NEWS & ANALYSIS

By Grace Elletson

Seafood restaurant chain Landry's will pay $95,000 to wrap up a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming it fired an Iranian server under false allegations that she came to work drunk after she complained about harassment, according to a Colorado federal court filing.

By Patrick Hoff

A manufactured homes dealer in Oregon agreed to update its antidiscrimination policies to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation into claims that it fired an employee for requesting a schedule change because of her disability.

By Grace Elletson

A mental health organization stood by while a male supervisor harassed female co-workers with unwanted hugs and sexual comments, costing one worker her job after his behavior triggered her mental health disorders, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a North Carolina federal court.

By David Minsky

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Marriott for alleged religious discrimination in Florida federal court, alleging an employee was forced to resign after her managers rescinded her Sabbath accommodation and required her to work on Saturdays.

By Patrick Hoff

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a Tennessee federal court Friday it wants to get the Sixth Circuit's take on an order dismissing a staffing agency from a lawsuit claiming the company worked in tandem with a client to restrict the hiring of Black workers.

By Patrick Hoff

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Thursday urged a Colorado federal court to sanction an appliance retailer that filed a former employee's unredacted medical records in a disability bias lawsuit, saying the employer meant to "harass and embarrass" the worker.

By Grace Elletson

An Austin, Texas, bar has agreed to pay a former bartender $42,000 to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit alleging she was fired after she became pregnant because her condition was "too much of a liability."

By Grace Elletson

A Florida federal judge refused to greenlight a $1.4 million deal to end a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission racial harassment suit against a waste management company, faulting the parties for failing to give the court key details.

By Grace Elletson

A Minnesota YMCA said in a court filing Tuesday that it has agreed to pay $140,000 to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming it failed to take action when a male manager sexually harassed female employees, some of whom were teenagers.

By Patrick Hoff

A call center operator will pay $250,000 to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit alleging the company fired a blind employee because she needed a screen reader, according to a Texas federal court filing.

By Grace Elletson

An Idaho federal judge rejected a beauty product manufacturer's bid to take potential punitive damages off the table in a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming it wouldn't promote a Black chemist because she filed bias complaints, ruling the request was filed too late.

By Patrick Hoff

An operator of Mexican restaurants told an Iowa federal court it has agreed to pay $225,000 to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging it failed to stop male employees from groping and making sexual comments toward female colleagues.

By Patrick Hoff

A trio of building materials and auto mechanic companies agreed to pay nearly $216,000 to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming it failed to stop a supervisor from using racial slurs to refer to Black and Hispanic employees, according to a filing in Florida federal court.

By Benjamin Morse

A South Dakota-based mail delivery contractor agreed to pay $45,000 to end a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging it violated federal disability bias law when it fired an employee because of his physical disability. 

By Patrick Hoff

A Minnesota senior living facility operator will pay over $73,000 to end a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging it micromanaged and harassed an employee because she didn't disclose her pregnancy before accepting a promotion, according to a federal court filing on Monday.

By Grace Elletson

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently brokered deals in two separate suits — one accusing a New York City restaurant of standing by while a pastry cook was sexually harassed and another claiming a salt production company penalized and fired a Black worker for complaining about a white colleague's offensive comments.

By Grace Elletson

A movie theater chain has agreed to pay $250,000 to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming it forced an employee into retirement and pulled his health insurance after he turned 65, according to a Thursday court filing.

By Grace Elletson

Seafood restaurant chain Landry's settled a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming it stood by while an Iranian server was harassed for her nationality and fired over bogus accusations that she came to work drunk, removing the need for a trial scheduled for this month.

By Grace Elletson

A restaurant chain told an Ohio federal court Monday it agreed to pay $125,000 to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming it allowed a biracial worker to endure racial and disability-related slurs and then fired her for taking time off.

By Grace Elletson

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a Texas federal court Friday that a Goodwill operation has agreed to pay $75,000 to end the agency's suit alleging the organization illegally declined to hire a deaf applicant for a retail role because "hearing and speaking" were job requirements.