On January 21, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” (EO). The ...
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EEOC Reminder: FMLA and ADA Are Not One-Size-Fits-All!
By: Ross G. Currie, Esq. Employers, take note! The EEOC recently filed a lawsuit against PACE Southeast Michigan, serving as a reminder that fulfilling ...
Blackwell Security Services to Pay $70,000 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit
By: Mark Stephenson, Esq. Blackwell Security Services, Inc. recently settled a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity ...
The Second Circuit Clarifies the Legal Standard of Retaliation Claims under Federal Law
By: Ross G. Currie, Esq. Recently, in Carr v. New York City Transit Authority, 76 F.4th 172 (2d Cir. 2023), the United States Court of Appeals for the Second ...
Fast Food Franchise to Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
By: Jeremy Rogers, Esq. Houcorp, Inc., a fast-food restaurant franchise operating seven restaurants in Indian River and Brevard Counties in Florida has ...
It’s Your Old Friend, EEOC COVID Guidance!
By: Jennifer Ward, Esq. With President Biden declaring “the pandemic is over,” the buzz of COVID-19 may be dropping, but the EEOC just keeps churning out ...
The Summer of Bostock
By Christopher Curci, Esq. The landmark LGBT discrimination decision has been a hot topic this summer. First a $100,000 Applebee's settlement, then a court ...
Applebee’s Settles EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit for $100,000
By: Jeremy Rogers, Esq. Neighborhood Restaurant Partners (NRP), which operates an Applebee’s in Plant City, Florida, has agreed to pay $100,000 and take ...