NEWS & ANALYSIS

By Grace Elletson

A Wisconsin aluminum company urged the Seventh Circuit to uphold the dismissal of a human resource manager's suit claiming she was fired out of sex bias and for investigating a sexual harassment complaint, arguing that her repeated performance issues are what really got her canned.

By Patrick Hoff

A Georgia payments company agreed to pay $65,000 and adopt new workplace policies to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit claiming it refused to let a diabetic employee work remotely during the pandemic, according to a federal court filing.

By Patrick Hoff

A chemical company must face a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit claiming it failed to stop a Hispanic employee from using racist slurs, with a Missouri federal judge ruling jurors could find a single confrontation with a Black co-worker was extreme enough to support the case.

By Patrick Hoff

A debt collection company will pay $60,000 to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming a call center worker was forced out for taking time off to practice Judaism, wrapping up a case that the Third Circuit revived in February.

By Patrick Hoff

A Michigan fast food franchisee failed to stop workers from misgendering a transgender employee and fired several people who spoke up against the harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in a suit filed Friday.

By Amanda Ottaway

A rehabilitation and assisted living facility has reached a deal with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to end a disability discrimination lawsuit by a nurse with a sleep disorder who the agency said was unlawfully fired, according to a filing in Texas federal court.

By Benjamin Morse

A sports gear company fired a worker after she complained about an organizational restructuring that favored younger workers with less experience than older workers, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged in Colorado federal court.

By Grace Elletson

An automotive services company has agreed to pay $80,000 to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit in Michigan federal court claiming it failed to step in when a female worker complained that a male supervisor repeatedly propositioned her for sex.

By Patrick Hoff

Hooters will pay $250,000 to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit claiming it failed to bring back most of its Black employees when it reopened a North Carolina restaurant during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a filing in federal court Monday.

By Vin Gurrieri

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's recently concluded fiscal year included seven new suits accusing employers of discriminating against LGBTQ+ workers, which experts say is a sign that the agency is making good on its stated commitment to fight bias based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Here are three things to know about this EEOC litigation priority.

By Benjamin Morse

A Nevada construction company will pay $56,000 after a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation discovered reasonable cause to believe it fired a worker after she asked for accommodation because of her disability, the agency said. 

By Patrick Hoff

A North Carolina movie theater will pay $137,000 to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging it refused to rehire a bartender because she'd complained to the agency that she was fired because she was pregnant, according to a federal court filing.

By Grace Elletson

A waste company agreed to hand over $1.4 million to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit filed in Florida federal court alleging it failed to step in when Black and Haitian employees were called racial slurs on the job.

By Grace Elletson

Four waste removal companies have agreed to pay $3.1 million to shutter a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit in Georgia federal court alleging they passed over female applicants for truck driver positions.

By Patrick Hoff

HCA Healthcare can't escape a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit claiming it refused to promote a researcher because he was an Asian man in his 50s, a Tennessee federal judge ruled, saying the agency plausibly alleged that the medical company was his employer.

By Benjamin Morse

A Popeyes franchisee in Florida reached a deal with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission after the agency found reasonable cause to believe the restaurant fired a worker because it learned she was pregnant. 

By Carolina Bolado

A Florida federal judge on Friday approved a nearly $100,000 consent decree between a Florida resort and a line cook fired when she requested time off after a stillbirth, in one of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's first batch of cases accusing employers of violating the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.

By Grace Elletson

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced it reached a deal with a farm labor contractor to resolve a worker's discrimination charge claiming the business pulled her off the job when she asked to attend pregnancy-related medical appointments.

By Grace Elletson

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commision said Thursday that the company behind Restaurant Depot agreed to overhaul its internal complaint process after an EEOC investigation found a store manager had sexually harassed female workers.

By Grace Elletson

A Colorado marijuana dispensary has agreed to pay $95,000 to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming it fired a worker for failing to clock in and out of her shifts, even though she informed supervisors that she had memory issues due to her disabilities.