In April 2022, the Chicago City Council amended the city’s Human Rights Ordinance (the “Ordinance”) to expand the annual training requirements for employees and managers. Those expanded requirements went into effect on July 1, 2022, and employers are required to comply by June 30, 2023.
On May 2, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit that alleges Mueller Co. and IH services subjected female IH Services employees to a hostile work environment based on sex and retaliated against them when they complained.
On May 1, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit against Mercy Health St. Mary's in Grand Rapids, Michigan, alleging religious discrimination. The suit claims that the hospital violated federal law when it failed to provide a religious accommodation to an applicant and declined to hire him because of his religious beliefs.
On April 25, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that R&L Carriers, Inc. and R&L Carriers, Shared Services, LLC (R&L Carriers), a nationwide trucking company headquartered in Wilmington, Ohio, has agreed to pay $1.25 million and provide further relief to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the EEOC.
On April 11, 2023, New York State released a revised sexual harassment prevention model policy and updated model training materials. The new model policy includes an expanded definition of sexual harassment, a new section on bystander intervention and updated information on how employees may report to outside agencies.
On April 6, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that Alden Short, Inc. and Hinson Jennings LLC, a Dallas-based property management company, will pay $85,000 and provide other relief to settle national origin harassment claims brought by the EEOC against the company.
On March 30, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a Title VII claim against Wal-Mart Stores East, LP. The complaint alleges that the store refused to excuse the employee’s disability-related leave or make reasonable accommodations, ultimately leading to the manager’s firing.
On March 30, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a Title VII claim against T.C. Wheelers, Inc., alleging that the restaurant’s management and employees harassed a transgender employee because of his gender identity.
