Northwestern Medicine to Pay $0.33 million to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Charges
Settlement resolves claims the Chicago-based medical group denied faith-based vaccine exemptions to employees in violation of Title VII.
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A G Equipment to Pay $4.25 Million to Settle EEOC Vaccine Mandate Suit
A G G Equipment Company agreed to pay $4.25 million to settle an EEOC lawsuit alleging it unlawfully fired dozens of workers for refusing a COVID-19 vaccine without considering religious or disability accommodations.
EEOC Finds Interior Dept. Violated Title VII by Denying Religious Vaccine Exemptions
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ruled that the Bureau of Indian Education unlawfully discriminated against three federal employees by denying their requests for religious accommodations to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
EEOC Sues Chick-fil-A Franchisee for Religious Discrimination
The EEOC sued a Chick-fil-A franchisee for religious discrimination, alleging the company fired a manager who refused to work on her Sabbath.
Walmart to Pay $0.23 million in EEOC Disability Hiring Discrimination Settlement
Walmart will pay $0.23 million and provide injunctive relief to settle a disability hiring discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency announced Wednesday.
EEOC Sues Construction Firm for Firing American Worker Over Harassment Complaint
The EEOC charged a construction services company with violating federal law by allowing anti-American slurs and harassment of U.S. workers at a New Mexico jobsite and retaliating against an employee who complained.
Aviation Logistics Firm Pays $55,000 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Suit
Menzies Aviation agreed to pay damages and overhaul its accommodation policies after the EEOC alleged it forced an employee to quit for requesting Sabbath leave.
EEOC Sues The New York Times Over DEI-Related Promotion Decision
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleges the news publisher passed over a white male editor for a promotion in favor of a less-qualified non-white woman to meet diversity goals.
Comfort Keepers Franchisee to Pay $324,200 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination and GINA Claims
Lori’s Gifts to Pay $600,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Settlement
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has reached a $600,000 settlement with Lori’s Gifts, Inc., resolving allegations that the nationwide hospital gift shop chain unlawfully screened out job candidates with disabilities.
Smiths Detection Settles EEOC Suit for $100,000 Over ADA Demotion
Smiths Detection Inc. agreed to pay $100,000 and provide significant remedial relief to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Carlstar Group to Pay $300,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Bias Suit
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said tire manufacturer The Carlstar Group, LLC has agreed to pay $300,000 and adopt new accommodation policies under a five-year consent decree resolving allegations that it denied opportunities to Tennessee...
Republic Services to Pay $200,000 to Settle EEOC Sex Discrimination Suit
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Friday that Allied Services LLC, operating as Republic Services of the Ozarks, will pay $200,000 to resolve a federal lawsuit alleging the waste management company rejected a female applicant for a...
HCL America to Pay $495,000 to Settle EEOC Age, National Origin Bias Suit
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced a two-year consent decree resolving claims that Santa Clara-based HCL America rejected a 62-year-old Indian job applicant for a sales director role in favor of a younger, non-Indian candidate, with...
EEOC Sues Kroger Over Firing of Worker with Neuropathy After Revoking Her Walker Accommodation
The federal agency alleges Kroger's Houston-area grocery store stripped a checkout attendant of a three-year-old accommodation, then terminated her when she could not justify a leave she never sought.
EEOC Settles Pregnancy Discrimination Suit Against Mississippi Restaurant That Fired Server One Day After Learning of Pregnancy
A Bay St. Louis, Mississippi restaurant will pay significant monetary damages and implement policy changes after the EEOC alleged it fired a pregnant server less than a week into her job.
EEOC Sues St. Vincent Hospital, Alleging It Fired Disabled Worker Rather Than Reassign Her to Vacant Receptionist Role
The federal agency charges that St. Vincent Hospital, which operates Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe, violated the ADA by refusing to reassign an injured employee to a vacant receptionist role and then terminating her with a letter...
EEOC Sues Butterball Over Denied Cancer-Treatment Leave and Retaliatory Firing
The federal agency alleges the turkey giant fired a long-term employee for accruing attendance points tied to chemotherapy absences after her leave request was never processed.
EEOC Sues Florida's Largest Poker Room for Forcing Pregnant Workers to Quit
The EEOC has filed suit against BestBet Jacksonville under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, alleging the company's rigid attendance policy pushed a class of pregnant employees out of their jobs rather than accommodating their medical needs.
EEOC Sues DHL Supply Chain Over Refusal to Accommodate Sickle Cell Disorder
The EEOC filed suit against Exel Inc., doing business as DHL Supply Chain (USA), alleging the logistics company violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by refusing to accommodate a temporary employee's sickle cell disorder and then discharging her.