Settlement, Employee Training, Hiring & Firing

Millions of Dollars Paid by Major Hospital Operator Due to Alleged Unlawful Training Repayment Agreements

BakerHostetler on 8/29/2025

A major U.S. hospital operator recently agreed to pay approximately $3.5 million to settle claims that it unlawfully trapped nurses in agreements requiring them to repay their employers for job-related training costs if they...more

Noble Energy Settles EEOC Age Discrimination Charge

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 1/10/2025

DENVER – Houston-based Noble Energy, Inc. will implement a series of anti-discrimination measures to conciliate age discrimination allegations by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency...more

EEOC Initiates Initial String of Lawsuits Under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 10/4/2024

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has initiated enforcement of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) following the release of its final rule and interpretative guidance in April 2024. We previously...more

Gregg Orr Auto to Pay $325,000 to Resolve Disability and Age Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 4/16/2024

Federal Agency Charged Car Dealership Company Fired Longtime Employee To Avoid Healthcare Costs - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Gregg Orr Auto Collection, Inc., a group of car dealerships, has agreed to pay $325,000 and provide other...more

EEOC's Settlement Challenging Simple Algorithm Provides Warning for Employers Using Artificial Intelligence

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/23/2023

Seyfarth Synopsis: Recently, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) filed a settlement agreement in a lawsuit that many are calling the EEOC’s “first-ever” artificial intelligence discrimination in hiring...more

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

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/15/2023

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

Fischer Connectors, Inc. to Pay $460,000 to Settle Age Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 3/1/2023

Company Fired Human Resources Director Because of Her Age in Plan to Replace Older Workers With Younger Workers, Federal Agency Charges - ATLANTA – Fischer Connectors, Inc., a Swiss-based national manufacturer of circular...more

North Memorial Health to Pay $180,000 to Resolve EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 1/13/2023

Health Care Provider Failed to Hire and Provide Reasonable Accommodation to Qualified Deaf Applicant for Hospital Greeter Position, Federal Agency Charged - MINNEAPOLIS – North Memorial Health, a health care provider that...more

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

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 6/2/2022

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

American Freight Furniture and Mattress to Pay $5 Million to Settle Nationwide EEOC Sex Discrimination Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 2/3/2022

National Retailer Refused to Hire Women in Sales or Warehouse Jobs, Federal Agency Charged - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – American Freight Management Company, LLC, which does business as American Freight Furniture and Mattress, will...more

Vantage Oil & Gas Exploration Companies Settle EEOC Disability Claim

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 1/20/2022

Companies Fired Employee Following His Heart Attack and While Out on Short-Term Disability Leave, Federal Agency Charged - HOUSTON – Two oil and gas exploration companies -- Vantage Energy Services, Inc. and Vantage...more

Frizzell Furniture to Pay $60,000 to Resolve EEOC Sex Discrimination Charge

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 10/28/2021

Furniture Retailer Did Not Hire Applicant Because He Is Transgender, Federal Agency Found - MINNEAPOLIS – Frizzell Furniture, a furniture retailer with locations in northern Minnesota, has agreed to pay $60,000 and has...more

Route 22 Sports Bar / Crazy Mexican Restaurant & Grill to Pay $217,500 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment / Retaliation Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 10/22/2021

Restaurants Subjected Female Employees to Sexual Harassment and Fired Bartender When She Complained, Federal Agency Charged - WHEELING, W.V. – Route 22 Sports Bar, Inc. and Crazy Mexican Restaurant & Grill, LLC, two...more

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