Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Popeye’s Chicken And Biscuits Sued After Firing Pregnant Worker
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently filed notice that Sailormen, Inc., doing business as a Popeye’s Chicken & Biscuits, has agreed to conciliate a federal charge involving allegations that the company violated the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. According to the EEOC’s charge,… Read More »
Pharmacy Chain Sued For Sexual Harassment, Constructive Discharge
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a civil rights lawsuit against Farmacias Carimas, a retail pharmacy chain in Puerto Rico. The EEOC alleges that a manager subjected a female employee to a sexually hostile work environment which ultimately forced the employee to resign (constructive discharge). According to the lawsuit, the nephew of… Read More »
LM Wind Power, Inc. Pays $125,000 To Settle Claims Of Racial Discrimination
The manufacturer and supplier of wind turbine blades, LM Wind Power, Inc., has agreed to pay $125,000 to settle a racial harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, a Black employee’s supervisors and co-workers subjected him to pervasive racial harassment. This included subjecting… Read More »
Goshen Police Badge Cited For Infringing Copyright
Goshen Township and its police chief are both facing a copyright infringement lawsuit over the design of the police department’s badge. The designer of the badge says he designed no fewer than 8 drafts for the department in 2015 at the request of the police chief at the time. The design was intended to… Read More »
EEOC Sues Staffing Agency For Disqualifying Candidate Based On Religious Accommodation
The EEOC has recently filed suit against a Washington-based staffing and recruiting agency for violating federal law after the company rejected a qualified job applicant who asked for a religious accommodation to attend Friday prayer. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Logic Staffing invited the applicant to interview at its headquarters the day after receiving… Read More »
What Is RESPA And How Does It Protect Consumers?
RESPA — the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 — is a federal law that protects consumers from predatory lending practices in residential real estate transactions. It is enforced by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). RESPA protects mortgage borrowers from unscrupulous lending actions. It requires lenders to disclose financial information so consumers… Read More »
CFPB Orders Portfolio Recovery Associates To Pay $24 Million For Illegal Debt Recovery Practices
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed suit against Portfolio Recovery Associates, one of the largest debt collectors in the nation, for repeated violations, and for violating a 2015 CFPB order, and for engaging in other violations of the FDCPA (Fair Debt Collection Practices Act). The proposed order would levy a $24 million fine… Read More »
Genesis Coin Files Copyright Infringement Lawsuits Against AML Software Inc. And Bitcoin Of America
Genesis, a company that operates Bitcoin ATMs, has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against AML Software Inc. and Bitcoin of America, alleging that the companies used code from their software in producing software of their own. According to the writeup on their website, Genesis is the world’s oldest and largest Bitcoin ATM software platform… Read More »
CFPB Files Amicus Brief In FDCPA Case
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently filed two amicus briefs. The first amicus brief was filed in a First Circuit case involving the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). The second brief was filed jointly with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in a Fourth Circuit case involving the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)…. Read More »
What Damages Can I Sue For In A Breach Of Contract Lawsuit?
Breach of contract lawsuits occur frequently between business partners, businesses and other businesses, and businesses and individuals. When a contract is breached, the breaching party may be liable for damages related to the breach. To prove a valid breach of contract claim, you need to establish the following elements: You and the breaching party… Read More »