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EEOC Settles Unlawful Termination Lawsuit Alleging Worker Was Fired After Disclosing His Disability
In a press release issued on July 1, 2020 out of Detroit, Michigan, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it has entered into a Consent Decree to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit against Busse Combat Knife Company (Busse Knife). On January 21, 2018, the EEOC filed the lawsuit, U.S. Equal Employment… Read More »
EEOC Retaliatory Discharge Lawsuit Claims Worker Was Fired For Reporting Discrimination To EEOC
On July 13, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a press release announcing that it has filed a retaliation lawsuit against Woodlands Psychiatry and Counseling Company (Woodlands). On July 12, 2020, the EEOC filed the case, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Woodlands Psychiatry and Counseling Company, Case No. 4:20-cv-02275, in… Read More »
Serial Sexual Harasser Created Sexually Hostile Work Environment For Women EEOC Lawsuit Charges
On July 17, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a press release announcing that it has filed a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit against Tegra Medical, LLC (Tegra Medical). On July 16, 2020, the EEOC filed the case, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Tegra Medical, LLC, Case No. 1:20-cv-11344, in… Read More »
Florida Same-Sex Sexual Harassment Victim Fired For Complaining About Hostile Environment EEOC Claims
In a press release issued on July 21, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it has filed a same-sex sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit against Shelley’s Septic Tank, Inc. (Shelley’s Tank). On July 21, 2020, the EEOC filed the case, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Shelley’s Septic Tank, Inc.,Case… Read More »
Wrongful Termination Case Where Employee Endured Racial Slurs & Physical Threats Survives Dismissal
Having litigated race discrimination cases in Florida courts for more than two decades, our Marion County, Florida race discrimination lawyers know that employees are often fired for alleged behavior that employers ignore when done by employees of another race. An employer’s different treatment of employees who are not members of the same race is… Read More »
Does The ADA Protect Employees From Having To Disclose Their Prescription Medications?
Having litigated employment discrimination cases in Florida courts for more than twenty years, our Alachua County, Florida employment discrimination lawyers know that employers often require employees to disclose their prescription medications. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), employees are protected from discrimination on the basis of disability. The ADA further provides that employers… Read More »
Florida Worker’s Claim That He Was Harassed Because He Is Cuban Reinstated On Appeal
Having represented victims of hostile work environment harassment for more than two decades, our Sumter County, Florida harassment lawyers know that employees continue to be targeted for insult, ridicule, and abuse because of their national origin. Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), employees are protected from discrimination on… Read More »
Must Employers Accommodate Disabled Employees By Transferring Them To A Different Position?
Having represented employment discrimination victims for more than two decades, our Lake County, Florida employment discrimination lawyers know that many employers refuse to accommodate disabled employees. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination against employees on the basis of disability. The ADA also requires employers to make reasonable accommodations for employees with a… Read More »
Is Replacing An Older Worker With A Younger, Lower Paid Employee To Save Money Age Discrimination?
Having represented age discrimination victims for more than twenty years, our Lake County, Florida age discrimination lawyers know that employers frequently terminate older workers and replace them with younger, lower paid employees in order to reduce costs. In doing so, employers invariably argue that they are permitted to replace older workers with younger, lower… Read More »
Is Targeting An Older Worker For Discharge Because Of A High Salary Unlawful Age Discrimination?
Having represented age discrimination victims for more than two decades, our Marion County, Florida age discrimination lawyers know that employers often target older workers for termination because of their high salaries. In doing so, employers argue that they are lawfully entitled to eliminate older workers who make more money than younger employees in order… Read More »