Category Archives: Employment Law
State Employee Wrongly Denied Medical Leave Recovers $77,000
The Georgia Department of Public Health has reinstated an employee following a federal investigation in Atlanta who was disciplined wrongly and terminated for absences protected under federal law. The employee was paid $77,314.00 in back wages to resolve violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act. According to the US Department of Labor’s Wage… Read More »
Ball Corp. Subsidiary to Pay $309K to Settle Allegations of Hiring Discrimination
The US Department of Labor recently announced that Ball Container, LLC, a subsidiary of Ball Corp., entered into a conciliation agreement in which the employer will pay $309,000 in back wages and interest to resolve alleged race-based hiring discrimination at the company’s beverage manufacturing facility in Rome, GA. A routine compliance review by the… Read More »
Disabled Georgia Employee Sues After Being Mocked for Disability
The former repair technician at a Macon car dealership has filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against the owner of the dealership, alleging he was discriminated against for disabilities and mental health conditions. According to the plaintiff in this lawsuit, the former employee at the Macon car service center owned by 5-Star Automotive Group, alleges… Read More »
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 »