From: Federal Employment Law Articles
On November 2, 2009, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
(EEOC) announced that it settled a class action lawsuit against
Lawry's Restaurants Inc. The EEOC reported that the west coast
steakhouse chain agreed to settle the lawsuit, alleging gender
discrimination, for more than one million dollars.
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Last March, Cracker Barrel restaurants, a well-known chain known
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Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of 51 individuals. All are
current or former employees of three Cracker Barrel restaurants in
Illinois. Some claimed that they were sexually or racially
harassed, others that they were retaliated against after they
complained to management about the harassment. EEOC v. Cracker
Barrel.
EEOC Serves Up A Heap Of Trouble At Cracker Barrel.
Last March, Cracker Barrel restaurants, a well-known chain known
for folksy charm, agreed to pay $2 million to settle a class action
workplace discrimination lawsuit brought by the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of 51 individuals. All are
current or former employees of three Cracker Barrel restaurants in
Illinois. Some claimed that they were sexually or racially
harassed, others that they were retaliated against after they
complained to management about the harassment. EEOC v. Cracker
Barrel.
Discrimination Charges Filed With EEOC Remain at Record Levels.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reported
that it a record number of discrimination charges in FY 2009, the
second-highest number in its history. Race and sex discrimination
continued to be the most frequently filed, but religion, disability
and retaliation claims all reached new highs. EEOC investigates and
enforces claims of discrimination under Title VII, the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the Age Discrimination in
Employment Act (ADEA).
Restaurant Chain Serves Up $360,000 For Discrimination Against Male Employees (pdf).
After challenging the authority of the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission (EEOC) to bring a discrimination suit on behalf of male
employees nationwide and contesting the EEOC's efforts at
conciliation, the Jillian's restaurant chain entered into a consent
agreement to resolve the suit.
Albertsons Pays $8.9 Million to Settle EEOC Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuits.
The EEOC announced last week that large grocery store chain
Albertsons has agreed to pay $8.9 million to settle three lawsuits
in which the EEOC alleged that it had engaged in race, color and
national origin discrimination, and retaliation, at a distribution
center in Aurora, Colorado.
