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EEOC Sues Citgo Petroleum Corporation For Disability Discrimination
Posted on Monday August 13, 2018Citgo Petroleum Corporation violated federal law when it withdrew a job offer from an applicant after discovering he had permanent vision loss in one eye, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
EEOC Sues Fermilab For Retaliation
Posted on Monday August 13, 2018Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (“Fermilab”) violated civil rights law by failing to promote a female engineer in retaliation for her complaint of sex-based discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. Fermilab is a particle physics and accelerator laboratory in Batavia, Ill., that employs over 1,750 people.
EEOC Sues Urbana School District No. 116 For Age Discrimination
Posted on Monday August 13, 2018Urbana School District No. 116 violated federal law prohibiting age discrimination when it limited the salary increases that older teachers had earned, pursuant to an unlawful provision of a collective bargaining agreement, the U.S.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
Murphy Oil USA To Pay $100,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination and Retaliation Suit
Posted on Monday August 13, 2018Murphy Oil USA, Inc., which operates Murphy USA retail gasoline stores typically located in Walmart parking lots in over 20 states, will pay a former store manager $100,000 to settle a disability discrimination and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
Southeast Food Services / Wendy’s Settles EEOC Retaliation Charge For $20,000
Posted on Friday August 10, 2018Southeast Food Services, a large franchisee formerly operating over 30 restaurants as Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers, will pay $20,000 to settle a retaliation charge filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
Breaking News! FLSA-Money Law debuts on the Real Housewives of Atlanta Show!
April 14, 2017
Word on the street is ATL Housewife Kandi Burruss-Tucker and her business enterprise(s) may be in hot water with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) wage law....
We find that government management officials make these five mistakes when dealing with EEO complaints. Here are the mistakes and how you can avoid them....
We often see complainants making the same 5 mistakes when filing complaints against the federal government. Here, we outline the complaints and show you how to avoid them!...
Word on the street is that the EEOC has launched a pilot program that will allow potential complainants to electronically submit Initial Inquiries and Schedule Intake Interviews with the Agency....
Word on the street is that Kay and Jared Jewelers’ reputation may be tarnished due to possible sexual harassment and discrimination allegations by more than 250 current/former employees....
Uber Takes PREEMPTive Action to Thwart Susan Fowler Sexual Harassment Allegations
February 22, 2017
Recently, a former Uber Engineer named Susan Fowler has claimed in a blog post that she was subjected to sexual harassment while employed at Uber....
Women’s March on Washington 2017 – A Spectacular Moment Worldwide!
January 25, 2017
Our team member, Dorian was so grateful to have been part of Saturday's extraordinary Women's March on Washington that was a spectacular moment worldwide in which many people participated!...
What Is Systemic Discrimination?
January 20, 2017
What the heck is Systemic Discrimination, you might ask? Find out here!...
Secret Service Agrees to Pay In Bias Case
January 18, 2017
The Secret Service has agreed to pay in a decades-long bias case....
JPMorgan Settles Discrimination Lawsuit
January 18, 2017
JPMorgan has settled their discrimination lawsuit. Read the full story here....
