News & Analysis as of

Race Discrimination Settlement Hiring & Firing

Holland & Hart LLP

Fairness Isn't Optional: Lessons from Google's $50M Bias Case and SCOTUS on Title VII

Holland & Hart LLP on

In May 2025, Google agreed to pay $50 million to settle a high-profile class action brought by Black and multiracial employees who alleged systemic racial discrimination in hiring, leveling, and promotion. That same month,...more

DCI Consulting

Four Top Law Firms Sign Settlement with EEOC on DEI

DCI Consulting on

On Friday, April 11, 2025, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued an announcement that they have settled with four “BigLaw” firms over diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices. The settlement, which...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

TKO Construction Services to Pay $300,000 to Settle EEOC Sex, Race and Age Discrimination Lawsuit

Federal Agency Charged Employee Was Forced to Resign After She Was Told to Not Hire Women, Blacks and Older Workers for Construction Industry Jobs - MINNEAPOLIS – TKO Construction Services, a staffing company that provides...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Sureste Property Group to Pay $75,000 in EEOC Race Discrimination Lawsuit

Real Estate Operating Company Resolves Federal Lawsuit Charging Company Fired Employee Because He Was Black - ATLANTA – Sureste Property Group and its divisions, Sureste Property Services and Sureste Development, a real...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

What Construction Firm Employers Should Do Right Now to Minimize Legal Risk of Discrimination and Harassment Lawsuits

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

Seyfarth Synopsis: In June 2024, Seyfarth published a blog article warning construction industry employers of recent anti-harassment guidelines issued by the EEOC. We predicted that the EEOC has “put the construction...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

J.A. Croson Pays $1.6 Million to Settle EEOC Racial Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

Plumbing Contractor Will Compensate Black and Hispanic Plumbers Subjected to Racially Hostile Work Environment and Retaliation - TAMPA, Fla. – J.A. Croson, a Sorrento, Florida-based plumbing and HVAC contractor, agreed to...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Beaumont Health to Pay $30,000 in EEOC Race Discrimination Lawsuit

Settles Federal Agency Charges That Health Care System Fired a Black Employee Because of Her Race - DEARBORN, Mich. – Beaumont Health (now Corewell Health) will pay $30,000 and furnish other relief to settle a race...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Iron Hill Brewery to Pay $115,000 in EEOC Race Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit

Federal Agency Charged Restaurant Discriminated and Retaliated Against Black Employee - ATLANTA – Iron Hill Brewery of Buckhead, LLC, and Iron Hill Brewery, LLC, a chain of breweries and restaurants across several states,...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Affordable Home Furnishings to Pay $105,000 to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Lawsuit

Federal Agency Charges That Furniture Retailer Subjected African American Manager to a Hostile Work Environment and Fired Him When He Complained - NEW ORLEANS – Affordable Rent-to-Own, LLC, doing business as Affordable...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

PRC Industries Pays $400,000 to Settle EEOC Racial Harassment, Retaliation Lawsuit

Settles Federal Charges E-Commerce Company Fired Black Workers Who Reported Racial Slurs - RENO, Nev. — PRC Industries, Inc., an E-commerce remanufacturing company, will pay two former employees of its Reno, Nevada,...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Shepherd Electric to Pay $185,806 to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination and Retaliation Suit

Electrical Supply Company Fired Two Black Managers Because of Their Race and Complaints About Race Discrimination, Federal Agency Charged - BALTIMORE – Shepherd Electric Co., Inc., a wholesale electrical distributor that...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Whiting-Turner to Pay $1.2 Million to Settle EEOC Racial Harassment and Retaliation Suit

Construction Company Subjected Black Workers to a Racially Hostile Work Environment, Then Fired Them After They Complained, Federal Agency Charged - NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, a...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Sacramento Paper Plant to Pay $385,000 to Settle EEOC Race Harassment Lawsuit

Federal Agency Found African American Workers Faced Racial Taunts and Nooses - SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Paper manufacturers Packaging Corporation of America Central California Corrugated, LLC. (PCA) and Schwarz Partners LP...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Skils’kin to Pay $100,000 to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination and Retaliation Case

Employer Racially Harassed Black Employee and Retaliated Against Him for Complaining, Federal Agency Charged - CHEYENNE, Wyo.– Skils’kin, a non-profit focused on disabilities and employment that operates in Washington,...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Giertsen to Pay $140,000 to Settle EEOC Race Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

Construction and Renovation Company Subjected Black Employees to Racial Slurs and Employee Was Fired After Complaining About the Harassment, Federal Agency Charged - MILWAUKEE – A Waukesha, Wisconsin construction and...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Chicago Meat Authority to Pay $1.1 Million to Settle EEOC Racial Discrimination and Retaliation Suit

Meat Processing Company Harassed Black Employees, Rejected Them for Hire, and Fired a Black Employee for Complaining, Federal Agency Charged - CHICAGO – Chicago Meat Authority, a Chicago meat processing plant, will pay...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Diversified Maintenance Systems, LLC Will pay $750,000 to Settle EEOC Racial Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

Tampa-Based Janitorial Service Provider Rejected African-Americans for Jobs and Punished Black Employee for Opposing Discrimination, Federal Agency Charged - BALTIMORE - Janitorial Service Provider Diversified Maintenance...more

Polsinelli

OFCCP Announces Three Multimillion Dollar Bias Settlements

Polsinelli on

The OFCCP opened the month of October by announcing three multimillion dollar settlements with major government contractors.  The agency entered into early resolution conciliation agreements with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 10.1.2019 | Top Story: Credit Suisse COO Resigns in Wake of Corporate Spying Scandal

Robins Kaplan LLP on

Top Tidjane Thiam ally Pierre-Olivier Bouee, Credit Suisse’s COO, has resigned in the wake of an internal probe finding that he “ordered the surveillance of the bank’s former wealth-management chief, Iqbal Khan, without...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Kansas City Cabinetmaker to Pay $60,000 to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Suit - Profile Cabinet and Design Fired Black Workers...

Profile Cabinet and Design Fired Black Workers Because of Their Race, Federal Agency Said - ST. LOUIS - Profile Cabinet and Design, a Kansas City, Mo., custom cabinetmaker, will pay $60,000 and furnish other relief to...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Peoria’s Green Chevrolet to Pay $65,000 to Settle EEOC Discrimination Suit

Black Employee with Disability Involuntarily Transferred and Fired for Opposing It, Federal Agency Charged - CHICAGO - A Peoria, Ill., Chevrolet dealership will pay $65,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability...more

Littler

Annual Report on EEOC Developments – Fiscal Year 2016

Littler on

This Annual Report on EEOC Developments—Fiscal Year 2016 (hereafter “Report”), our sixth annual Report, is designed as a comprehensive guide to significant EEOC developments over the past fiscal year. The Report does not...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Newark Port Automobile Processing Facility to Pay $350,000 to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Suit

FAPS Refused to Recruit and Hire African-Americans, Federal Agency Charged - NEWARK, N.J. -- FAPS, Inc., one of the country's largest automotive re-delivery service firms, operating in the port area of Newark, will pay...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Union and Apprentice Program To Pay $1,650,000 to Settle Part of EEOC Race Bias Lawsuit

New Jersey's Local 25 Sheet Metal Union Failed to Employ Black and Hispanic Journeypersons, Federal Agency Charged - NEW YORK - Local 25 of the Sheet Metal Workers' International Association and its associated...more

Laner Muchin, Ltd.

Recent EEOC Settlements A Reminder That Employers Face Substantial Liability If Pre-Employment Exams Are Not Job-Related

Laner Muchin, Ltd. on

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has been very aggressive in challenging pre-employment exams. Employers utilize an array of pre-employment exams to assess an employee/applicant’s physical fitness,...more

29 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 2

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide