A Texas pharmaceutical company faces charges of discrimination after firing two pregnant employees. The two former employees of Pharmacy Solutions allege in their lawsuit that the owner of the company began the discriminatory treatment towards them after each informed him of … [Read more...]
Grocery Store Chain Charged With Religious Discrimination
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act mandates that employers must attempt to make reasonable accommodations for an employee's religious beliefs. As detailed in this article, Victaurious L. Bailey began working for Food Lion in 2011. At the time of his hire with grocery store … [Read more...]
Age Discrimination Suits on the Decline
According to this Washington Post article, since 2008 charges of age discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission have shown a slight decline. 24,582 age discrimination suits were filed with the EEOC in 2008 compared to 21, 396 filings in 2013. In contrast … [Read more...]
Newspaper Editor Terminated After Blogging His Religious Beliefs
A former newspaper editor has filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claiming that the he was terminated from his job due to his religious beliefs. During his employment as editor of the Newton Daily News, Bob Eschliman earned seven journalism awards, … [Read more...]
Miner is Terminated After Voicing His Safety Concerns
Three years after his brother was killed by a piece of mining equipment, Richard Coots was terminated from his mining job after pointing out potential dangers. Mines use the Automated Temporary Roof Support System (ATRS) to help prevent cave ins. The ATRS is to be used in … [Read more...]