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Age Discrimination Lawsuit Alleging Discriminatory Failure To Hire Filed By EEOC
In a press release issued on April 1, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it has filed an age discrimination lawsuit against San Miguel Mountain Ventures, LLC, d/b/a Telluride Express (Telluride Express). On March 30, 2020, the EEOC filed the case, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. San Miguel Mountain… Read More »
Race Harassment Lawsuit Claiming Employee Endured Racial Slurs In Workplace Filed By EEOC
On March 30, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a press release announcing that it has filed a race harassment lawsuit against Icon Burger Acquisition, LLC, d/b/a Smashburger (Smashburger). On March 30, 2020, the EEOC filed the case, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Icon Burger Acquisition, LLC, d/b/a Smashburger,… Read More »
Racial Harassment Case Claiming Owner Subjected Employees To Racial Slurs Settled By EEOC
On March 25, 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 racial harassment and retaliation lawsuit against G.N.T., Inc., d/b/a GNT Foods (GNT Foods). On September 14, 2017, the EEOC filed the case, United States Equal Employment Opportunity… Read More »
Medical Leave and the Coronavirus
Having litigated claims made under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for decades, our Marion County, Florida, retaliation lawyers know that FMLA and paid sick leave rights are vital for Florida workers. These rights are triggered when they are most needed, such as during the current coronavirus pandemic. The federal government is dragging… Read More »
Age Discrimination Lawsuit Claiming Employer Targeted Older Workers For Medical Exams Filed By EEOC
In a press release issued on February 11, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it has filed an age discrimination lawsuit against Yale New Haven Hospital, Inc. (YNHH). On February 11, 2020, the EEOC filed the age discrimination lawsuit, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Yale New Haven Hospital, Inc.,… Read More »
Discriminatory Discharge Lawsuit Against Central Florida Employer Filed By EEOC
In a press release issued on March 20, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it has filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against Interconnect Cable Technologies Corporation (ICTC). On March 19, 2020, the EEOC filed the case, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Interconnect Cable Technologies Corporation, Case No. 8:20-cv-00644, in… Read More »
EEOC Resolves Harassment Case Where Foreign-Born Employees Told “Go Back” To Where You Came From
In a press release issued on March 3, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it has entered into a Consent Decree to settle a national origin discrimination and retaliation lawsuit against Porous Materials, Inc. (Porous). On September 13, 2018, the EEOC filed the lawsuit, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v…. Read More »
Proposed Bill May Protect Florida Medical Marijuana Users
Having represented discrimination and retaliatory discharge victims for more than twenty years, our Marion County, Florida, retaliation lawyers have learned that employers frequently refuse to accommodate disabled employees. Marijuana use has become an interesting and complicated employment issue in Florida and other states. Florida, like most other states, has legalized the medicinal use of… Read More »
Hostile Work Environment Lawsuit Claiming Sexually Charged Workplace Filed By EEOC
In a press release issued on March 13, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it has filed a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit against Limenos Corporation, d/b/a Ceviche House (Ceviche House). On March 13, 2020, the EEOC filed the case, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Limenos Corporation, d/b/a… Read More »
Employee’s Claim She Was Fired For Complaining About Failure To Accommodate Her Disability Survives Dismissal
Having litigated retaliatory discharge cases for more than two decades, our Marion County, Florida retaliatory discharge lawyers have learned that employers frequently refuse to accommodate disabled employees. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), employers are required to provide reasonable accommodations for employees with a disability. The ADA also protects employees from retaliation when… Read More »