegante Hotel in Albuquerque, has agreed to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the EEOC for $100,...
Posted by Peter K. Levine | Dec 03, 2013 |
Tri-County Lexus Refused to Hire Sikh Applicant and Provide Religious Accommodation
United Galaxy Inc., a car dealership in New Jersey doing business as Tri-County Lexus, will pay $50,000 and provide other significant relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the EEOC on behalf...
Posted by Peter K. Levine | Dec 02, 2013 |
Laborers' International Union sues New Horizons Enterprises LLC for wage noncompliance on major construction project
The Laborers' International Union of North America is suing New Horizons Enterprises LLC for allegedly failing to comply with prevailing wage laws during the construction of the C...
Posted by Peter K. Levine | Nov 29, 2013 |
East Palo Alto cops allege discrimination from former African-American chief
Just days after then-Police Chief Ron Davis announced he was leaving to serve as director of the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Policing, four East Palo Alto African-American police officers filed a rac...
Posted by Peter K. Levine | Nov 28, 2013 |
Baird Tree Company Agrees to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Lawsuit
Baird Tree Company, Inc., a tree-trimming service company based in Jacksboro, Tenn., and operating in eastern and middle Tennessee, has agreed to settle a national origin discrimination lawsuit filed by the EEOC on behalf of 19 ...
Posted by Peter K. Levine | Nov 27, 2013 |
UPS to Pay $70,000 in Settlement Over an EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit
In a religious accommodation lawsuit filed by the EEOC, the United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS), the world's largest package delivery company, has agreed to pay $70,000 as well as furnish significant injunctive relief to...
Posted by Peter K. Levine | Nov 26, 2013 |
Sirdah Enterprises, Inc., Owner of Taboo 2, Filed With Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
According to a suit filed by the EEOC, Sirdah Enterprises, Inc., a company that owns and operates Taboo 2 Bar and Bistro, a popular Atlanta-area restaurant and nightclub, has allegedly violated federal law by subject...
Posted by Peter K. Levine | Nov 25, 2013 |
Second Race Discrimination Lawsuit for Calling Saleswoman “Burrito Face” and “Taco Smoke”
Top British fashion house Alexander McQueen was hit with its second discrimination lawsuit this year after a Hispanic saleswoman is alleging she had to endure ethnic and personal slurs for a decade. Moselle ...
Posted by Peter K. Levine | Nov 22, 2013 |
Human Resources Assistant Alleges Sexual Harassment While Working at Salvation Army
Kimberlea Rhea, bookkeeper and human resources assistant at The Salvation Army since March 2006 is alleges sexual harassment while working for the nonprofit organization.
According to court documents the Californi...
Posted by Peter K. Levine | Nov 21, 2013 |
Thomas Bean, the First Responder Officer to the Newtown Massacre May Be Wrongfully Terminated for Having PTSD
Thomas Bean, one of the first responders to the Dec. 14, 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting could potentially lose his job for missing work.
The shooting left 26 people dead, incl...
Posted by Peter K. Levine | Nov 20, 2013 |
Operating Room Nurse Claims Wrongful Termination After a Healthy Kidney Was Discarded
Operating room nurse, Melanie Lemay, fired from the University of Toledo Medical Center (UTMC) almost a year ago after a kidney intended for transplant was accidentally discarded, has filed a lawsuit against the...
Posted by Peter K. Levine | Nov 19, 2013 |
Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc., Has Two Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuits
Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc, a corporation that provides in-home personal care, management and/or treatment of a variety of conditions by nurses, therapists, medical social workers, and home health aides is facing t...
Posted by Peter K. Levine | Nov 18, 2013 |
The Home Depot Improvement Chain Faces Discrimination Against Gay Employees
The home improvement retail chain, Home Depot is reportedly facing a California labor lawsuit that alleges the company discriminated against and harassed gay employees in attempts to lower the cost of benefits the company...
Posted by Peter K. Levine | Nov 15, 2013 |
CTI, Inc., a Tucson Area Trucking Company, Sued by the EEOC For Disability Discrimination
CTI, Inc., a Tucson-area regional trucking company has been charged by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission with violating federal law due to its practice of automatically firing employees after ...
Posted by Peter K. Levine | Nov 14, 2013 |
The PA Agengy That Handled Employment Discrimination is Charged With Employment Discrimination!
The Pennsylvania agency that handles discrimination in employment, housing, education, public accommodations and property issuesis finding itself the target of a federal discrimination lawsuit. Attorne...
Posted by Peter K. Levine | Nov 13, 2013 |
Pregnancy Discrimination Case Against Lucasfilm Has Pre-Trial Settlement
A high-profile, bitterly fought pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed more than four years ago by Julie Veronese against Lucasfilm Ltd. was recently dismissed following a settlement between the parties.
In April 2008 Verone...
Posted by Peter K. Levine | Nov 12, 2013 |
Josh Levs of CNN Claims Time Warner Discrimination In Paid Family Leave for New Biological Fathers
CNN reporter Josh Levs announced that he and his lawyers, along with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) have filed a charge against parent company Time Warner, claiming that the comp...
Posted by Peter K. Levine | Nov 11, 2013 |
Pregnant Workers Are Sometimes Forced to Choose Between a Job and Their Health
In 2007 Heather Myers was seven months pregnant when she was working as a Walmart floor associate, stocking shelves and cleaning aisles for minimum wage.
When she was told she could no longer carry anything to drink in...
Posted by Peter K. Levine | Nov 08, 2013 |
The EEOC Has Sued Farmers Insurance in the Firing of Asian-American Claims Representatives
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has charged in a lawsuit that Farmers Insurance Exchange violated federal law when it fired two Southeast Asian-American employees because of their r...
Posted by Peter K. Levine | Nov 07, 2013 |
Toys”R”Us Will Pay $35,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Toys”R”Us, Inc., one of the world's largest retailers of toys and juvenile products, will pay $35,000 as well as provide significant equitable relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit according to the U.S Equa...
Posted by Peter K. Levine | Nov 06, 2013 |
Pregnant Workers Face Discrimination When Employers Refuse Workplace Adjustments to Job Duties
When Amanda Roller became pregnant and started experiencing morning sickness her supervisor at the call center she was employed at repeatedly refused her requests to go the bathroom. Instead her supervi...
Posted by Peter K. Levine | Nov 05, 2013 |
“Ban the Box” Laws Will Remove “Convicted of Felony” Question From Job Applications
A growing number of states now prohibit public agencies – and in some cases private employers – from asking about a job applicant's criminal history until they reach the interview stage or get a conditional job of...
Posted by Peter K. Levine | Nov 04, 2013 |
California Labor Regulators Have Ordered Quetico to Pay Overtime, Penalties, and Other Compensation for Wage Violations
California state labor regulators have ordered Quetico, a warehouse and distribution company that receives and distributes shoes, apparel and electronic goods for big-box retail...
Posted by Peter K. Levine | Nov 01, 2013 |
Collecting Unpaid, Minimum Wages, for California's Immigrant Workers
According to a report titled “Hollow Victories: The Crisis in Collecting Unpaid Wages for California's Workers,” thousands of mostly immigrant workers who are employed to perform minimum- and low-wage jobs won monetary judgments...
Posted by Peter K. Levine | Oct 30, 2013 |
Class action lawsuit in an alleged “overarching conspiracy”
U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose has granted class action status to a lawsuit alleging an “overarching conspiracy” amongst major Silicon Valley companies to suppress employee compensation obtained from moving from one company to ...