Watch Out for Age-based Commentary
Posted on February 20, 2015
Posted in Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination Law
Is calling an employee “old man” discriminatory? It could be–just yesterday, the EEOC announced that Wal-Mart has agreed to pay $150,000 and provide other relief to a resolve an age and disability lawsuit filed by the EEOC on behalf of an employee. The EEOC charged that Wal-Mart discriminated against the employee by subjecting him to […]
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Court Refuses to Approve Settlement of FLSA Collective Action
Posted on January 16, 2015
Posted in Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
One of the unique features of a FLSA action is that any settlement must be approved by the court. At times, this can prove challenging for parties who must not only figure out how to satisfy one another, but how to make sure the court can also get on board with the settlement. In a […]
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Pregnancy Discrimination Case Settled for $25,000
Posted on June 27, 2014
According to an EEOC press release earlier this week, a property management company in Maryland has agreed to pay $25,000 to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit where the allegations were that the pregnant employee was terminated after she requested to discontinue working with certain cleaning products, but was unable to provide certain documentation from her […]
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