April 26, 2024
Two trucking companies have agreed to pay $460,000 to end a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging two gay mechanics were fired for complaining that co-workers were making derogatory comments about their sexual orientation, according to a Friday filing in Ohio federal court.
September 18, 2023
A trucking company fired two gay mechanics for complaining that colleagues and supervisors were calling them derogatory names and making offensive remarks about their sexual orientation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in a new lawsuit.