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Wrongful Discharge Case Where Employee Was Fired After Disclosing Her Mental Disability Resolved By EEOC
In a press release issued on January 9, 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 Heritage Charity Auction & Awards, Inc. (Heritage). On January 7, 2020, the EEOC filed the case, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v…. Read More »
Pregnancy Discrimination Case Where Employee Fired After Disclosing Pregnancy Restrictions Settled By EEOC
On January 10, 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 pregnancy discrimination lawsuit against Rainbow USA, Inc. (Rainbow). On September 27, 2018, the EEOC filed the pregnancy discrimination lawsuit, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Rainbow USA,… Read More »
Pregnancy Discrimination Case Where Employer Did Not Accommodate Employee’s Lifting Restriction Resolved By EEOC
On December 30, 2019, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a press release announcing that it has entered into a Consent Decree to resolve a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit against Life Care Centers of America, Inc. (Life Care). On September 25, 2018, the EEOC filed the pregnancy discrimination lawsuit, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity… Read More »
Court Finds Racial Hostile Work Environment Where Racial Remarks Made In Employee’s Presence
Having represented racial discrimination victims for more than two decades, our Gainesville, Florida race discrimination lawyers know that a common employment law myth is that an employee must be the specific target of incidents of racially harassing conduct in order to prove that he or she worked in a racial hostile work environment. However,… Read More »
Court Finds Evidence Of Retaliatory Firing Where Employee Fired Shortly After Seeking FMLA Leave
Having fought for the rights of employees for almost twenty years, our Marion County, Florida retaliatory discharge lawyers know that employers frequently punish employees who exercise their rights under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Under the FMLA, an eligible employee is entitled to up to twelve weeks of leave during any twelve-month period… Read More »
Court Finds Evidence Of Age Discrimination Where Employer Was “Looking For A More Youthful Approach”
Having represented age discrimination victims for more than two decades, our Ocala, Florida age discrimination attorneys know that older workers continue to face significant obstacles in their efforts to obtain promotion. As stated in the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), Congress enacted the ADEA in 1967 “to promote the employment of older persons… Read More »
Can Employers Require Employees To Waive Future Discrimination Claims Against Them?
Having litigated employment discrimination cases for more than two decades, our Alachua County, Florida EEO attorneys know that employers often try to get employees to waive their right to bring employment discrimination and retaliation lawsuits against them. In most cases, employers try to get employees to waive their employment discrimination and retaliation claims by… Read More »
Employee Claims Wrongful Discharge Where Employer Fired Him Based On Report From Racial Harasser
Having litigated race discrimination cases for more than two decades, our Citrus County, Florida race discrimination attorneys know that employers often rely upon information provided by racially biased supervisors when deciding to terminate employees. In doing so, many employers simply rubber-stamp the discriminatory reports fed to them by racially biased supervisors without conducting any… Read More »
EEOC Files Discriminatory Failure To Hire Case Alleging Employer Refused To Hire Deaf Job Applicant
Having dedicated their practice to fighting for the rights of employees, our Marion County, Florida employment discrimination lawyers know that employers continue to discriminate against disabled employees and job applicants. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), it is an unlawful employment practice for employers to discriminate against employees and job applicants on the… Read More »
EEOC Files Hostile Work Environment Case Claiming Employees Were Harassed Because Of Their Puerto Rican Origin
On December 16, 2019, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a press release announcing that it has filed a national origin discrimination and retaliation lawsuit against Service Caster Corporation (Service Caster). On September 30, 2019, the EEOC filed the sexual harassment lawsuit, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Service Caster Corporation,… Read More »