Category Archives: Employment Law
Pizza Hut Franchisee Pays $4.75M to Settle FLSA Dispute
A franchise that owns more than 300 Pizza Hut locations across the nation and the former owner of the business has agreed to pay $4,750,000 to resolve delivery drivers class-action lawsuit alleging the franchise and its former operator violated the Fair Labor Standards Act. A Georgia delivery driver filed his lawsuit in April of… Read More »
Sureste Property Group Pays $75,000 to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Lawsuit
As an employer, protecting yourself against race discrimination lawsuits filed by the EEOC is a top priority. Such lawsuits can lead to fines and a loss of reputation. In addition, EEOC consent decrees can be very difficult to deal with for many companies. Recently, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit… Read More »
Asphalt Paving Systems to Pay $1.25M for Subjecting Black Workers to a Hostile Work Environment
Asphalt Paving Systems, Inc., an asphalt paving company with offices in Georgia, has agreed to pay $1.25 million and furnish “comprehensive injunctive relief” to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). According to the lawsuit, the company subjected Black employees to a hostile work environment. Specifically, Asphalt… Read More »
J.A. Croson Pays $1.6 Million to Settle Allegations of Racial Harassment and Discrimination
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently filed a lawsuit against a Florida-based plumbing and HVAC contractor over allegations of racial harassment and retaliation. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of 17 former Black and Hispanic J.A. Croson employees, according to the EEOC. In its lawsuit, the EEOC alleged that J.A. Croson subjected a… Read More »
GFL and EEOC Finalize Consent Decree Over Lawsuit Claiming They Wouldn’t Hire Female Driver
In 2023, the EEOC sued GFL alleging that the Georgia company refused to hire female drivers. Currently, GFL and the EEOC are in the process of finalizing a consent decree which would bring to a close the case that began in 2023. According to the lawsuit, GFL, along with its subsidiaries, Waste Industries U.S.A.,… Read More »
EEOC Files Disability Discrimination Suit Against Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently filed suit against Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc. (CHOA), a pediatric healthcare system based in Atlanta. According to the lawsuit, the company violated federal law when it failed to provide a job applicant with a reasonable disability-related accommodation and rescinded its employment offer because the applicant had… Read More »
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 »