NEWS & ANALYSIS

By Grace Elletson

Two oil and gas exploration services companies have agreed to pay nearly $700,000 to close a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming they allowed sexual comments and racial slurs in the workplace and fired workers who spoke up about the harassment.

By Patrick Hoff

A specialty tire manufacturer violated federal disability law when it terminated employees who lawfully took narcotics, opioids and other prescription medications to manage pain, even after multiple doctors cleared them to work, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged in Tennessee federal court.

By Patrick Hoff

A Massachusetts scrap tire facility agreed to pay $250,000 to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit claiming the company's owner used derogatory language toward Guatemalan workers and threatened them with deportation, according to a Thursday filing in federal court.

By Grace Elletson

A U.S. Navy veteran was forced to quit his job at a Maryland car dealership because it refused to let him bring a service dog to work to help manage panic attacks induced by service-related PTSD, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in a new suit.

By Benjamin Morse

A marine electronics supply company will pay nearly $53,000 to end a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging it allowed a supervisor to sexually harass an employee and fired her after she refused his advances, according to a Louisiana federal court filing.

By Benjamin Morse

A hotel and members club in New York City will pay $100,000 to end a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit alleging it refused to provide a reasonable accommodation to a worker with a disability and then fired her, according to a federal court filing.

By Patrick Hoff

An Oregon-based rehabilitation and therapy provider will pay damages to a former employee who told the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission she was fired because of her religious opposition to the COVID-19 vaccine, the federal agency announced Tuesday.

By Grace Elletson

A young employee of a Subway franchise was sexually harassed and eventually assaulted by an older supervisor, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claimed in a new lawsuit filed in Utah federal court, faulting the franchisee for failing to enact proper safeguards to halt abuse.

By Benjamin Morse

A Culver's franchise will pay $261,000 to end a pair of U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuits alleging it ignored sexist, racist and ableist harassment, according to Minnesota federal court papers filed Friday.

By Benjamin Morse

UPS will pay $10,000 to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation into allegations that the company failed to deal with sexual harassment and denied a promotion to a worker because of their sex.

By Grace Elletson

A Colorado hog farm has agreed to pay $330,000 to close a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming it failed to take action when female workers complained that male managers propositioned them for sex and walked in on them changing.

By Benjamin Morse

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission slapped a Hawaii hotel with a lawsuit Thursday accusing its owner of widespread, long-running sexual harassment that allegedly included sexual advances, inappropriate touching and demands for massages while he was naked.  

By Grace Elletson

A Puerto Rico insurance company has agreed to pay $100,000 to shutter a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission disability bias suit claiming the company refused to immediately transfer an employee to another role to accommodate her fibromyalgia, the EEOC said Monday.

By Grace Elletson

A Florida federal judge walked back a threat Friday to toss a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission race harassment suit after taking issue with its bid to approve a $1.4 million settlement in the case, following warnings from the agency that it would be "severely prejudiced" by dismissal.

By Grace Elletson

Seafood restaurant chain Landry's will pay $95,000 to wrap up a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming it fired an Iranian server under false allegations that she came to work drunk after she complained about harassment, according to a Colorado federal court filing.

By Patrick Hoff

A manufactured homes dealer in Oregon agreed to update its antidiscrimination policies to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation into claims that it fired an employee for requesting a schedule change because of her disability.

By Grace Elletson

A mental health organization stood by while a male supervisor harassed female co-workers with unwanted hugs and sexual comments, costing one worker her job after his behavior triggered her mental health disorders, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a North Carolina federal court.

By David Minsky

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Marriott for alleged religious discrimination in Florida federal court, alleging an employee was forced to resign after her managers rescinded her Sabbath accommodation and required her to work on Saturdays.

By Patrick Hoff

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a Tennessee federal court Friday it wants to get the Sixth Circuit's take on an order dismissing a staffing agency from a lawsuit claiming the company worked in tandem with a client to restrict the hiring of Black workers.

By Patrick Hoff

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Thursday urged a Colorado federal court to sanction an appliance retailer that filed a former employee's unredacted medical records in a disability bias lawsuit, saying the employer meant to "harass and embarrass" the worker.