Son at Pennsylvania McDonald's Who Stood Up For Female Workers Being Sexually Harassed by his Father-Boss Gets Fired and Files Charge of Discrimination

Here's a fun one: A man has filed a charge of discrimination with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against McDonald's, claiming that his 72-year-old FATHER, who is ALSO his boss at a McDonald's in rural Pennsylvania, sexually and racially harasses his employees and also forces his employees to help him hire hookers. What? Well, the Charge alleges that the father fired the son after the son confronted the father about his harassment of other workers, in an effort to protect the other workers, thus giving rise to a retaliation claim for the son.

The son claims that the father is obsessed with strippers and hookers. The father claims this is a family matter. Hm. Well, if these allegations are true, then let's just hope for this son's sake that the apple DOES fall far from the tree! And of course, McDonald's washes its hands of the whole mess because this father-of-the-year is running an independent franchise. I'm lovin' it!

Local McDonald's Owner Subject of Son's Harassment, Prostitution-Related Complaints - The Patriot News

United States Sues Annapolis Internal Medicine in MD for Pregnancy Discrimination and Retaliation

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has sued Annapolis Internal Medicine in Annapolis, MD for pregnancy discrimination and retaliation. The lawsuit alleges that the company discriminated against a female receptionist because she was pregnant, and then fired her because she complained about it.

EEOC Sues Annapolis Internal Medicine for Pregnancy Discrimination and Retaliation - EEOC Press Release

United States Sues Kenan Transport Co. of Spartanburg, SC for Pregnancy Discrimination and Retaliation

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has sued Kenan Transport Co. of Spartanburg, SC for pregnancy discrimination and retaliation. The lawsuit alleges that the company forced a female billing clerk to take unpaid medical leave because she was pregnant, and then fired her after she complained about it.

Spartanburg Trucking Company Sued for Pregnancy Discrimination and Retaliation - EEOC Press Release

Destination Tahoe Hotel Settles in Sexual Harassment Suit

A Tahoe Ski Resort company called Destination Tahoe Hotel is shelling out $30k for a sexual harassment suit brought against it by the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The lawsuit alleged that a male manager sexually harassed a female subordinate (a food server) and that the company then demoted her after she complained about it.

Tahoe Ski Resort Settles EEOC Suit for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation - EEOC Press Release

Jury Verdict Upheld for Female Firefighter in Florida

A female firefighter in Florida has won her appeal.  She was at one point the only female firefighter in the New Smyrna Beach Fire Department, that is, until the Department fired her after she complained about sexual harassment. Seven months ago, she won her federal jury trial against the City of New Smyrna Beach, and the jury awarded her $444,000 for discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation. The City moved to invalidate the jury's verdict, but the trial judge upheld the verdict. The City has now appealed to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta to overturn the judge's ruling. Meanwhile, the judge has ordered the City to reinstate the plaintiff to her former job.

Judge Denies New Smyrna's Appeal in Female Firefighter Sexual Harassment Case - Daytona Beach News-Journal

Here is a copy of last year's summary judgment ruling which provides some of the disgusting facts of the case:

SMITH v. CITY OF NEW SMYRNA BEACH - Leagle

To summarize, her supervisors told her the Department normally only hires men. They told her women should be "in the kitchen." They told her "women should not be in the fire service" and it was up to her "to prove otherwise." They covered her training manuals with cutouts from Cosmo Magazine. They called her "kid" and "girl." They questioned her about being a single mom and talked to her about her "mothering role." They told her they wanted her to get pregnant so she could be their secretary. They assigned her to babysit their kids and scrub the toilets and the urinals at the fire station. They told her if she ever brought tampons to work again she would be suspended. They disciplined her for using cuss words twice when all the male firefighters cussed on a regular basis because they told her "a lady should not talk like that." One firefighter told her she was hot and beautiful and that he wanted to bend her over. He sent her a picture of his penis. They told her it would make her "career very tough" if she filed a harassment complaint.

Yes, these things really do happen all the time, in the 21st Century!! Congratulations to this brave woman, her attorney, the jury, and the judge for a just result.

EEOC Sues Newport News Industrial Corp. for Firing Female Employee After She Complained About Gender Discrimination

The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has sued Newport News Industrial Corporation for retaliating against a female employee by firing her after she complained about gender discrimination. Newport News Industrial is headquartered in Newport News, VA, but these events took place at the Brunswick Nuclear Power Plant in Southport, NC. EEOC filed suit in NC.

EEOC Sues Newport News Industrial Corporation for Unlawful Retaliation - EEOC Press Release

EEOC Sues Midway Neurological & Rehabilitation Center for Pregnancy Discrimination and Retaliation

The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has sued Midway Neurological & Rehabilitation Center (located in the Chicago area) for pregnancy discrimination and retaliation. EEOC alleges that the company cut the hours of one of its social workers after finding out she was pregnant and then later fired her for complaining about it, during her maternity leave. These allegations, if proven, are violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.

EEOC Sues Midway Neurological & Rehabilitation Center for Pregnancy Discrimination and Retaliation - EEOC Press Release