Settlement, Title VII, Job Applicants

Yes, Menstrual Cramps May Qualify as a Disability Under ADA

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 6/18/2025

If a qualified job candidate asks to reschedule a second-round interview due to severe menstrual cramps associated with endometriosis, is that a request for an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act? If you...more

Dollar General Reaches Settlement with the EEOC in Years-Long Background Check Bias Suit

Littler on 11/4/2019

Employers should continue to exercise caution and care in drafting their criminal record screening policies. A recent settlement by Dollar General underscores this point, even though it comes on the heels of the Fifth...more

The Children’s Home Settles EEOC Sex Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/2/2018

Nonprofit Refused to Hire Male Employee for a Maternity Program Position Because of His Sex, Federal Agency Charged - TAMPA, Fla. - The Children's Home, Inc., a Tampa nonprofit child care organization also known as the...more

Education Company to Pay $57,000 to Settle EEOC Sex Discrimination Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/9/2017

Special Education Associates Rescinded Job Offer to Applicant When She Refused to 'Party' With CEO, Federal Agency Charged - NEW YORK - Special Education Associates, Inc., which provides educational services to students...more

Automation Personnel Services to Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Lawsuit for Sex Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/8/2017

Federal Agency Charged Staffing Agency With Refusing to Hire Women - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Automation Personnel Services, Inc., a Pelham, Ala.-based staffing agency, will pay $50,000 and furnish other relief to settle a...more

Life Time Fitness Will Pay $86,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 2/25/2017

Rockville Gym Rescinded Job Offer After Learning Applicant Was Pregnant, Federal Agency Charged - BALTIMORE - Minnesota-based gym company Life Time Fitness, Inc. will pay $86,000 and furnish significant relief to resolve...more

Males need not apply: Restaurant chain sued for gender-specific job posting

McAfee & Taft on 6/7/2015

The restaurant chain Ruby Tuesday, Inc. was hit with a discrimination lawsuit in Oregon earlier this year that claimed employees were categorically denied positions with the company based on gender. That, of course, is not a...more

James E. Brown & Associates Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 6/28/2013

D.C. Law Firm to Pay $18,000 to Pregnant Applicant for Rescinded Job Offer - WASHINGTON - James E. Brown & Associates, PLLC, a Washington, D.C. law firm, agreed to pay $18,000 to settle a pregnancy discrimination...more

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