May 01, 2025
An Austin, Texas, bar has agreed to pay a former bartender $42,000 to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit alleging she was fired after she became pregnant because her condition was "too much of a liability."
January 04, 2024
Three businesses must face a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming they fired a bartender after she became pregnant, a Texas federal judge said, adopting a finding that they could be sued as a group.
December 18, 2023
Three businesses shouldn't be allowed to escape a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity suit alleging they fired a bartender because she became pregnant, a Texas federal judge said, finding the agency put forward sound enough allegations that the businesses operate as a single bar.
May 16, 2023
A pregnant bartender became "too much of a liability" to continue working, an Austin, Texas, bar told her before illegally firing her, according to a suit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.