On May 23, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed two lawsuits against R & G Endeavors, Inc., for subjecting employees to a hostile work environment based on race, sex, sexual orientation, and disability.
On May 9, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit against Texas-based Suncakes, LLC, for violating federal law by requiring an employee in its Charlotte, North Carolina location to work on Sundays despite previously granting them religious accommodation.
On May 4, 2023, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit against wind turbine blade manufacturer LM Wind Power Blades, Inc.,for subjecting an African American employee to a hostile work environment and retaliating against him when he complained.
On May 4, 2023, the U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit against Mead Johnson & Company, for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to provide a reasonable accommodation to an employee with a disability.
Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, a construction contractor with more than 50 locations across the country, has agreed to pay $1.2 million to a class of Black former workers and provide other relief to settle a race harassment and retaliation lawsuit.
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.
