Monthly Archives: October 2024
EEOC Sues X-Treme Tech Services Over Sexual Harassment of Staff Member
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently filed a federal lawsuit against X-Treme Tech Services, LLC—a company that provides marine electronic services. According to the lawsuit, the company violated federal law after a supervisor repeatedly sexually harassed a female employee and then fired her after she resisted his advances. The female employee was an… Read More »
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 »