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Employment Law | Legacy August 23, 2016
First Sexual Orientation Discrimination Decision Sets Legal Precedent
Chicago, IL (Law Firm Newswire) August 23, 2016 – Baltimore’s IFCO Systems is set to pay $202,000 after the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) investigated sexual orientation discrimination allegations. IFCO Systems, also known as Pallet Companies, was the…
Employment Law | Legacy June 13, 2016
Sexual Harassment May Be Male-on-Male
Chicago, IL (Law Firm Newswire) June 13, 2016 – Many regard sexual harassment as an action carried out by a male against a female, or a female against a male. However, sexual harassment may be female-on-female or male-on-male, as in…
Employment Law | Legacy June 6, 2016
Race Discrimination Lawsuit of Long Standing Finally Settled – Employment Lawyer Timothy Coffey
Chicago, IL (Law Firm Newswire) June 6, 2016 – If racial discrimination can happen in New York, racial discrimination can happen in Illinois according to The Chicago Crusader. Racial discrimination has been an issue for what seems like hundreds of…
Employment Law | Legacy February 5, 2016
Hillshire Brands/Sara Lee Sued by EEOC for Racial Harassment Says Employment Attorney Timothy Coffey
Chicago, IL (Law Firm Newswire) February 5, 2016 – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently filed a lawsuit (Civil Action No. 2:15-cv-01347) in which it alleged that Hillshire Brands Company/Sara Lee of Chicago violated federal law, Title VII…
Employment Law | Legacy January 18, 2016
Repeated Racial Slurs, Remarks About Slavery, Other Offensive Behavior Launches EEOC Lawsuit
Chicago, IL (Law Firm Newswire) January 18, 2016 – Offensive racial comments and conduct directed at an African-American worker at the Bloomington-Normal Marriott Hotel and Conference Center resulted in a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)….
Employment Law | Legacy | Legal News December 4, 2015
Harassment Training Is Not Mandated by Federal Law
Chicago, IL (Law Firm Newswire) December 4, 2015 – The fact that harassment training is not mandated under federal law does not serve as grounds for workplaces to ignore their duty to implement a harassment policy. Doing so may result…