Category Archives: Employment Law
EEOC Files Suit After Transgender Worker Subjected to Hostile Work Environment
A California-based contractor, Superior Automatic Sprinkler Company, has agreed to settle a lawsuit with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, the company subjected a transgender worker with verbal harassment and physical threats due to his gender identity and sexual orientation. The worker also alleged that he was transferred to… Read More »
Furniture Store Settles EEOC Lawsuit After Denying Employee Religious Accommodation to Not Take the COVID-19 Vaccine
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently settled a religious discrimination lawsuit against Hank’s Furniture, Inc. According to the lawsuit, a former assistant manager at the company’s Pensacola, Florida location notified the company that her religious beliefs precluded her from receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Rather than discuss the employee’s religious beliefs to determine whether… Read More »
EEOC Files Lawsuit Against Fred Meyer Stores Alleging Sexual Harassment
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleges that Fred Meyer Stores, Inc.—a subsidiary of the national supermarket chain Kroger—violated federal law when it allowed a male employee to sexually harass multiple female employees over a period of several years despite repeated complaints about his behavior. According to the lawsuit, since at least 2017,… Read More »
Senior Living Facility Settles Age Discrimination Lawsuit
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently settled an age discrimination lawsuit against Covenant Woods Senior Living, LLC. Convent Woods operates a retirement community in Columbus, GA. They will pay $78,000 to settle an age and disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the EEOC on behalf of one of their employees. According to the EEOC,… Read More »
Staffing Firm Pays $1.25 Million to Settle Allegations of Disability Discrimination
National Telecommuting Institute, Inc. (NTI) has agreed to pay $1.25 million to former employees who were impacted by a discriminatory policy, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC lawsuit accused NTI of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it did not pursue placement or referral of blind and… Read More »
Georgia Assisted Living Provider Sued for Age and Disability Discrimination
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit in federal court against a Georgia assisted living provider after they allegedly fired a 78-year-old employee after she was briefly hospitalized. They are among 9 assisted living community centers in Georgia and California being accused of various forms of employment discrimination. The employee, who… Read More »
Transgender Woman Files Lawsuit Against AT&T Alleging Discrimination and Wrongful Termination
A transgender employee of AT&T has filed a $3 million gender discrimination lawsuit against the company. According to the complaint, the employee was a highly-regarded member of the team until she came out as transgender. At that point, her supervisors began passing her up for projects, moving her to different jobs, and ultimately, firing… Read More »
Medical Laboratory Accused of Firing and Discriminating Against Employee Due to Pregnancy
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently filed a lawsuit against a medical laboratory in Alpharetta, Georgia alleging that the lab fired an employee after she became pregnant. The medical laboratory will pay $50,000 to the fired employee and agree to comply with certain provisions outlined in the settlement. The EEOC lawsuit alleged that… Read More »
Georgia Papa Johns Settles Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Filed by Blind Employee
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently settled a lawsuit against Papa Johns for denying a blind employee a reasonable accommodation. The pizza chain was required to pay the former employee $175,000 to settle the matter. According to the EEOC, a legally blind employee was fired from Papa Johns after the pizza chain allegedly denied… Read More »
Georgia Restaurant Pays $56,500 to Settle Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently filed a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit against RSPS Holdings and SRS Milledgeville, both of which are franchisors of the popular barbeque restaurant Shane’s Rib Shack. As part of the agreement that settles the lawsuit, the companies will pay the employee $56,500 and provide other relief. According… Read More »