Settlement, Race Discrimination, Retaliation

EEOC Settlement Emphasizes Employees' Right to Discuss Salaries

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 8/15/2025

Reports of the demise of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s enforcement of traditional discrimination claims may have been exaggerated. Last week, the commission announced settlement of claims made against Sinclair...more

K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - October 2024 #5

Kaufman & Canoles on 10/30/2024

A federal judge late Wednesday ordered the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to lock down UCLA’s Jackie Robinson Stadium on the VA’s West Los Angeles campus at noon Thursday until the university comes up with a proposal for...more

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

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 8/28/2024

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

Wheeler Trucking to Pay $65,000 to Resolve EEOC Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 6/21/2024

Federal Agency Charged Trucking Companies Discriminated and Retaliated Against a Worker Because of Race and Religion - CLEVELAND – Nationwide automotive hauling and logistics company Wheeler Trucking, doing business as...more

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

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 6/19/2024

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

Jacobson Memorial Hospital to Pay $45,000 in EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 4/18/2024

Federal Agency Charged Hospital Terminated Black Nursing Aide in Retaliation for Racial Harassment Complaint - BISMARCK, N.D. – Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center, a critical access hospital in Elgin, North Dakota,...more

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

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 2/12/2024

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

Schuff Steel Company to Pay $500,000 to Settle EEOC Race and National Origin Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 12/21/2023

Resolves Federal Lawsuit Steel Plant in Eloy, Arizona Harassed Black and Latino Workers - PHOENIX – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that Schuff Steel Company, a steel fabrication...more

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

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 10/31/2023

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

Hooters of Louisiana to Pay $650,000 to Resolve EEOC Race and Retaliation Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/6/2023

Restaurant Group Settles Federal Charges It Subjected African American Workers to Racially Hostile Work Environment, Refused to Rehire Them Because of Their Race and in Retaliation for Complaints - NEW ORLEANS – Hooters of...more

R3 Government Solutions to Pay $82,500 to Resolve EEOC Discrimination and Retaliation Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 6/13/2023

Company Settles Federal Charges It Fired Recruiter Because of Her Race and For Opposing Discrimination - ALEXANDRIA, Va. – R3 Government Solutions, LLC, a federal contractor, will pay $82,500 and provide other relief to...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

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

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

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

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

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/13/2022

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

Plains and Copperhead Pipeline Companies Reach Settlement with EEOC for $1.75 Million

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 8/11/2022

Joint Employers in Permian Basin Retaliated Against Workers Complaining of Race, National Origin and Sex Harassment, Federal Agency Charges - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Four national companies that jointly built and maintained...more

Ring Power Settles EEOC Race Discrimination Case

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 8/8/2022

CAT Equipment Dealer Assigned Black Technician Menial Duties Because of His Race, Federal Agency Charged - AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Ring Power Corporation, North and Central Florida's CAT-brand heavy equipment dealer, has agreed...more

Applebee’s to Pay $100,000 to Settle EEOC Lawsuit Over Sexual Orientation and Race Discrimination, Retaliation for Complaining

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 7/12/2022

Plant City Restaurant Subjected Black Employee to Racial and Homophobic Epithets, Then Forced Him to Quit, Federal Agency Charged - TAMPA, Fla. – Neighborhood Restaurant Partners Florida, LLC (NRP), which operates an...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

AEON Global Health to Pay $56,000 to Settle EEOC Race and Sex Harassment and Retaliation Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 12/14/2021

Client Services Employee Subjected to Hostile Work Environment And Then Fired for Reporting It, Federal Agency Charged - ATLANTA – Peachstate Health Management, LLC, doing business as AEON Global Health, a...more

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

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 10/11/2021

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

Restaurant to Pay $65,000 to Settle EEOC Harassment and Retaliation Case

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/30/2021

Owner Created Racially and Sexually Hostile Work Environment and Retaliated Against Employee Who Complained, Federal Agency Charged - NEW YORK – American Glory Restaurant Corp. will pay $65,000 and furnish other relief to...more

Baccarat to Pay $100,000 to Settle EEOC Lawsuit for Race, Sexual Orientation and Disability Harassment

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 8/28/2020

Manhattan Store Forced Employee to Quit Due to Abuse, Federal Agency Charged - NEW YORK – Baccarat, Inc., which operates a retail store in Manhattan that sells luxury crystal products, will pay $100,000 and furnish other...more

A Look Behind The EEOC Curtain: Enforcement Statistics Show Fewer Charges Filed In 2019, But Monetary Recoveries Ticked Up In Some...

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/28/2020

Seyfarth Synopsis: The EEOC recently released its enforcement and litigation statistics for Fiscal Year 2019. Notably, the statistics indicate that 2019 saw the lowest number of charges filed in over 20 years, though there...more

Jackson National Life Insurance to Pay $20.5 Million to Settle EEOC Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 1/10/2020

Jackson Tolerated Harassment, Discriminated Against Female and African American Employees in Promotions and Pay, and Retaliated Against Employees Who Complained, Federal Agency Charged - DENVER, Colo. - Jackson National...more

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

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 11/25/2019

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

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