Category Archives: Wrongful Termination

AT&T Settles Nationwide Age Discrimination Suit Brought by EEOC

Posted on October 26, 2011 by admin

Under Federal law and that of most states, it is not permissible for an employer to refuse to hire or make employment decisions based upon the age of an employee. It is also illegal to pay an employee less because … Continue reading →

Posted in Age Discrimination, Wrongful Termination | Tagged ADEA, age discrimination, AT&T, Behren Law Firm, EEOC, retirees, SBC Communications, Scott Behren | View Comments

High End Hair Salon Warren Tricomi Sued by EEOC for Pregnancy Discrimination

Posted on September 30, 2011 by admin

As we have blogged about, it is illegal for someone to not be hired, to be fired, or to be treated differently at work based upon pregnancy. Warren Tricomi, a New York-based hair salon with locations in the Plaza Hotel … Continue reading →

Posted in EEOC, PDA, pregnancy, Pregnancy Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination Act, Wrongful Termination | Tagged back wages, Behren Law Firm, Broward, Collier, Dade, discrimination, EEOC, employee, employees, employer, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, hair salon, Joel Warren, PDA, Plaza Hotel, Pregnancy discrimination, Scott Behren, sexual harassment, Warren Tricomi, wrongful discharge | View Comments

Wal-Mart Settles Sexual Harassment Suit Brought By EEOC on Behalf of Female Overnight Stocker

Posted on August 30, 2011 by admin

So now that the dog daze of summer are over, its back to blogging for all of my readers out there. A news release from the EEOC today shows that Wal-Mart continues to be one of the big violators of … Continue reading →

Posted in EEOC, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination | Tagged Behren Law Firm, conciliation, EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Fair Labor Standards Act, Florida Civil Rights Act, FLSA, retaliation, Scott Behren, sexual harassment, Title VII, Wal-Mart | View Comments

EEOC Issues its Final Regulations re: ADA Amendments Act-Substantially Broadens Scope of Disability Discrimination Claims

Posted on April 7, 2011 by admin

On March 25, 2011 the EEOC implemented Regulations implementing the ADA Amendments Act (“ADAAA”), a law signed by President George W. Bush on September 25, 2008, that was designed to overturn a number of narrow judicial interpretations of the Americans … Continue reading →

Posted in ADA, ADAA, Americans with Disabilities Act, Disability Discrimination, EEOC, Wrongful Termination | Tagged accomodation, ADA, ADAA, disability, EEOC, employee, employer, FLSA, FMLA, overtime, wrongful discharge | View Comments

Discrimination in Hiring of Unemployed? Hopefully the Fair Employment Act Will be Passed

Posted on April 1, 2011 by admin

For the unemployed looking for work, apparently it is more difficult to find a new job then if you already have a job. This may be due to discrimination by employers against the unemployed in hiring new employees. This is … Continue reading →

Posted in Failure to Hire, Unemployment Law, Wrongful Termination | Tagged Behren Law Firm, Civil Rights Act, discrimination, EEOC, employment status, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, failure to hire, Fair Employment Act of 2011, Fair Labor Standards Act, Family Medical Leave Act, FLSA, FMLA, Hank Johnson, Jesse Jackson, Jr., overtime, Scott Behren, unemployed | View Comments

Milwaukee Security Company Durable Contract Services Must Pay for Pregnancy Discrimination

Posted on March 22, 2011 by admin

Durable Contract Services Inc., a Milwaukee-based security company, must pay $35,000 to settle pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by employee Tenisha Yarbrough. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) Chicago district office claimed the company violated a federal law when they fired … Continue reading →

Posted in EEOC, Pregnancy Discrimination, Wrongful Termination | Tagged Behren Law Firm, consent decree, discharge, Durable Contract Services, EEOC, employer retaliation, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, fired, Florida employment lawyer, Florida labor lawyer, Inc., PDA, Pregnancy discrimination, Scott Behren, Tenisha Yarbrough, termination, training | View Comments

Judge Rules Walmart Followed Law in Termination of Brain Cancer Patient Using Medical Marijuana

Posted on March 9, 2011 by admin

There are now 14 states including the District of Columbia that have laws permitting medical use of marijuana. So increasingly, Courts have been called upon to determine whether an employer may terminate an employee for medical use of marijuana. Only … Continue reading →

Posted in ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, Uncategorized, Wrongful Termination | Tagged ACLU, ADA, American with Disabilities Act, brain cancer, disability discrimination, employees, employers, FLSA, FMLA, Joseph Casias, marijuana, Michigan, Montana, Oregon California, overtime, Pregnancy discrimination, race discrimination, sexual harassment, Walmart, Washington, whistleblower, wrongful discharge | View Comments

Simon Property Group Sued for Pregnancy Discrimination

Posted on February 24, 2011 by admin

A 33-year-old Union City woman has filed a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit against the company that manages the Stanford Shopping Center, alleging she was fired without cause just days before she was slated to return to work. Angelina Duran is seeking … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Medical Leave Act, Pregnancy Discrimination, Wrongful Termination | Tagged Angelina Duran, discrimination, employee, employer, Fair Housing Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, Family Medial Leave Act, fired, FLSA, FMLA, hired, hostile work environment, human resources, maternity leave, non-compete, overtime, PDA, Pregnancy discrimination, pregnant, race discrimination, sexual harassment, Simon Group, Title VII, unpaid wages, wrongful discharge | View Comments