WASHINGTON – With the 51st anniversary of Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a report titled, “Retaining Persons with Disabilities in the Federal Workforce.” Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act protects persons with disabilities (PWD) from discrimination in federal sector employment. Further, Executive Order
Date of action: Sept. 25, 2024 Type of action: Civil confinement of Bryan Hill, owner of defunct Bicallis LLC, arising from civil contempt Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland in Baltimore Background: An investigation by the department’s Employee Benefits Security Administration found the company and its owner
Federal Lawsuit Charges Alabama Convenience Store Company Tolerated Harassment Based on an Employee’s Disabilities and Fired Him for Complaining BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Sarafina Network, LLC, the owner and operator of several gas station convenience stores in Alabama, violated federal law when it subjected an employee at its Double Springs, Alabama location to a hostile work
Federal Lawsuit Charges Adult Entertainment Venue Allowed Hostile Environment to Fester CHICAGO – Admiral Theatre, Inc., an exotic dance club providing adult entertainment services, violated federal law by subjecting female dancers to hostile and dangerous work conditions, according to a new lawsuit filed by the U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today. According to the
Federal Agency Charges Hotel Companies Subjected Housekeeper to Misgendering and Anti-Transgender Comments, Fired Them One Day After Complaining BUFFALO, NY – Eight related entities operating Boxwood Hotels LLC, Holiday Inn Express and Hampton Inn hotels in Western New York violated federal law when they fired a transgender housekeeper the day after the housekeeper complained that
