Age Discrimination
EEOC Sues Fort Worth Center of Rehabilitation (FWCR) for Allegedly Violating the Americans with Disabilities Act
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued the Fort Worth Center of Rehabilitation (FWCR) for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it allegedly ... Full story
Two German-Based Coffee Companies Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit for Firing Bipolar Mechanic
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that two German-based coffee grinding and roasting companies will pay a former employee with bipolar disorder $100,000 ... Full story
Iowa Jury Awards 32 Intellectually Disabled Men $240 Million, Largest Disability Discrimination Verdict in EEOC History
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that a jury awarded $240 million to 32 intellectually disabled men who abused and discriminated against at ... Full story
Power-Line Company Will Pay $90,000 to Electricians Who Claimed Age Discrimination
A Colorado-based power-line company will pay $90,000 to settle claims that it refused to hire two electricians for being “too old,” according to the Equal ... Full story
Jury Backs Kansas City Chiefs in First of Three Age Discrimination Claims
A Missouri jury found that the Kansas City Chiefs did not fire a former employee because of his age, but the NFL franchise still faces ... Full story
Judge Increases Payout In RadioShack Retaliation Case
A federal judge ordered RadioShack to pay a former employee nearly $675,000 after a jury found the retailer guilty of retaliation under the Age Discrimination ... Full story
Former Waitress Charges Famed Jazz Club With Sex Harassment and Age Discrimination
A legendary New York City jazz club faces charges of sexual harassment and age discrimination from a waitress who worked there for 35 years. Madeleine Abel, ... Full story
Airport Shuttle Service Refused to Hire African-American Applicants, Says EEOC
A Miami-based airport shuttle service refused to give out job application forms to African-Americans and then fired three employees who objected to its discrimination, the ... Full story
Fired 65 Year-Old Barista Files Age Discrimination Complaint Against Starbucks
A former Starbucks barista filed an age-discrimination complaint with the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights, claiming that the coffee company fired her on a pretext ... Full story
R. Scott Oswald, Managing Principal of The Employment Law Group, Publishes Article on Age Discrimination in the Wake of Gross
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2009 decision in Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc., plaintiffs brining suit under the Age Discrimination in ... Full story
