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DENVER – Talecris Plasma Resources, operator of blood plasma donation centers under the Grifols family of companies, violated federal law when it failed to make reasonable accommodation for a job applicant’s disability and rescinded her job offer based on the need to make reasonable accommodation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, a nurse who applied for position at a Pueblo, Colorado plasma donation

MONTROSE, Colo. – Montrose Memorial Hospital, Inc. doing business as Montrose Regional Health, a regional medical center in the San Juan Valley in southwestern Colorado, violated federal law again when it harassed and discriminated against older employees and retaliated against them when they complained, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

The EEOC previously sued the center in September 2016, before settling the suit via a three-year consent

EL PASO, Texas— Fat and Broke, Inc., doing business as Gamer Logistics, a logistics company located in El Paso with offices in Laredo, Texas, Indiana, and Mexico, violated federal law when it fired and refused to hire a class of older drivers and applicants for driver positions because of their age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

According to the lawsuit, in March 2024, Gamer Logistics fired a

DENVER – Chris The Crazy Trader, Inc., operating as Christopher’s Dodge Ram in Golden, Colorado, and formerly known as Christopher’s Dodge World, will pay $480,000 and provide other relief to settle a sex, race, and national origin harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Christopher’s Dodge Ram employees and managers used derogatory and demeaning language toward female employees and touched

OXFORD, Miss.—Intrepid Gymnastics, LLC, a gymnastics studio formerly operating in Horn Lake, Mississippi, will pay $50,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to allegations in the EEOC’s lawsuit, Intrepid’s president and majority owner sexually harassed a 19-year-old employee and other employees, including minors. He frequently offered money for sex, asked the teen and minor employees to

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.– Crain Automotive Holdings, LLC, operator of automobile dealership Crain Kia of Bentonville, Arkansas, will pay $47,500 and furnish other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) retaliation lawsuit, the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Crain retaliated against an employee by firing him after he reported his manager to human resources for a racially discriminatory comment during a weekly sales meeting. After his report to human resources

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – NASG Realty, LLC., (doing business as North American Stamping Group), a manufacturer of stamped metal components and welded assemblies for the automotive industry, violated federal law by failing to hire and promote female employees to certain production jobs and subjecting female employees to a sexually hostile work environment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

According to the EEOC, NASG has engaged in an ongoing pattern

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – DHL Supply Chain (USA), a leading supply chain logistics services provider in the United States, violated federal law when supervisors and managers at its Memphis site ignored complaints of sexual harassment and discouraged female associates from complaining about the abuse, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the lawsuit, a permanent female employee charged that while working for DHL she complained to three supervisors

DENVER — United Airlines, Inc. a Delaware corporation with a major hub at Denver International Airport, will pay $99,000 and provide other relief to settle a federal lawsuit for a hostile work environment based on race and national origin, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today. 

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, United allowed an Asian American employee of Mongolian ancestry to be called by a racial slur; physically assaulted; have his employment threatened

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Prestigious Placement, Inc., and Prosero, Inc., will pay $215,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the lawsuit, a male lead employed by Prosero subjected female employees placed by Prestigious Placement to unwelcome sexual comments. When two of the female employees complained to supervisors, they were ignored. Later, Prosero terminated the

DENVER – Amer Sports Winter & Outdoor Company, a recreational gear company headquartered in Utah with employees throughout the United States, violated federal law when it fired an employee because he complained about age discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, an employee complained multiple times to human resources and management about age discrimination during an organizational restructuring. During the reorganization, the company

DENVER – Nature’s Herb and Wellness Center, doing business as High Plainz Strains, a Colorado marijuana retailer with seven retail stores, will pay $95,000 to settle a disability and retaliation discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.  

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Nature’s Herbs failed to reasonably accommodate a budtender’s disabilities after she disclosed her disabilities to her manager and requested accommodation. When the employee

DENVER – Mile Hi Companies, a group of businesses that distribute food and paper products, violated federal law when it issued and followed discriminatory hiring directives, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed yesterday.

According to the lawsuit, Mile Hi unlawfully denied employment opportunities to Black, female, and Afghan job applicants. The discriminatory directives came from the highest executive and included a handwritten note from the CEO not to hire

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Aaron Thomas Company, Inc., a national contract packaging company, will pay $450,000 and provide other relief to resolve a federal lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

The EEOC alleged Aaron Thomas routinely failed to select or retain Black workers for placement at Aaron Thomas’ Memphis, Tennessee locations. Aaron Thomas used multiple secret phrases and techniques when requesting temporary employees from a staffing agency

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Shimmick Corporation, doing business as Shimmick Construction Company, Inc., a construction company that serves as the prime contractor on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Chickamauga Lock Replacement project in Chattanooga, Tennessee, violated federal law when it retaliated against an employee because she opposed discrimination and participated in an investigation about alleged discrimination, eventually forcing her to resign, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit today.

According to

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – J.H.S. Holdings, LLC, and 4Top Hospitality Group, Inc., owners of Amerigo Italian Restaurant, will pay $60,000 and furnish other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) discrimination and retaliation lawsuit, the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Amerigo’s owners subjected an employee to a hostile work environment and discrimination because of his sexual orientation, and then fired him for complaining about the abusive work environment at

MEMPHIS -- Barrett Distribution Centers, LLC will pay $60,000 and furnish other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) lawsuit for unlawful retaliation against an employee, the federal agency announced today.

The EEOC suit alleged Barrett, along with Supreme Staffing, retaliated against a former employee by removing him and ultimately firing him because he spoke out about national origin discrimination at Barrett’s Memphis facilities.

Such alleged conduct violated Title VII of the

FORT SMITH, Ark. - Hospital Housekeeping Systems, LLC (HHS), a provider of housekeeping, food and facilities support to numerous industries, based in Dripping Springs, Texas, will pay $520,000 as part of the settlement of a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC charged in its suit that HHS violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when the company began requiring employees to take the

DENVER – Exact Sciences Corporation, a Madison, Wis.-based molecular diagnostics company, will pay $90,000 and furnish other relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, a third-party recruiter for Exact Sciences rejected a 49-year-old applicant for a sales position. The recruiter told the applicant that he was “overquali­fied,” and that the company was “looking for someone more

DENVER – Five pilots and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) have reached a settlement with Denver-based Frontier Airlines resolving EEOC charges filed in May 2018 and a lawsuit filed in December 2019 alleging that Frontier discriminates against pregnant and lactating employees. As part of the settlement, which does not admit any liability, the airline has agreed to several policy changes that will better address the needs of pregnant and lactating pilots.

Marking a

DENVER – Midwest Farms, una compañía de agronegocios que opera varias granjas en las zonas rurales de Colorado, violó la ley federal al someter a sus empleadas a acoso sexual y represalias, la Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo de los EE. UU. (EEOC) acusa en una demanda presentada ayer.

Según la demanda por la EEOC, un gerente masculino de la granja ingresó al vestuario de las mujeres en al menos tres

DENVER – Midwest Farms, an agribusiness company operating several farms in rural Colorado, violated federal law by subjecting female employees to sexual harassment and retali­ation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed yesterday.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, a male farm manager entered the women’s dressing room on at least three separate occasions without knocking while female employees were either undressed or undressing. Another male manager regularly subjected female employees

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – 4Top Hospitality Group, Inc. and J.H.S. Holdings, LLC, operating as an integrated enterprise and doing business as Amerigo Italian restaurant in Memphis, violated federal law when it subjected an employee to sexual orientation discrimination and discharged the employee in retaliation after he complained of the discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, managers of the Italian eatery cultivated a hostile

DENVER – La cadena nacional de restaurantes Landry's Seafood House violó la ley federal cuando sometió a una empleada iraní a un ambiente de trabajo hostil basado en su origen nacional y tomó represalias contra ella cuando presentó denuncias de discriminación en su ubicación en Englewood, Colorado, la Comisión de Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo de EE. UU. (EEOC) alegó en una demanda presentada hoy.

Según la demanda de la EEOC, los empleados de