Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. J.H.S. Holdings, LLC et al

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Case Number:

2:23-cv-02604

Court:

Tennessee Western

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Judge:

Sheryl H. Lipman

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Government Agencies

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

April 30, 2024
Restaurant Inks $60K Deal To Close EEOC Gay Bias Suit

A Memphis, Tennessee, restaurant will pay up $60,000 to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit alleging it failed to step in when a gay employee said he was harassed with homophobic comments and then fired him for complaining about the mistreatment.
September 22, 2023
Gay Restaurant Worker Fired Over Bias Reports, EEOC Says

An Italian restaurant in Memphis, Tennessee, did nothing to stop a gay worker from being harassed by a colleague's homophobic comments and then terminated him when he refused to stop complaining to management, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a Tennessee federal court Friday.