NEWS & ANALYSIS

By Grace Elletson

A Washington, D.C., federal judge refused to throw out a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming a janitorial company targeted Hispanic employees in a round of layoffs, saying a jury should weigh the company's argument that workers with the least seniority and qualifications got the boot.

By Anne Cullen

Midwest gas and convenience store chain Kwik Trip has agreed to pay $35,000 after the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission found reasonable cause to believe it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by bungling a kitchen worker's request for an accommodation.

By Vin Gurrieri

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a North Carolina federal court Tuesday that a meat processing company violated the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act by forcing a pregnant laborer onto unpaid leave and eventually firing her rather than offering light-duty work or other job modifications doctors had recommended.

By Grace Elletson

An Arkansas federal jury sided with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on claims that a metal stamping company fired three workers for complaining about sexual harassment, but handed out modest recoveries, with two of the workers walking away with only $2 each.

By Grace Elletson

A sports bar chain told a North Carolina federal judge Monday that it has agreed to pay $1.1 million to end a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit claiming the company refused to hire men for front-facing staff positions.

By Bonnie Eslinger

A Virginia federal judge has sided with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in finding that the new owner of a food hall located in a suburb outside of Washington, D.C., has successor liability in a former employee's discrimination suit alleging a manager used racial slurs.

By Anne Cullen

Buffalo Wild Wings has agreed to pay $47,500 to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging it turned away a woman seeking a server position because she wore long skirts due to her faith, according to settlement documents filed Wednesday in Georgia federal court.

By Grace Elletson

A staffing company has inked a $217,500 deal to end a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming it refused a Muslim job-seeker work because he requested a longer lunch break on Fridays to pray, according to the proposed consent decree filed in Washington federal court.

By Corey Rothauser

A private equity-owned manufacturer has reached a deal to end a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit accusing it of refusing to hire women for production floor jobs and firing a human resources director who pushed to recruit women, according to a filing in Ohio federal court.

By Benjamin Morse

A Verizon retailer based in North Carolina will pay $70,000 to end a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging it rescinded a new hire's job offer after she sought time off to attend an ultrasound.

By Corey Rothauser

An Alabama convenience store operator will pay $40,000 to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit alleging it fired a disabled cashier after co-workers mocked him and retaliated against him for complaining, according to a consent decree filed Thursday.

By Patrick Hoff

A classic car dealership and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission have ended a lawsuit claiming a company executive made inappropriate sexual comments and pressured an office manager to send him nude photos, according to an order in Illinois federal court Thursday.

By Grace Elletson

A Missouri federal judge declined to toss a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming a waste management company refused to hire a woman for a driver position out of gender bias, ruling a jury needs to decide whether a manager's discouraging comments amounted to prejudice.

By Anne Cullen

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has brokered a $30,000 settlement with a Maryland Chevrolet dealership that the agency accused of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by denying a Navy veteran's request to bring his service dog to work, forcing him to leave his job.

By Vin Gurrieri

A California animal hospital will pay $20,000 to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation into allegations that it illegally fired a worker because he asked to be exempted from a mandatory training seminar that cut against his religious beliefs.

By Grace Elletson

A cafe chain told a California federal judge Tuesday that it has agreed to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming a manager created a sexually hostile work environment by inappropriately touching and commenting on young workers' bodies.

By Patrick Hoff

A Fayetteville, North Carolina, dental practice will pay $61,000 to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation into allegations that it fired an employee who said she needed to wear a skirt instead of pants because of her religious beliefs.

By Patrick Hoff

A Texas-based crane service provider will pay $525,000 to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging it allowed a field manager to use racial slurs toward Black employees and forced out a white worker who complained, according to federal court filings.

By Amanda Ottaway

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accused the Mayo Clinic on Wednesday of unlawfully threatening to fire a security guard who refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine for religious reasons.

By Grace Elletson

The Fifth Circuit said an ex-maintenance worker who won his wrongful termination suit against a school district should be reinstated, faulting the lower court for finding that he couldn't be given a job because his previous position had been filled.