Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Jury Awards Plaintiff $2.17M Against SkyWest For Sex Discrimination
A federal jury recently awarded a plaintiff $2 million in punitive damages against SkyWest Airlines, a Utah-based airline, and $170,000 for emotional harm caused to a female parts clerk to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The verdict is the largest jury trial award ever obtained… Read More »
Center One And Capital Management Group Pay $60,000 To Resolve Religious Accommodation Lawsuit
Are you an employer who is currently being sued by the EEOC or private counsel over some form of discrimination? If so, you should know that federal law makes it illegal to discriminate against employees based on their religious practice. In other words, the EEOC and federal law both hold that an employee should… Read More »
Asset Management Firm Pays $75,000 To Former Employee Who Was Fired Because Of His Race
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against Sureste Property Group and its divisions, Sureste Property Services and Sureste Development, a real estate operating company and asset management firm. The company agreed to pay a former employee $75,000 in back wages and compensatory damages related to his firing due… Read More »
Cynergy Entertainment Group To Pay $137,000 For Retaliating Against Employee
Employers have a considerable amount of power over their employees, but they cannot retaliate against an employee who is only asserting their rights. In a recent lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency accused Cynergy Entertainment Group, Inc., a company that runs multiple cinema and entertainment centers around the U.S.,… Read More »
Formel D USA, Inc. Will Pay $80,000 To Settle Sexual Harassment And Retaliation Lawsuit
Formel D USA, Inc., an automotive quality control company with locations throughout the U.S., will pay $80,000 and furnish other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, a female employee was sexually harassed by her male supervisor shortly after being hired…. Read More »
Cedar Point Amusement Park To Pay $50,000 To Settle Age Discrimination Lawsuit
Ohio’s Cedar Point Amusement Park recently settled an age discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The lawsuit alleged that the amusement park would provide housing at significantly below-market rates for seasonal employees coming from out of town. However, during the 2021 and 2022 seasons, Cedar Point implemented a policy… Read More »
Judge Certifies Class For Southwest Airline Attendants Penalized For Taking Leave Under FMLA
According to a lawsuit filed in 2022, Southwest Airlines unlawfully penalized flight attendants who exercised their family and medical leave. In the most recent development in the case, a U.S. District Judge granted class certification to the lawsuit which was filed on behalf of thousands of Southwest Airlines workers earlier this month. The judge… Read More »
Global Payments Company Will Pay $65,000 To Settle Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently announced that a global payments processing company based in Columbus, GA, will pay $65,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, a customer service representative with a disability worked for Total Systems Services from May through August of 2020. The employee worked at… Read More »
Convenience Store Chain Sheetz Hit With Discrimination In Hiring Lawsuit
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently filed a lawsuit against Sheetz convenience store chains over a hiring policy that the EEOC said unfairly discriminated against minority candidates. According to the EEOC, Sheetz Inc., which operates more than 700 stores across 6 states, discriminated against Black, Native American, and multiracial job seekers by automatically… Read More »
EEOC Fines Wellness Center $95,000 For Disability Discrimination
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently fined Nature’s Herb and Wellness Center $95,000 to settle a disability discrimination and retaliation lawsuit. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Nature’s Herbs failed to provide a disabled employee with a reasonable accommodation after she informed her manager of the disability and requested an accommodation. When the employee… Read More »