Category Archives: Employment Lawyer
Prosero Management And Prestigious Entertainment To Pay $215,000 To Former Employee Amid Claims Of Sexual Harassment And Retaliation
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Prestigious Placement, Inc. and Prosero, Inc. The companies will pay $215,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought on behalf of a former employee of the companies. According to the lawsuit, a male lead… Read More »
EEOC Sues Staffing Agency For Disability Discrimination
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently filed a lawsuit against C.W. Inc., which does business as CPG Staffing, and Executive Personnel Group, LLC, a sister staffing company. These companies assign employees to construction industry jobs. According to the EEOC, CPG Staffing illegally discriminated against a job applicant when they rescinded his job offer… Read More »
EEOC Sues Pizza Hut For Sex-Based Discrimination And Retaliation
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently sued Ayvaz Pizza, LLC, doing business as Pizza Hut, which operates more than 350 Pizza Hut restaurants in ten states and multiple locations in the Houston area. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, the company violated federal law when it subjected a female employee to sex-based harassment… Read More »
EEOC Recovers $99,000 From United Airlines On Behalf Of Employee Facing Hostile Work Environment
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently sued United Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation with a major hub at Denver International Airport. United Airlines will pay $99,000 and provide other relief to settle a federal lawsuit for a hostile work environment based on race and national origin, the agency announced. According to the… Read More »
EEOC Sues Culver’s For Discriminating Against And Firing Transgender Employee
The U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against five related entities operating Culver’s restaurants in Michigan. The EEOC contends these companies violated federal law when they fired a transgender employee and three of his colleagues after they complained about harassment. EEOC said that the harassment included: Repeated misgendering, Dead-naming (using the… Read More »
Verizon Pays $115,000 To Settle Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently filed suit against Verizon Maryland, LLC and leveraged a settlement of $115,000 on behalf of an employee who was denied a reasonable accommodation due to a disability. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, a management employee who suffered from hypertension asked his manager for a change to… Read More »
Jury Awards Plaintiff $2.17M Against SkyWest For Sex Discrimination
A federal jury recently awarded a plaintiff $2 million in punitive damages against SkyWest Airlines, a Utah-based airline, and $170,000 for emotional harm caused to a female parts clerk to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The verdict is the largest jury trial award ever obtained… Read More »
Center One And Capital Management Group Pay $60,000 To Resolve Religious Accommodation Lawsuit
Are you an employer who is currently being sued by the EEOC or private counsel over some form of discrimination? If so, you should know that federal law makes it illegal to discriminate against employees based on their religious practice. In other words, the EEOC and federal law both hold that an employee should… Read More »
Asset Management Firm Pays $75,000 To Former Employee Who Was Fired Because Of His Race
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against Sureste Property Group and its divisions, Sureste Property Services and Sureste Development, a real estate operating company and asset management firm. The company agreed to pay a former employee $75,000 in back wages and compensatory damages related to his firing due… Read More »
Cynergy Entertainment Group To Pay $137,000 For Retaliating Against Employee
Employers have a considerable amount of power over their employees, but they cannot retaliate against an employee who is only asserting their rights. In a recent lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency accused Cynergy Entertainment Group, Inc., a company that runs multiple cinema and entertainment centers around the U.S.,… Read More »