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Jacobson Memorial Hospital to Pay $45,000 in EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit

Federal Agency Charged Hospital Terminated Black Nursing Aide in Retaliation for Racial Harassment Complaint - BISMARCK, N.D. – Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center, a critical access hospital in Elgin, North Dakota,...more

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Cavco Industries, Palm Harbor Homes and Palm Harbor Villages to Pay $135,000 to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Lawsuit

Agency Found Manufactured Home Companies Allowed Discrimination Against a White Employee with Black Family Members - WACO, Texas – Cavco Industries, Inc.; Palm Harbor Homes, Inc.; and Palm Harbor Villages, Inc., which...more

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EEOC Sues Iron Hill Brewery for Race Discrimination and Retaliation

Federal Agency Charges Buckhead Restaurant Fired Employee Because of His Race and For Reporting Mistreatment of Others - ATLANTA – Iron Hill Brewery of Buckhead, LLC, and Iron Hill Brewery, LLC, a chain of breweries and...more

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Schuff Steel Company to Pay $500,000 to Settle EEOC Race and National Origin Lawsuit

Resolves Federal Lawsuit Steel Plant in Eloy, Arizona Harassed Black and Latino Workers - PHOENIX – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that Schuff Steel Company, a steel fabrication...more

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PRC Industries Pays $400,000 to Settle EEOC Racial Harassment, Retaliation Lawsuit

Settles Federal Charges E-Commerce Company Fired Black Workers Who Reported Racial Slurs - RENO, Nev. — PRC Industries, Inc., an E-commerce remanufacturing company, will pay two former employees of its Reno, Nevada,...more

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Title Loan Companies to Pay $60,000 to Settle EEOC Racial Harassment and Disability Discrimination Suit

Settles Federal Charges Employee Was Subjected to N-Word, Did Not Accommodate Her Disability, and Then Fired Her - GREENVILLE, S.C. – Georgia-based Community Loans of America, Inc. and its subsidiary, Carolina Title Loans,...more

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EEOC Sues Tesla for Racial Harassment and Retaliation

Federal Lawsuit Alleges Black Employees Endured Open Hostility and Racism - FREMONT, Calif. – Electric car maker Tesla, Inc., violated federal law by tolerating widespread and ongoing racial harassment of its Black...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Happy Thanksgiving and the Many Things for Which We Are Thankful – 2021 Edition

Many of us are understandably anxious to put another tumultuous year of the pandemic behind us. But before we sit down at the table to fill our plates and bellies to overflowing to celebrate the holiday, we can all find some...more

Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

Terminating Employees For “Bad Faith” Harassment Complaints Fraught With Peril

In EEOC v. HP Pelzer Auto. Sys., the U.S. District Court denied the employer’s motion for summary judgment on a retaliation claim. The employer received a complaint that its HR manager had made two offensive, sex-related,...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Fourth Circuit Finds Rebellious Behavior by Subordinates Insufficient to Constitute Hostile Work Environment

Most hostile environment harassment claims brought under Title VII involve allegations of offensive conduct by the plaintiff’s supervisors or co-workers. In a few situations, the employee alleges that his or her subordinates...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

When A Customer Harasses Your Employee – What Should You Do?

As an employer, what do you do when one of your employees reports being sexually harassed by a vendor? Easy, right? You call the vendor’s boss and say, “If you want to continue doing business with us, then you will not...more

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Discipline Based on Social Media Activity – An Update

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Social media is no longer trendy. It’s commonplace, and so is discipline imposed because an employee posts something inappropriate. According to a Proskauer survey, 70 percent of employers report taking disciplinary action...more

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Something is Rotten at the Pork Roll Company … and it’s not the Pork Rolls: Flatulent Employee (and his Wife) Bring Claims for...

Is passing gas now protected by our anti-discrimination laws? Over the past several years, we have written extensively about the possibility of obesity discrimination lawsuits becoming the next wave of disability...more

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Sixth Circuit Contradicts New TN Supreme Court Decision Regarding Retaliation Claims

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Last month, the Tennessee Supreme Court narrowed the definition of retaliation under state law. Less than one month later, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals (which has jurisdiction over Tennessee, Michigan, Ohio and...more

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EEOC Sues Cordia Senior Living for Retaliation

Federal Agency Says Westmont Senior Residence Fired Employee for Complaining About Sexual Hostile Work Environment - CHICAGO - A Westmont, Ill., senior living center violated federal law by retaliating against an...more

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Employers Prevail In Two U.S. Supreme Court Decisions

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The U.S. Supreme Court issued two closely watched decisions Monday affecting Title VII cases....more

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U.S. Supreme Court Issues Two Key Title VII Rulings

On June 24, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States issued two highly-anticipated decisions. In Vance v. Ball State University, the justices considered whether the “supervisor” liability rule established by Supreme Court...more

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East Coast Waffles Settles EEOC Lawsuit for Retaliation

Federal Agency Charged Restaurant Fired Employee for Complaining About Customer Harassment - TAMPA, Fla. - East Coast Waffles, Inc., an Atlanta-based company which owns and operates more than 100 Waffle House...more

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Kintetsu International Express to Pay $77,500 to Settle EEOC Disability Harassment, Retaliation Suit

Supervisor Constantly Degraded Tour Coordinator with Arthritis, Then Forced Her and Co-Worker Out for Reporting Harassment, Federal Agency Charged - HONOLULU, Hawaii - Kintetsu International Express (USA), Inc. - a...more

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McCormick & Schmick’s to Pay $47,814 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Deaf Prep Cook at National Harbor Restaurant Demoted, Harassed, Retaliated Against and Fired, Federal Agency Charged - BALTIMORE - McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurant, Inc. will pay $47,814 and provide other...more

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