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Feb 14 16

Carolina Metal Finishing Pays $40,000 to Settle Racial Harassment

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Carolina Metal Finishing, LLC, a Bishopville, S.C. based metal finishing company, paid $40,000 and furnish significant remedial relief to settle a race harassment lawsuit filed by the EEOC.   Tieron L. Parks worked as a powder coater at the Bishopville plant.  According to the ...

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Feb 8 16

Bright Petroleum Shareholders/Officers to Pay $15,000 for Retaliation

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Two shareholders/officers of the dissolved corporation Bright Petroleum Inc. d/b/a The Bright Market will pay $15,000 to a former employee and provide other relief to settle a retaliation lawsuit filed by the EEOC.   According to the EEOC's lawsuit, Bright Petroleum, Inc. ...

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Feb 7 16

PA Supreme Court affirms $151M Ruling against WalMart

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The Pennsylvania's Supreme Court ruled. That workers at Walmart and Sam's Club stores in Pennsylvania who worked off the clock and when they were supposed to be on break, or who were forced to skip their breaks, will receive $151 million in unpaid wages and damages, The case affects ...

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Feb 1 16

Cordia Senior Living Pays $40,000 for Retaliation

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Cordia Senior Living will pay $40,000 to a former employee to resolve a retaliation case brought by the EEOC.   The EEOC charged that Cordia, located on Cass Avenue in Westmont, Ill., fired the former employee in retaliation for repeatedly complaining to management about alleged ...

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Jan 31 16

Bank of America Pays $110,000 for Disability Discrimination

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Bank of America will pay $110,000 to a former temporary worker and provide other equitable relief under a consent decree resolving a disability discrimination case brought by the EEOC   The EEOC alleged that Bank of America failed to accommodate a visually impaired data entry worker ...

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Jan 25 16

U.S. Supreme Court Reverses State Court to Reinforce Arbitration to Resolve Disputes

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In reinforcing the federal policy favoring arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a California decision that failed to enforce the terms of an arbitration agreement.   In DIRECTV, the service agreement contained an arbitration provision ...

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Jan 24 16

Justrite Manufacturing Company Pays $418,000 for Disability Discrimination and Retaliation

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Justrite Manufacturing Company, a Mattoon, Ill.-based manufacturer of storage, handling and security products, will pay $418,000 to settle disability discrimination complaints filed with the EEOC.   The settlement results from a multi-year EEOC investigation which found that Justrite ...

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Jan 18 16

Maxim Healthcare Services Pays $75,000 for Disability Discrimination

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According to the EEOC, Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc., a nationwide staffing service for nurses and other health care professionals, will pay $75,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to resolve a federal disability discrimination lawsuit.   According to the lawsuit, Maxim ...

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Jan 17 16

New Koosharem and Real Time Staffing Pays $580,000 for Racial Discrimination

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Staffing companies New Koosharem Corporation and Real Time Staffing Corporation will pay $580,000 as part of the settlement of a class race and national origin discrim­ination lawsuit brought by the EEOC.   The EEOC had charged that New Koosharem and Real Time Staffing ...

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Jan 11 16

Paloma Blanca Settles Disability Discrimination Suit for $145,000

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Paloma Blanca Health Care Associates, LLC, d/b/a Paloma Blanca Health and Rehabilitation, which owns and operates a health and rehabilitation center in Albuquerque, has agreed to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the EEOC.    According to the EEOC's suit, ...

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