Category Archives: Employment Law
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violated federal law when it failed to provide a job applicant with a reasonable disability-related accommodation and rescinded its employment offer because the applicant had… Read More »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 »
Senior Living Facility Settles Age Discrimination Lawsuit
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently settled an age discrimination lawsuit against Covenant Woods Senior Living, LLC. Convent Woods operates a retirement community in Columbus, GA. They will pay $78,000 to settle an age and disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the EEOC on behalf of one of their employees. According to the EEOC,… Read More »
Staffing Firm Pays $1.25 Million to Settle Allegations of Disability Discrimination
National Telecommuting Institute, Inc. (NTI) has agreed to pay $1.25 million to former employees who were impacted by a discriminatory policy, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC lawsuit accused NTI of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it did not pursue placement or referral of blind and… Read More »