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A video editor, Kaila Farmer, has been awarded £70,000 in a pregnancy discrimination case after her employer, Harry, sacked her following a dispute over her severe morning sickness. The tribunal found that the employer made bogus claims about her performance and conduct to justify the dismissal after she worked from ho...
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a lawsuit against Kroger, alleging a store manager violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by abruptly revoking a worker's long-standing accommodation. The core of the claim centers on a manager who allegedly told the employee that the grocery...
A Jacksonville poker business is facing a federal lawsuit for allegedly firing pregnant employees in violation of new workplace protections. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has charged the establishment with wrongfully ousting workers due to pregnancy-related medical needs, directly challenging ...
A federal jury has delivered a $5 million verdict against global building materials giant Cemex, finding the company liable for what the court described as 'egregious' disability and race discrimination. The award stems from a lawsuit filed by a Black truck driver who was born with congenital aural atresia, a condition...
Butterball is facing a federal lawsuit from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which alleges the company violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by firing a worker due to her cancer treatment absences. The core of the complaint centers on a critical breakdown: Butterball allegedly faile...
Employers across the United States paid a staggering $528 million to resolve discrimination charges before they even reached federal court last year. This massive pre-litigation settlement figure, disclosed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, underscores the intense financial and operational pressure c...
A major lawsuit against Nike is being framed by legal experts as the leading edge of a concerted enforcement push by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. According to Gerald Maatman, a partner at law firm Duane Morris, this case repre...
IBM has agreed to pay a $17 million fine to the U.S. Department of Justice, closing a federal lawsuit that directly challenged the legality of its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. The settlement, finalized on Friday, resolves allegations that the tech giant engaged in what the DOJ termed 'illegal DEI...
A federal appeals court has ruled that a transgender employee, fired within days of disclosing her identity, can proceed with her discrimination lawsuit against her former employer. The plaintiff had worked for the company for one year and eight months before her abrupt termination. The court's decision signals a criti...
A new lawsuit alleges Deloitte Consulting systematically penalized employees for taking legally protected leave. The complaint claims that workers who took pregnancy-related, parental, or family leave received lower scores on their annual performance assessments, directly linking their use of protected benefits to care...
A federal judge has ruled that a discrimination and retaliation lawsuit against a Marriott hotel can proceed, rejecting the owner's attempt to distance itself from the allegations. The court found that Shreeji Hotel Group, the hotel's owner, was “more than simply the absent owner” and must face the claims directly. Thi...
A bombshell lawsuit against the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) hinges on alleged audio recordings of its Chief Human Resources Officer. Plaintiffs claim the tapes capture the top HR executive explicitly acknowledging a workplace culture that systematically protected harassers and violated employment laws....
A federal agency has leveled a serious claim against a major security technology firm: that it refused a modest, critical accommodation for an employee with a disability and then retaliated by demoting her. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleges Smiths Detection, Inc. denied a $1,700 hearing protectio...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against the New York Times on behalf of a white male employee alleging discrimination based on race and sex. The action, signed by the agency's acting general counsel, deputy general counsel, and Assistant General Counsel Benjamin North, marks a notable case f...