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Federal Court Approves Largest Monetary Amount Ever in Single EEOC ADA Suit; Employees Allegedly Terminated Based on Inflexible Workers' Compensation Leave Exhaustion Policy

CHICAGO - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the entry of a record-setting consent decree resolving a class lawsuit against Sears, Roebuck and Co. (Sears) under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) for $6.2 million and significant remedial relief.

The

Driver With Disability Denied Reasonable Accommodation and Fired, Federal Agency Charges

SAN FRANCISCO - The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. violated federal law by failing to accommodate and firing an employee with a disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a workplace discrimination lawsuit it filed today. 

According to the EEOC's lawsuit, Eldridge Davis, age 46 and African American, worked for Pepsi since October 7, 1996, and

Female Employee Fired for Complaining About Sexual Harassment, Federal Agency Charges

INDIANAPOLIS - B&B Drive-In, doing business as Sonic of Kokomo, a fast food restaurant in Kokomo, Ind., violated federal law by subjecting one of its cooks to sexual harassment and then firing her for complaining about the harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the

HOUSTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today it has sued a Houston diagnostics management company and its related companies for firing an employee after learning she was pregnant.

According to the EEOC's lawsuit, (Civil Action No 4:09-cv-03146), filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, Advanced Diagnostics Management, L.L.P. and its related companies unlawfully forced Mary Garcia to take leave

Employee Fired for Wearing Jewelry After Complaining About Women's Access to Bathroom Facilities, Federal Agency Charges

SAN ANTONIO - Zachry Industrial, Inc. formerly known as Zachry Construction Corporation, a privately owned construction and industrial maintenance service company based in San Antonio, Texas, violated federal law when it fired a female employee in retaliation for filing a report of sex-based discrimination at her job site as well as a federal charge of discrimination, the U.S. Equal

Federal Agency Says Vegas Western Cab Unlawfully Refused to Hire a Qualified Amputee

LAS VEGAS - Vegas Western Cab Company, a major taxicab company in the Las Vegas region, violated federal law by refusing to employ an applicant for a driver position because of his disability, single arm amputation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed yesterday. 

According to the EEOC's

Employee Fired for Complaints About Harassment, Federal Agency Charges

HOUSTON - An employee who opposed workplace harassment was fired by a group of Texas transportation brokerage companies in violation of federal law, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. 

The EEOC sued Amino Transport (Civil Action No. 4:09-cv-03142) in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, charging that the company retaliated against Joshua Male.  In July 2008

OKLAHOMA CITY - Pizza Pub, Educominc, LLC, doing business as Pizza Pub, Core Curriculum of America, Inc., Curriculum Solutions, Inc. and Active Learning Academy, Inc. - operating as a joint employer or an integrated enterprise – allowed the sexual harassment of a 17-year-old female worker, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today in federal court.  Pizza Pub and the other entities are located in Buffalo, Okla. 

According to the

ST. LOUIS – Trinity Products, Inc., a manufacturer of billboards and sign posts located in O'Fallon, Mo., violated federal law when a supervisor sexually harassed a female worker and then replaced her when she complained to company managers, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a discrimination lawsuit filed today in federal court. 

According to the EEOC's suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Case No. 4:09-cv-01617

Bank Subjected Women to Wage Discrimination and a Sexually Hostile Environment, Then Fired Employee for Complaining, Agency Charges

CLEVELAND - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today that JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. violated federal law by subjecting female employees to wage discrimination, a sexually hostile environment and retaliation at its Polaris Park facility in Columbus, Ohio. 

According to the EEOC's suit (Case No. 1:09-cv-00711), filed in U.S. District Court

Female Employees Subjected to Sexual Comments and Touching, Federal Agency Says

LEXINGTON, Va.  – Lexington, Va., Sawmill Operator George C. Shumate, Inc. violated federal law by allowing a male president and company owner to sexually harass female employees and by firing one of the victims for complaining, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. 

According to the EEOC's complaint against Shumate Sawmill, Monique Ingram and

Corporate Relocation Firm Fired Employee for Discrimination Complaints, Federal Agency Charges

MILWAUKEE – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed suit against TRC Global Solutions, Inc., a Milwaukee firm providing relocation services to corporate clients throughout the country, charging that it unlawfully fired a personal move associate because of her complaints of race discrimination. 

According to the EEOC's suit, Princess Barksdale filed an internal

Hispanic Executive Director Unlawfully Fired, Federal Agency Charges

SAN ANTONIO - A Delaware corporation which provides hospices nationwide violated federal law by firing a Hispanic employee from his position as an executive director of its Kerrville, Texas, facility because of his national origin and because he reported discriminatory conduct, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. 

According to the

FOSTORIA, Ohio -- Sunny Farms Landfill subjected its African American employees to race-based harassment and retaliation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. 

According to the EEOC's suit (Case No. 3:09-CV02239), filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Sunny Farms subjected both Willie Norwood and Toby Shepherd to unlawful racial harassment and retaliation, including allegedly condoning the repeated

Restaurant Fired Server Who Complained About Harassment, Federal Agency Charges

PHILADELPIA - A Trevose, Pa., restaurant franchise violated the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) when it fired an employee because he complained about harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

A restaurant manager repeatedly harassed T.J. Cahill based on his perceived disability, the EEOC charges in its lawsuit against 99 West Inc., doing business as 99 Restaurant and

La Pantera Rosa and Calua Grill Owners/Managers Abused Waitresses, Federal Agency Charges

ATLANTA – In a sexual harassment lawsuit filed today, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged that the owners of three popular Atlanta-area nightclubs violated federal law by subjecting waitresses to a pattern of sexual harassment by two of the owner / managers. 

According to the EEOC's suit against Nunez, Inc., which owns and operates La Pantera Rosa ("The

Suit Cites Racist Comments, Noose and Retaliation for Complaints

Lisle/Naperville Hilton Subjected Hispanics to Ethnic Slurs, Federal Agency Charges

CHICAGO – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed suit Friday against Fireside West, LLC, doing business as the Hilton in Lisle/Naperville, Ill., charging that the hotel violated Title VII by subjecting its Hispanic employees to a hostile work environment.  The EEOC's complaint said that the hotel subjected Hispanic employees to frequent ethnic slurs from the hotel's executive chef.

The EEOC's lawsuit, in U.S

Employee Fired After Cooperating in EEOC Investigation, Federal Agency Charged

DALLAS – Allsup's Convenience Stores, Inc. violated the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) when it fired an employee as retaliation for cooperating with a discrimination investigation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.  Allsup's, headquartered in Clovis, N.M., has 300 locations throughout New Mexico and Texas and employs approximately 2,500 individuals.

According to the EEOC's lawsuit (Civil Action

Fast Food Eatery Subjected Teenaged Female Employees to Severe Harassment, Federal Agency Charges

INDIANAPOLIS  – A Terre Haute, Ind., fast food restaurant violated federal law when it subjected its female employees to a sexually hostile work environment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC's suit (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Sidal