February 21, 2024
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission asked a Louisiana federal court Wednesday to sign off on a $50,000 deal with a medical testing kit supplier accusing it of unlawfully firing a Black salesperson because of her hair, arriving after the company filed for bankruptcy.
July 25, 2022
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's suit alleging that a medical supplier fired a Black salesperson because of her hair must move forward in the Western District of Louisiana, after a federal judge said he saw no issue with it remaining in the jurisdiction.