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EEOC Claims Wrongful Termination Where Employer Refused To Accommodate Employee’s Disability
On March 5, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a press release announcing that it has entered into a Consent Decree to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit against Hitachi Automotive Systems, Inc. (Hitachi). On August 29, 2019, the EEOC filed the lawsuit, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Hitachi Automotive Systems,… Read More »
Worker Claims She Was Forced To Quit After Being Harassed Because She Was An Older Woman
Having represented employment discrimination victims for more than twenty years, our Columbia County, Florida employment discrimination lawyers know that employees are often forced to quit because of an intolerable work atmosphere. Under the federal employment laws, when an employer makes an employee’s working conditions so intolerable that the employee is compelled to quit, the… Read More »
Sexual Harassment Victims Sent Pornographic Texts By Supervisor EEOC Lawsuit Charges
On May 20, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a press release announcing that it has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Menard, Inc. (Menard). On May 19, 2020, the EEOC filed the lawsuit, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Menard, Inc.,Case No. 2:20-cv-11240, in the U.S. District Court for the… Read More »
Discriminatory Failure To Hire Case Where Employer Refused To Hire Deaf Applicant Settled By EEOC
In a press release issued on January 6, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it has entered into a Consent Decree to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit against Cutter Mazda of Honolulu (Cutter Mazda). On July 31, 2017, the EEOC filed the case, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. MJC,… Read More »
Fired Florida Legoland Employee Claims Gender Discrimination
Having litigated employment discrimination cases in Florida state and federal courts for more than two decades, our Sumter County, Florida employment discrimination lawyers know that discrimination can come in many forms, and it does not always look the same. Although sex discrimination is primarily a claim brought by women, there are instances in which… Read More »
Employee Claims He Was Fired In Retaliation For Complaining About Same-Sex Sexual Harassment
Having litigated retaliatory discharge cases in Florida state and federal courts for more than two decades, our Sumter County, Florida retaliatory discharge lawyers know that employers continue to target employees who complain about sexual harassment for termination. In doing so, employers frequently attempt to justify an employee’s termination by making up or lying about… Read More »
Florida Employee Told She Was “Making Too Much Money As A Female” Claims Sex Discrimination
Having litigated employment discrimination cases in Florida state and federal courts for more than two decades, our Sumter County, Florida employment discrimination lawyers know women continue to face substantial obstacles in their long fight for equal treatment in the American workplace. Although Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), which… Read More »
Employee Called An “Over-The-Hill Salesman” Claims He Was Fired Because Of His Age
Having litigated age discrimination cases in Florida state and federal courts for more than two decades, our Sumter County, Florida age discrimination lawyers know that many employers harbor a strong bias against older workers and often seek to squeeze them out of their positions. Although the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) was passed… Read More »
Same-Sex Sexual Harassment Case Survives Dismissal Where Victim Subjected To Explicit Sexual Conduct
Having represented victims of same-sex sexual harassment for more than twenty years, our Marion County, Florida hostile work environment lawyers know that employers routinely defend same-sex sexual harassment cases by claiming that the harassment the victim endured was not sexual harassment. Instead, employers invariably characterize the harassment was “horseplay” or “locker room talk,” and… Read More »
Employee Who Endured Racial Remarks Was Fired Because Of His Race EEOC Lawsuit Charges
On May 7, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a press release announcing that it has filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against Thompson Construction Group, Inc. (Thompson Construction). On May 4, 2020, the EEOC filed the case, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Thompson Construction Group, Inc., Case No. 1:20-cv-00406, in… Read More »