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Hiring & Firing Sexual Harassment Retaliation

Hiring & Firing refers to the process of recruiting, interviewing and offering employment and the process of evaluating performance and dismissing employees. Hiring & Firing is a highly regulated area and... more +
Hiring & Firing refers to the process of recruiting, interviewing and offering employment and the process of evaluating performance and dismissing employees. Hiring & Firing is a highly regulated area and can create tremendous liability for employers who fail to properly adhere to acceptable employment practices. Some of the potential pitfalls in this area stem from discriminatory hiring practices, improper performance evaluations, and retaliatory firings.  less -
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Harassment in the Celebrity Workplace: Insights From It Ends With Us — Hiring to Firing Podcast

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It seems that even celebrities are not immune from workplace claims. In this episode of Hiring to Firing, hosts Tracey Diamond and Emily Schifter are joined by their Troutman Pepper Locke employment law partner, Sara...more

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EEOC Sues Pizza Hut for Sex-Based Harassment and Retaliation

Federal Agency Charges Franchisee Fired Female Employee After Reporting Harassment - HOUSTON – Ayvaz Pizza, LLC, doing business as Pizza Hut, which operates more than 350 Pizza Hut restaurants in ten states and multiple...more

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Enforge, LLC to Pay $35,000 in EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit

Settles Federal Suit Charging Auto Parts Company Subjected Employee to Sexual Harassment and Fired Her After She Complained - WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Enforge, LLC, a Michigan-based automotive parts company conducting...more

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"Tighty whitey" case has 4 good lessons about workplace retaliation

You can't make this stuff up. I hope everybody had a good Thanksgiving. A federal judge just down the road from me ruled this week that a woman’s retaliation case should go to a jury, even though her sexual harassment...more

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Formel D USA, Inc. to Pay $80,000 in EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

Federal Agency Charged National Automotive Service Provider Failed to Protect Female Employee from Supervisor’s Harassment and Retaliation - DETROIT – Formel D USA, Inc., an automotive quality control company with...more

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EEOC Files Three Sexual Harassment Lawsuits

Federal Suits Charge Employers Failed to Protect their Employees from Hostile Work Environments and Retaliated Against Those Who Complained - ST. LOUIS –The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed three...more

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EEOC Sues Minden Seafood for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Federal Agency Charges Company Failed to Protect Worker from a Coworker’s Sexual Advances and Later Refused to Rehire Her - MINDEN, La. – Minden Seafood, LLC, a seafood restaurant in Minden, Louisiana, violated federal law...more

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EEOC Secures $340,000 Settlement Against “Bark If You’re Dirty” Pet Stores

Settles Federal Lawsuit Claiming Pervasive Sexual Harassment and Retaliation at Company Stores - PHOENIX – Bark If You’re Dirty, a pet store with locations in Phoenix and Scottsdale, owned and operated by Teetszinty, LLC,...more

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AZ Court Grants Summary Judgment for Employer on Hostile Work Environment and Retaliation Issues

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In Nessel v. JDM Golf LLC, 2024 WL 3494378, the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona granted summary judgment for an employer, dismissing the federal law and Arizona state law claims of a former employee alleging...more

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EEOC Sues X-Treme Tech Services for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Federal Agency Charges Company Fired Female Employee After She Resisted Supervisor’s Sexual Advances - THIBODAUX, La. – X-Treme Tech Services, LLC, which provides marine electronic services, violated federal law when a...more

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Pacific Culinary and CB Foods to Pay $245,000 in EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

LOS ANGELES – California-based Asian food companies Pacific Culinary Group, Inc. and CB Foods, Inc. will pay $245,000 and furnish injunctive relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sexual...more

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The Cleaning Authority-Fox Valley to Pay $200,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

Federal Agency Charged Cleaning Service Provider Routinely Subjected Female Employees to Sexual Harassment - MILWAUKEE – The Cleaning Authority-Fox Valley, a cleaning service provider in eastern Wisconsin, will pay...more

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Red Robin to Pay $600,000 in EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Settles Federal Charges the Casual Dining Chain Allowed Female Employees, including a Teen, to be Sexually Harassed, Retaliated Against, and Forced to Resign - EVERETT, Wash. – Restaurant chain Red Robin International,...more

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Shane’s Rib Shack Franchisees to Pay $56,500 in EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

Restaurant Franchisor Settles Federal Charges It Subjected Teenage Employee to Sexually Hostile Work Environment, Then Fired Her for Complaining - ATLANTA – RSPS Holdings and SRS Milledgeville, franchisors of the popular...more

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Mueller Co. and IH Services to Pay $150,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit

Settles Federal Charges Alabama Manufacturer and Cleaning Company Permitted Hostile Work Environment for Three Female Employees - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Mueller Co. LLC, a nationwide manufacturer and seller of gas and water...more

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EEOC Sues Midwest Farms for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Federal Agency Charges Colorado-Based Agribusiness Discriminated and Retaliated Against Female Employees - DENVER – Midwest Farms, an agribusiness company operating several farms in rural Colorado, violated federal law by...more

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EEOC Sues Paramount Healthcare Consultants for Sex Discrimination and Retaliation

Nazareth Living Care Center Harassed and Retaliated Against Two Housekeeping Employees, Federal Agency Charges - DALLAS – Paramount Healthcare Consultants, LLC, which operates facilities across Texas and Louisiana, and MPD...more

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EEOC Sues Prestigious Placement & Spinnaker Management Group for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Companies Allowed Team Lead to Sexually Harass Female Employees, Federal Agency Charges - MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Prestigious Placement and Prosero d/b/a Spinnaker Management Group, operating as joint employers, violated federal...more

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Franchisor 101: Salon Franchisor Weaved into Joint Employment Claims

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A Michigan federal district court denied a franchisor’s motion to dismiss claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Michigan law, and claims alleging retaliatory termination and sexually hostile work...more

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Pero Family Farms Food Company, LLC. Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment

Farming and Produce Supplier Allowed Employee to Harass Coworker for Months Without Taking Action, Federal Agency Charges - DETROIT– Pero Family Farms Food Company, LLC, a Delray Beach, Florida-based farming and produce...more

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EEOC Sues Pacific Culinary and CB Foods for Sexual Harassment, Retaliation and Constructive Discharge

Asian Food Companies Failed to Prevent Sexual Harassment of Both Female and Male Employees, Federal Agency Charges - LOS ANGELES – Pacific Culinary Group, Inc. and CB Foods, Inc., two companies involved in the sale,...more

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Burger King Franchise to Pay $60,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit

Employer Allowed Abuse of Pregnant Employee and Fired Her After She Complained, Federal Agency Charged - ASHEVILLE, N.C. – North Georgia Foods, Inc., a Georgia-based company operating several Burger King restaurants,...more

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EEOC Sues Enforge, LLC for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Auto Parts Company Fired Employee After Reporting Harassment and Complaining That Coworker Exposed Himself, Federal Agency Charges - WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Enforge, LLC, a Michigan-based tie rods and automotive parts...more

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Alberta, Canada’s Human Rights Tribunal Awards $50,000 to Employee Whose Employment Was Terminated After Claiming Sexual...

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In McCharles v Jaco Line Contractors Ltd., 2022 AHRC 115, an employee alleged that her employer discriminated against her on the basis of gender contrary to the Alberta Human Rights Act (AHRA) when it terminated her...more

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EEOC Sues Starlite Station for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Owner of Bar and Dance Hall Sexually Harassed Workers and Retaliated Against Employees Who Spoke Out, Federal Agency Charges - GREELEY, Colo. – ’Murica LLC, operator of the Western-themed Starlite Station bar and dance...more

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