NEWS & ANALYSIS


Nursing Home Settles EEOC Suit Over Rescinded Job Offer

By Emmy Freedman

A Florida assisted living facility will pay $67,500 to end a lawsuit from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging the company's owner questioned a Haitian would-be employee about voodoo and then rescinded her job offer, the agency announced Friday.

Transportation Co. To Pay $100K To Close EEOC Sex Bias Suit

By Grace Elletson

A medical transportation company will pay the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission nearly $100,000 to close a suit alleging four women were harassed and subsequently fired by its owner over their gender expression or sexual orientation, according to a New Mexico federal court filing Wednesday.

Charter Strikes Deal To Exit EEOC Disability Bias Suit

By Emmy Freedman

Charter Communications agreed to pay $60,000 to end a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit accusing it of unlawfully refusing to accommodate a worker with a cataract condition, resolving a case the Seventh Circuit revived last year.

Kids' Hospital Cuts Deal To End EEOC Harassment Probe

By Emmy Freedman

Seattle Children's Hospital agreed to pay $125,000 to resolve the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's charge that it subjected a nurse to a sexually charged work atmosphere and then failed to step in when she complained.

Enfamil Maker Donates To Cancer Society To End EEOC Suit

By Emmy Freedman

The maker of Enfamil baby formula agreed Friday to pay $15,000 to the American Cancer Society in honor of a former employee who died while the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission was litigating a disability bias suit on her behalf, a filing in Michigan federal court said.

Walmart Ends EEOC Bias Suit Over Revoked Accommodation

By Patrick Hoff

Walmart will pay $70,000 to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging it revoked a South Carolina employee's ability to use an electric shopping cart to accommodate his use of a prosthetic leg, the federal bias watchdog announced.

Judge Says Phone Seller That Ghosted EEOC Must Pay Up

By Patrick Hoff

A defunct cellphone retailer should pay nearly $108,000 in a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming that an older male manager sexually harassed and assaulted a teenage employee, a California federal judge said, finding the company has no excuse for ignoring the agency's lawsuit.

Construction Co. Settles EEOC Disability Bias Suit

By Emmy Freedman

A Mississippi federal judge on Monday greenlighted a $30,000 deal that puts an end to a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit accusing a construction company of refusing to let a worker perform dialysis treatments at work to manage her kidney disease.

Amusement Park Reaches Deal To End EEOC's Age Bias Suit

By Emmy Freedman

An amusement park agreed to pay $50,000 to wrap up a lawsuit from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accusing it of violating federal age discrimination law by refusing to offer housing to older seasonal workers, according to a motion filed Thursday in Ohio federal court.

Pizza Hut Franchisee Resolves EEOC Disability Bias Probe

By Patrick Hoff

A Pizza Hut franchise will pay $15,000 to settle U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission allegations that an Ohio restaurant subjected an employee to derogatory comments based on her disability, the commission said Wednesday.

Air Force Contractor Strikes Deal In EEOC Disability Bias Suit

By Grace Elletson

A U.S. Air Force contractor reached a deal to stave off a trial and end a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit alleging the company illegally barred workers from taking certain prescriptions, according to an Alabama federal court filing.

Medical Clinic Settles EEOC's Pregnancy Bias Suit

By Emmy Freedman

A medical clinic will pay $50,000 to end a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit accusing it of illegally disciplining an employee after she missed work due to pregnancy complications and firing her when she contracted COVID-19, a Georgia federal court ruled.

Beauty Co., EEOC End Dispute Over Deaf Worker's Firing

By Emmy Freedman

A personal care and beauty products company agreed to pay $75,000 to end a suit from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accusing it of immediately firing a worker after learning she was deaf, according to a filing in Illinois federal court.

Medical Test Kit Supplier Strikes Deal In EEOC's Hair Bias Suit

By Emmy Freedman

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission asked a Louisiana federal court Wednesday to sign off on a $50,000 deal with a medical testing kit supplier accusing it of unlawfully firing a Black salesperson because of her hair, arriving after the company filed for bankruptcy.

La. Bakery Illegally Fired Pregnant Cook, EEOC Says

By Emmy Freedman

A New Orleans bakery fired a pastry cook just days after she started because she experienced pregnancy complications and told her it would rehire her after she gave birth, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in a complaint filed in Louisiana federal court. 

Physical Therapy Co. Settles EEOC Pregnancy Bias Suit

By Grace Elletson

A physical therapy practice agreed to hand over $70,000 to end a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit alleging it rescinded an occupational therapist's job offer after learning she was pregnant, according to a Maryland federal court filing.

Applicant Lost Job Offer Over Cancer Diagnosis, EEOC Says

By Benjamin Morse

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission hit two property management companies with a disability bias suit in Massachusetts federal court, claiming they rescinded a job offer after the applicant was diagnosed with breast cancer. 

EEOC, Facilities Co. End Disability Bias Suit Over Fitness Test

By Patrick Hoff

A facilities management company agreed to pay $520,000 to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit in Arkansas federal court claiming the company fired employees who failed a physical fitness test that disproportionately screened out workers with disabilities.

Senior Care Co. Axed Receptionist Over Age, EEOC Says

By Patrick Hoff

A Georgia senior living community that had allegedly pressured a receptionist in her 70s to retire for several years unlawfully fired her because she was briefly hospitalized for high blood pressure, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claimed in a Wednesday complaint.

Furniture Co. Settles EEOC's Racial Slur Firing Suit For $105K

By Grace Elletson

A furniture retailer told a Louisiana federal court it has agreed to hand over $105,000 to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit alleging it fired a Black employee after he complained that a colleague used racial slurs on the job.