NY Metal Company sued for Racial Discrimination
- posted: Aug. 28, 2016
- Employment Law,  Employment Retaliation,  Employee Rights,  Hostile Work Environment,  Racial Discrimination
Endless Racial Remarks reported to the EEOC Buffalo, NY – Frontier Hot-Dip Galvanizind a lawsuit alleging a hostile work environment on the basis of race. The metal coating company denies the Read More
NJ Employee allege Retaliation for Whistleblowing
- posted: Aug. 07, 2016
- Employment Law,  Employee Rights,  Disability Discrimination,  Gender Discrimination,  Age Discrimination
City Worker fights for Fair Wages New Jersey – A male employee, Patrick “PJ” Leonard, working for the city of Bayonne, NJ has filed a lawsuit in Hudson County Superior Court Read More
Red Lobster to pay $160,000 to settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
- posted: Aug. 04, 2016
- Employment Law,  Sexual Harassment,  Employee Rights
Red Lobster Restaurants LLC has agreed to pay $160,000 and provide a significant amount of equitable relief to resolve a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Read More
Pentagon: 20,300 Service Members were Sexually Assaulted or Harassed in 2014
- posted: Aug. 03, 2016
- Employment Law,  Sexual Harassment,  Employee Rights
The Pentagon recently reported that there were an estimated 20,300 instances of unwelcome sexual conduct among 1.3 million active service members in 2014. Among these instances, 65% occurred on a Read More
Gender-based Discrimination Poll in Politics
- posted: Apr. 30, 2016
- Employment Law,  Employee Rights,  Racial Discrimination,  Gender Discrimination
Hillary Clinton promotes the Woman Card Donald Trump recently gave a speech that included degrading remarks against his competitor’s, Hillary Clinton, presidential campaign. Trump alleged that Hillary’s primary focus in her Read More
UPS must pay $5.3M in Hostile Work Environment Lawsuit
- posted: Apr. 15, 2016
- Employment Law,  Employment Retaliation,  Employee Rights,  Racial Discrimination
Several Black Men sued UPS for Hostile Work Environment Exposure A total of 8 black UPS employees filed a race discrimination lawsuit in 2014 in Fayette Circuit Court against UPS located Read More
MUSLIM DRIVERS AWARDED $240,000 IN EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION SUIT
- posted: Dec. 03, 2015
- Employment Law,  Employee Rights,  Racial Discrimination
An Illinois jury recently awarded $240,000 to a pair of Muslim men who believed they were terminated from their position of employment with a trucking company after both men refused Read More
EMPLOYERS MUST PROVIDE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR EMPLOYEES’ RELIGIOUS BELIEFS
- posted: Oct. 30, 2015
- Employment Law,  Employee Rights
The law states that employers must reasonably accommodate workers’ religious practices, unless doing so poses an undue hardship on their business. Several examples of reasonable religious accommodations include providing flexible Read More
EEOC DECIDES AGAINST U.S. ARMY IN GENDER IDENTITY DISCRIMINATION CASE
- posted: Aug. 03, 2015
- Employment Law,  Employee Rights
Recently, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released a landmark ruling that found the U.S. Army guilty of discriminating against a transgender civilian employee. The decision marks the first time Read More
INSPECTOR GENERAL FINDS THAT EPA PROMOTED EMPLOYEE WHO HARASSED AT LEAST 17 WOMEN
- posted: Jul. 15, 2015
- Employment Law,  Employee Rights
An inspector general investigation has found that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promoted an employee to be the Assistant Administrator for the EPA’s Office of Homeland Security, despite the fact Read More