NEWS & ANALYSIS

By Vin Gurrieri

A Florida poker room operator flouted the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act by enforcing a rigid attendance policy that pushed female staff who needed time off for pregnancy-related reasons out of their jobs, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged Tuesday.

By Grace Elletson

A New Mexico medical center illegally fired an employee after failing to find her a new role that would have better accommodated her leg injury that caused lasting damage, according to a suit the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed Tuesday.

By Grace Elletson

Turkey producer Butterball fired an employee for missing shifts to attend chemotherapy appointments even though she requested medical leave to do so, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claimed in a suit filed in North Carolina federal court Tuesday.

By Patrick Hoff

A nursing and rehabilitation facility can't escape a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit claiming it effectively fired an employee who requested light duty during her pregnancy, with a Maryland federal judge saying the company's dismissal bid was laden with errors.

By Vin Gurrieri

Male employees at an Illinois cannabis dispensary sexually harassed their female colleagues on a "near-daily" basis, which forced at least one woman to quit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a federal court Monday.

By Grace Elletson

A security company refused to change a guard's work schedule after he raised concerns that it wouldn't allow him to attend church as a Baptist deacon, according to a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Friday.

By Grace Elletson

An Indiana federal judge refused to let General Motors escape a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming the business unlawfully withheld disability pay from workers who received Social Security benefits, calling GM's argument that its policy hinged on benefit eligibility rather than age premature.

By Patrick Hoff

A Houston-area Kroger violated disability bias law by firing a cashier with nerve damage because she needed to sit and use a walker while on the job, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged in a lawsuit filed in Texas federal court.

By Vin Gurrieri

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and a breakfast restaurant in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, struck a $25,500 deal to end a sex discrimination suit alleging it fired a server because she was pregnant, according to a federal court filing.

By Patrick Hoff

A security technology manufacturer has agreed to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit alleging it unlawfully demoted an employee with partial hearing loss because she asked for protective equipment, the commission told a Maryland federal court.

By Grace Elletson

A waste management company has agreed to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming the business refused to hire women as drivers, according to a Missouri federal court filing.

By Patrick Hoff

A California winery will pay $1.49 million to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit claiming it failed to address the frequent harassment of female employees and retaliated against them when they complained, according to a federal court filing.

By Kelcey Caulder

Dolgencorp LLC, the operator of Dollar General stores, violated federal law by demoting a Jewish assistant store manager due to his efforts to secure time off to observe his Sabbath, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Tuesday.

By Anne Cullen

A disability-focused healthcare provider based in Indianapolis violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by rejecting a candidate for a housekeeping role because he is deaf, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told an Indiana federal court Tuesday.

By Anne Cullen

A technology company has agreed to pay out $15 million to wrap up a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation into claims that its COVID-19 vaccine policy discriminated against religious workers and those with disabilities, the agency announced Tuesday.

By Grace Elletson

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission slapped a Midwestern grocery chain with a pregnancy discrimination suit in Wisconsin federal court Monday, claiming the business illegally refused to let a lactating mother have access to water at her workstation.

By Vin Gurrieri

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has urged a Florida federal judge to force a home appliance repair company to turn over records as part of an agency investigation into whether its hiring practices were discriminatory.

By Grace Elletson

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Thursday that Planned Parenthood of Illinois has agreed to pay $500,000 to end an agency investigation into claims that it discriminated against white employees through diversity, equity and inclusion trainings.

By Patrick Hoff

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is seeking far more information than necessary to investigate whether Napa Auto Parts discriminated against Black applicants, the company argued, urging a Texas federal court to pare down the agency's "scattershot" demands.

By Grace Elletson

A Pizza Hut franchisee told a Texas federal judge Tuesday that it will pay $35,000 to end a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit alleging the business fired a manager for complaining that her boss sabotaged her store because she ended a romantic relationship with him.