Settlement, Damages, Employer Liability Issues

Benzene Exposure Victims May Be Eligible for Compensation

Hissey, Mulderig & Friend, PLLC on 6/5/2025

If you or a loved one were exposed to benzene at work and were diagnosed with cancers such as leukemia, myelodysplasia (MDS), lymphoma, or multiple myeloma, you may be entitled to file a lawsuit and receive financial...more

Ranew’s Management Company to Pay $250,000 to Settle Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 2/15/2022

Fabrication, Coating, and Assembly Company Fired Employee Because of His Depression, Federal Agency Charged - ATLANTA – Ranew’s Management Company, Inc. (“Ranew’s”), a local, state, and national provider of fabrication,...more

Chipotle to Pay $70,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Case

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 8/9/2021

Restaurant Fired Employee After She Reported Sexual Harassment, Federal Agency Charged - TAMPA, Fla. – Chipotle Services LLC, doing business as Chipotle Mexican Grill, a Mexican-style fast food chain, has agreed to pay...more

Illinois Action for Children to Pay $60,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 6/24/2019

Nonprofit Fired Employee Who Required Extended Leave, Federal Agency Charged - CHICAGO -- Illinois Action for Children (IAFC), a large Illinois child care and childhood education-related nonprofit, has agreed to pay a...more

Employers: Use caution when dealing with prescription drug users

McAfee & Taft on 8/21/2018

Employers often have policies that require applicants or employees to disclose the lawful use of prescription drugs that could impair job performance or potentially pose a safety concern. If you’re one of those employers, you...more

New meaning to the Equal Pay Act’s promise of pay equity

McAfee & Taft on 4/25/2018

“Pay equity” is quickly becoming a term every employer must understand. Never in its 25-year history have the principles of the Equal Pay Act (EPA) received so much attention. Courts have been examining the meaning of pay...more

Faulty Issues With No Fault Attendance Policies

Baker Donelson on 9/15/2017

Many of our clients have no fault attendance policies by which the employees are assessed a point or half of a point for each tardy, absence or for leaving their shift early. Once the employee meets the required number of...more

Best in Law: Tax Ruling Confirms Protocol on Job-Related Judgments

Best Best & Krieger LLP on 10/7/2015

The California Court of Appeal recently confirmed that employment-related settlements or judgments are wages from which employers must withhold payroll taxes. In Cifuentes v. Costco Wholesale Corp., Cifuentes...more

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