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On Friday, February 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued a “Dear Colleague” letter advising federally funded schools that it considers any decisions or benefits based on race,...more
Airline Settles Federal Lawsuit for Former Asian American Employee Subjected to a Hostile Work Environment Based on His Race (Asian) and National Origin (Mongolian) - DENVER — United Airlines, Inc. a Delaware corporation...more
Federal Agency Alleges CEO Directed Managers Not to Hire Black, Female, and Afghan Applicants - DENVER – Mile Hi Companies, a group of businesses that distribute food and paper products, violated federal law when it issued...more
Federal Agency Charges Construction Parts and Auto Mechanic Companies Subjected Employees to Racial Slurs and Fired Employee for Complaining - MIAMI – Trebor USA Corp., Colt Truck Care, LLC, and Wholesale Building...more
Settles Federal Suit Charging Company Illegally Accommodated Racial Preferences of Clients - NEW YORK – ACARE HHC, Inc., doing business as Four Seasons Licensed Home Health Care Agency, a Brooklyn-based company supplying...more
Federal Agency Alleges Two Restaurants and an Airline Allowed Hostile Work Environments to Fester - WASHINGTON –The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a trio of lawsuits alleging that discriminatory...more
On July 30, a Massachusetts federal judge ruled that the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was not deliberately indifferent to antisemitism on its campus, and provided some guidance as to how courts may interpret...more
Commercial Laundry Settles Federal Suit Alleging It Discriminated Against Workers Based on Race, National Origin and Sex - LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Gardena-based laundry facility Radiant Services Corporation will pay $1.1...more
Settles Federal Agency Charges Company Subjected Black and Hispanic Field Mechanics to Harassment - ODESSA, Texas – Liberty Energy, Inc. doing business as Liberty Oilfield Services, LLC, will pay $265,000 to settle a race...more
What happens when an employee believes he or she is a victim of discrimination at work? Most people understand that an employee can sue their employer/company but very few understand the concept of individual liability under...more
Owner of Scrap Tire Company Created a Hostile Work Environment for Male and Hispanic Employees and Retaliated Against Employee Who Complained of Sexual Harassment, Federal Agency Charges - BOSTON - Bob’s Tire Company,...more
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers with 15 or more employees from discriminating against employees and applicants on the basis of religion (as well as race, color, sex, and national origin), and it...more
Executive Summary: The unprecedented increase in antisemitism in the workplace may subject employers to liability under federal and state laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of religion, race, national origin and...more
Home Care Agency Removed Black and Hispanic Home Health Aides from Assignments to Accommodate Racial Preferences of Clients, Federal Agency Charges - NEW YORK–ACARE HHC Inc., doing business as Four Seasons Licensed Home...more
Company Subjected Black and Hispanic Field Mechanics to Verbal Abuse, Federal Agency Charges - ODESSA, Texas – Liberty Energy, Inc. doing business as Liberty Oilfield Services, LLC, subjected three mechanics to...more
A new Maryland law allows the attorney general to seek equitable relief and fines of up to $25,000, as well as fees, against civil rights violators. The Maryland General Assembly passed during its recent session SB 540,...more
Recently, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) settled charges of national origin discrimination and retaliation against Total Employment and Management (TEAM)—a Washington employer who instituted a “No Spanish”...more
Company Harassed and Retaliated Against African American and Hispanic Employees, Federal Agency Charges - PHOENIX -- Schuff Steel Company, a steel fabrication and erection company, violated federal law by harassing African...more
Workers Subjected to Racial and Sexual Harassment, Federal Agency Charges - LOS ANGELES – Orange County, California-based construction contractor Goodsell/Wilkins, Inc., violated federal law when it subjected a class of...more
Industrial and Environmental Cleaning Company Subjected Hispanic and Black Employees to Harassment, Federal Agency Found - CHICAGO – Eagle Services, an industrial and environmental cleaning service with locations in...more
The new Florida expansion of the Florida Civil Rights Act faces an immediate legal challenge. The controversial Stop WOKE Act amends the Florida Civil Rights Act to define certain mandatory DEI programs as prohibited racial...more
The EEOC recently issued guidance regarding COVID-19 caregiver discrimination. This guidance reiterates previously-issued guidance (Enforcement Guidance: Unlawful Disparate Treatment of Workers with Caregiving...more
On March 14, 2022, the EEOC released new guidance regarding caregiver discrimination and the COVID-19 pandemic, in light of many workplaces returning to in-person work. The new guidance supplements earlier guidance regarding...more
Federal Contractor Targeted and Fired Group of Hispanic Employees, Federal Agency Charged - WASHINGTON -- R&R Janitorial, Painting and Building Services, Inc., a federal contractor that provides janitorial services to...more
Owner Made Frequent, Unwelcome Sexual And Racist Comments, Federal Agency Charges - CHICAGO – General Truck Parts, a supplier of new and used truck parts with a facility in Chicago, violated federal law when its owner...more