Top 10 Employment Discrimination Claims in 2016 February 8, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said it resolved 97,443 charges of employment discrimination in fiscal year 2016 and...
Illinois Mining Companies to Pay $4.25M to Settle Sex Discrimination Suits January 30, 2017 A group of affiliated coal mining companies will pay $4.25 million to settle two lawsuits that allege women were denied...
Houston-Area Nightclub to Pay $139K in Disability Discrimination Case January 11, 2017 A Houston-area nightclub and party venue must pay $139,366 in a federal lawsuit alleging disability discrimination in the workplace. The...
Jury Awards $250K in Illinois Costco Sexual Harassment Case January 3, 2017 A federal jury has awarded $250,000 in compensatory damages to a former employee of Costco Wholesale Inc. who was harassed...
Wal-Mart to Pay $75K to Settle Illinois Disability Discrimination Lawsuit December 22, 2016 Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will pay a former employee $75,000 to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit filed over the company’s...
Oklahoma Company to Pay $50K to Settle Race Discrimination Charges November 17, 2016 An Oklahoma-based automobile detailing business, OnSite Solutions LLC, will pay $50,000 to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the...
Arkansas McDonald’s to Pay $103K to Settle Disability Discrimination Suit November 16, 2016 A McDonald’s restaurant owned and operated by Mathews Management Co. and Peach Orchard Inc. in Bentonville, Ark., will pay $103,000...
Chicago Company to Pay $750K Resolve Federal Discrimination Charges October 31, 2016 Contract logistics services provider, Schenker Inc., has agreed to pay $750,000 to resolve several charges of discrimination filed with the...
AARP Suit Says Workplace Wellness Programs Raise Medical Privacy Concerns October 25, 2016 By Daniel Wiessner A lobbying group representing older Americans sued the Obama administration on Monday claiming regulations for programs designed to rein in...
McDonald’s to Pay $56.5K to Settle Federal Discrimination Case in Missouri October 19, 2016 McDonald’s will pay a $56,500 settlement after a southeast Missouri restaurant manager refused to interview a deaf job applicant. The...