Category Archives: Employment Law News
EEOC Claims Disabled Worker Was Unjustly Fired After Placed On Unpaid Leave Due To Liability Concerns
In a press release issued on June 1, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it has entered into a Consent Decree to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit against Black Forest Décor, LLC (BFD). On September 25, 2019, the EEOC filed the disability discrimination lawsuit, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v…. Read More »
Retaliatory Discharge Case Claiming Worker Was Fired For Complaining About Racism Settled By EEOC
In a press release issued on May 22, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it has entered into a Consent Decree to settle a retaliation lawsuit against Brookdale Senior Living Communities, Inc. (Brookdale). On May 18, 2020, the EEOC filed the case, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Brookdale Senior… Read More »
EEOC Claims Wrongful Termination Where Employer Refused To Accommodate Employee’s Disability
On March 5, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a press release announcing that it has entered into a Consent Decree to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit against Hitachi Automotive Systems, Inc. (Hitachi). On August 29, 2019, the EEOC filed the lawsuit, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Hitachi Automotive Systems,… Read More »
Sexual Harassment Victims Sent Pornographic Texts By Supervisor EEOC Lawsuit Charges
On May 20, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a press release announcing that it has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Menard, Inc. (Menard). On May 19, 2020, the EEOC filed the lawsuit, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Menard, Inc.,Case No. 2:20-cv-11240, in the U.S. District Court for the… Read More »
Discriminatory Failure To Hire Case Where Employer Refused To Hire Deaf Applicant Settled By EEOC
In a press release issued on January 6, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it has entered into a Consent Decree to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit against Cutter Mazda of Honolulu (Cutter Mazda). On July 31, 2017, the EEOC filed the case, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. MJC,… Read More »
Fired Florida Legoland Employee Claims Gender Discrimination
Having litigated employment discrimination cases in Florida state and federal courts for more than two decades, our Sumter County, Florida employment discrimination lawyers know that discrimination can come in many forms, and it does not always look the same. Although sex discrimination is primarily a claim brought by women, there are instances in which… Read More »
Employee Who Endured Racial Remarks Was Fired Because Of His Race EEOC Lawsuit Charges
On May 7, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a press release announcing that it has filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against Thompson Construction Group, Inc. (Thompson Construction). On May 4, 2020, the EEOC filed the case, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Thompson Construction Group, Inc., Case No. 1:20-cv-00406, in… Read More »
Worker Unlawfully Prohibited From Taking His Disability-Related Medication EEOC Lawsuit Charges
In a press release issued on April 15, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it has filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against Army Sustainment, LLC (Army Sustainment). On April 6, 2020, the EEOC filed the lawsuit, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Army Sustainment, LLC, Case No. 1:20-cv-00234, in the… Read More »
Employee Told She Was Fired Because Of Her Pregnancy EEOC Lawsuit Claims
On May 4, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a press release announcing that it has filed a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit against LogisticCare Solutions, LLC (LogisticCare) and Human Capital Management, Inc., d/b/a HCM Staffing (HCM Staffing). On May 1, 2020, the EEOC filed the pregnancy discrimination lawsuit, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity… Read More »
Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Asserting Victims Were Fired For Rejecting Sexual Demands Settled By EEOC
In a press release issued on April 27, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it has entered into a Consent Decree to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit against HM Solutions, Inc. (HM Solutions). In 2019, the EEOC filed the lawsuit, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. HM Solutions, Inc., Case… Read More »