Supreme Court Nixes Religious Bias Claim for Walgreens Denying Saturdays-Off Request February 24, 2020 By Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory to Walgreens, turning away an appeal by a fired former Florida...
Austin Area Amusement Park to Pay $20K to Settle Disability Discrimination Suit July 1, 2016 Austin’s FEC LLC and Austin Entertainment Center, LP d/b/a Austin’s Park N Pizza, a Pflugerville, Texas-based amusement park, has agreed...
Bipartisan Bill Targets Pregnancy Discrimination in Workplace June 8, 2015 By Daniel Wiessner A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation last Thursday to boost protections for pregnant workers in response to a...
Court Rules Employers Must Reassign Disabled Workers to Vacant Jobs September 10, 2012 By Jonathan Stempel A federal appeals court has revived an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit against United Airlines Inc., and said U.S. law...
Starbucks Sued for Firing Dwarf from Barista Job May 18, 2011 The U.S. government is suing Starbucks, saying the coffee company fired a barista in El Paso, Texas because she is...