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☆ Dozens of former employees plan to sue Bowlero alleging discrimination after EEOC closes case, lawyer says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | In Gabrielle-Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

During the company's earnings call with Wall Street analysts later Monday, executives said that the EEOC investigation was now behind them and would no longer be a distraction. "Because of limited resources, we cannot file a lawsuit in every case where we find discrimination," the EEOC explains on its website. It's unclear if the question of whether to sue Bowlero made it to a vote with the EEOC's commissioners. He told CNBC he plans to sue Bowlero for $80 million, plus legal fees. In response, Bowlero's attorneys Alex Spiro and Hope Skibitsky at law firm Quinn Emanuel said they "are pleased with the outcome of the EEOC investigation."

Persons: Bowlero, Thomas Shannon, Robert Lavan, there's, it's, Daniel Dowe, EEOC, Dowe, Alex Spiro, Hope Skibitsky, Quinn Emanuel, Thomas Tanase, Tanase's, didn't Organizations: U.S, Commission, CNBC, AMF, Lucky, Wall Street, Bowlero Locations: North America, Virginia

☆ Former Bowlero exec says company threatened to report him to FBI in proposed extortion, retaliation suit
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | In Gabrielle-Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging they were fired based on their age or out of retaliation, according to company securities filings and the proposed countersuit. Bowlero says that Tanase resigned and then had a change of heart when he realized he wouldn't get severance pay. Now, Tanase is seeking the court's permission to countersue Bowlero and the company's executive vice chairman, Brett Parker. I've told you this before," said Tanase, according to the transcript. He also claims Bowlero sued him to deter him from filing a complaint with the EEOC or serving as a witness in its investigation into Bowlero.

Persons: Bowlero's, Thomas Tanase, Bowlero, Tanase, Thomas Shannon, countersue Bowlero, Brett Parker, Parker, Daniel Dowe, he'd, haven't, I've, Alex Spiro, Quinn Emanuel, Elon Musk, Alec Baldwin, Spiro, Scott Pickus, Pickus, Shannon Organizations: Bowlero, U.S, AMF, Lucky, Federal, CNBC, FBI, Elon Locations: Virginia, North America, Bowlero

☆ A beauty manufacturing company fired a worker on her first day after finding out she was deaf, a federal agency says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A company in Illinois fired a worker after it learned that she was deaf, the EEOC alleged. The worker lost her job on her very first day, the EEOC said in a disability-discrimination lawsuit. The company has agreed to pay the worker $75,000 in back pay and compensatory damages. AdvertisementA beauty manufacturing company in Illinois fired a worker on her first day on the job after finding out that she was deaf, according to a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. On the worker's first day, "Voyant learned that she was deaf and informed her that because she is deaf, Voyant was ending her employment there," the EEOC's lawsuit alleges.

Persons: —, Voyant, EEOC, Jeremy Daniel, Gregory Gochanour Organizations: Service, Commission, Countryside, Court, Northern, Northern District of Illinois, US, EEOC's, Office Locations: Illinois, Countryside , Illinois, Northern District, EEOC's Chicago

☆ DEI Programs Are Under Attack. Here Is How to Fix Them, Chief Diversity Officer.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Steve Pemberton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

In 2007, I became Monster.com's first chief diversity officer, then Walgreens' in 2012. Most recently I served as chief human-resources officer at Workhuman. When done right, DEI programs not only give companies a competitive edge but also can be the very means of mending a broken America. Unsurprisingly, the role of chief diversity officer became more popular during this time as CEOs and boards recognized that they needed a dedicated team with resources to prevent similar class-action settlements and public-relations disasters. Prior to serving as chief people officer for Workhuman, he was chief diversity officer for Walgreens and Monster.com.

Persons: unschooled, Monster.com's, meritocracy, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, ERGs, Charles Walgreen, Jim Crow, Rep, Robert B, Elliott of, Steve Pemberton Organizations: Walgreens, Revelio Labs, America, Commission, Texaco, Denny's, Nextel, Harvard, The Lighthouse Academy Locations: America, Elliott of South Carolina

☆ A company has to pay a woman $105,000 in back pay and damages after firing her when she refused to retire at 65
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewA former employee will receive $105,000 in back pay and damages after her company of nearly 20 years fired her when she refused to retire at 65, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said last week. According to a discrimination lawsuit filed by the federal agency, J&M Industries, Inc., a manufacturing and distribution company in Louisiana, violated federal age discrimination laws by firing the employee. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act, or ADEA, prohibits discrimination against individuals aged 40 or older based on age. Advertisement"It provides relief for the former employee and will help protect others from age discrimination," he added.

Persons: —, Rudy Sustaita Organizations: Service, Employment, Commission, M Industries, Inc, Business, Miami Herald, Eastern District of, EEOC's, Office Locations: Louisiana, Eastern District, Eastern District of Louisiana, EEOC's Houston

☆ The owner of a restaurant in New York state told a transgender cook he 'wasn't a real man' and asked about his genitalia, a federal agency claims
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Staff at a New York pizzeria, including its owners, repeatedly harassed a transgender cook, the EEOC claimed. The same co-owner also told Gambino that he "wasn't a real man" and said that he didn't approve of Gambino being transgender, the EEOC's press release said it. AdvertisementThe lawsuit accused TC Wheelers of violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination based on gender identity and gender expression. Under the settlement, TC Wheelers will pay Gambino about $3,500 in back pay and $21,500 in compensatory damages. AdvertisementBusiness Insider has contacted TC Wheelers for comment.

Persons: —, misgendered, Quinn Gambino, Gambino, misgendered Gambino Organizations: Service, Commission, TC, Management, Court, Western, of, Civil Locations: New York, Tonawanda, Buffalo, of New York

☆ Dollar General took back job offers from applicants with high blood pressure and poor eyesight, a federal agency lawsuit claimed
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Dollar General rescinded job offers to applicants with high blood pressure or poor eyesight, an EEOC lawsuit claims. AdvertisementAdvertisementDollar General violated disability-discrimination laws by rescinding job offers to some applicants with high blood pressure or poor eyesight, a federal agency said in a lawsuit. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe retailer rescinded job offers for some qualified individuals with disabilities, even when these wouldn't affect their ability to safely carry out the job, the EEOC's suit claimed. "Any alleged discriminatory or otherwise unlawful behavior imputed to Dollar General was neither intentional, knowing, reckless, nor malicious," the retailer said. Insider contacted Dollar General for comment, but did not immediately receive a response, outside regular US business hours.

Persons: —, EEOC, GINA, Madeline Hughes Haikala, Bradley Anderson Organizations: Service, Commission, Dollar, Court, Northern, Northern District of, Disabilities Locations: Bessemer , Alabama, Bessemer, Alabama, Northern District, Northern District of Alabama, Birmingham , Alabama

☆ A McDonald's manager sexually harassed a 17-year-old worker until she was 'forced' to resign, a federal agency says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

An Oklahoma McDonald's manager sexually harassed a teenage worker until she resigned, the EEOC says. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementA McDonald's manager in Oklahoma sexually harassed a 17-year-old worker until she felt that she had no choice but to resign, a federal agency says. This subjected her to a hostile work environment and amounted to constructive discharge because she was "forced" to resign, the EEOC says. The EEOC is seeking backpay, punitive damages, and other compensation from Arch Fellow for the worker.

Persons: —, Arch Fellows Organizations: Service, Commission, Arch, Arch Fellows Locations: Oklahoma, Checotah, Tulsa

Signage is seen on a United Parcel Service (UPS) vehicle at a facility in Brooklyn, New York City, U.S., May 9, 2022. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on Friday said it sued United Parcel Service (UPS.N) for disability discrimination, alleging the delivery firm refused to hire deaf or hearing-impaired individuals as drivers. Atlanta-based UPS said it is modifying driver training for those who are deaf and hard of hearing and would start accepting exemptions to the DOT commercial driver hearing standard for operators of its ubiquitous brown delivery trucks in January 2024. EEOC said it sued the world's largest parcel delivery firm under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) after failing to reach a pre-litigation settlement. "Just because someone is deaf does not mean they cannot drive safely," said Gregory Gochanour, EEOC's regional attorney in Chicago.

Persons: Andrew Kelly, EEOC, Gregory Gochanour, Kannaki, Lisa Baertlein, Shounak Dasgupta, Chris Reese Organizations: United Parcel Service, REUTERS, Opportunity Commission, Department of Transportation, UPS, Disabilities, Northern, Northern District of Illinois, Thomson Locations: Brooklyn , New York City, U.S, Atlanta, Chicago, Northern District, Bengaluru, Los Angeles

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)on Tuesday accused Walmart Inc of failing to put an end to severe sexual harassment of female workers by the manager of a West Virginia store and of firing a woman after she complained to the commission. Debra Lawrence, the EEOC's regional attorney in Philadelphia, said preventing sexual harassment requires employers to act "promptly and forcefully." The EEOC filed Tuesday's lawsuit on behalf of a class of female workers who were allegedly harassed by the manager. The commission is seeking an order requiring Walmart to revise its policies on preventing sexual harassment and retaliation, along with backpay and other money damages for the class of women. The case is EEOC v. Walmart Stores East LP, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, No.

Persons: groped, Debra Lawrence, Lawrence, Delaney Anderson, Jason Bailey, Daniel Wiessner Organizations: Walmart, Opportunity Commission, Walmart Inc, Southern District of, Thomson Locations: West Virginia, Lewisburg, Bentonville , Arkansas, Philadelphia, Southern District of West Virginia

☆ Bowlero CEO calls discrimination claims made in EEOC investigation 'absurd'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Jacob Pramuk | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Bowlero CEO Tom Shannon on Wednesday called discrimination claims against the fast-growing bowling alley operator "absurd," but acknowledged the federal probe into those allegations may have hurt its stock price. They don't pass any common sense," Shannon told CNBC's "Mad Money with Jim Cramer." Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in January proposed to settle its sprawling investigation into age discrimination and retaliation claims against Bowlero for $60 million, CNBC reported last month. "Could [the investigation] be driving the stock down?" We have never been hit with anything, you know, in terms of evidentiary findings or anything like that," Shannon added.

Persons: Tom Shannon, Shannon, CNBC's, Jim Cramer, Bowlero, Cramer Organizations: Commission, Bowlero, CNBC

☆ Bowlero executive publicly comments on discrimination probe for first time as bowling alley chain continues torrid growth
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | In Gabrielle-Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

A Bowlero executive publicly addressed the sprawling federal discrimination probe the company is facing for the first time Wednesday after it reported another quarter of what it called record-breaking growth. The question came about a week after CNBC revealed authorities want to settle the investigation for $60 million. Parker's comments mark the first time a Bowlero executive has publicly addressed the EEOC's probe, which has been ongoing since 2016. When CNBC reached out to Bowlero prior to publishing a report about the probe, the company refused to make its executives available for an interview. The case is now expected to go to court, where Bowlero could face even steeper fines, experts said previously.

☆ Bowlero, the public company that reimagined bowling, faces dozens of discrimination claims that the feds want to settle for $60 million
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-11 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +19 min

The 73 EEOC claims brought by individual former employees against the company sparked the larger pattern or practice investigation into age discrimination. Only a fraction of EEOC age discrimination complaints — 2.8% in fiscal 2021 — resulted in reasonable cause determinations, EEOC data show. It went from running six bowling alleys to 272 overnight after it acquired AMF, which was then the largest bowling company in the world and was in bankruptcy. The following year, Shannon's company acquired the Brunswick Corporation, the second-largest bowling company in the world, and changed his company's name to Bowlero. Dowe said negotiations fell apart when Bowlero countered the EEOC's $60 million settlement proposal with a proposal of $500,000.

Circuit Court of Appeals that evidence Liu did present, including a survey his lawyers conducted of thousands of Uber drivers, was enough to send the case to trial. The survey showed that minorities were significantly more likely to be kicked off of Uber for having low ratings. The judge had said that the survey was inadequate because it only polled people who, like Liu, were barred from driving for Uber and not the overall population of Uber drivers. Uber, which has denied that its rating system is discriminatory, did not respond to a request for comment on Wednesday. The EEOC's involvement in a case can be persuasive to courts because the agency is tasked with interpreting federal anti-discrimination laws.

☆ Walmart sued by EEOC for firing deli worker with Crohn's disease
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued Walmart for firing a North Carolina employee with Crohn's disease after the retail giant allegedly refused to grant her disability-related leave. The EEOC's complaint, filed in Charlotte federal court, accuses Walmart of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act in its treatment of deli worker Adrian Tucker. Tucker worked for Walmart between February 2014 and April 2017 at its Statesville store. According to the complaint, Tucker suffers from Crohn's disease, a chronic bowel condition that causes inflammation of the digestive tract, which can lead to stomach cramps, dehydration, vomiting and diarrhea. The EEOC alleges Walmart refused to provide reasonable accommodation to her when she experienced symptoms multiple times between November 2016 and April 2017.

☆ ExxonMobil is accused of failing to protect workers after 5 nooses were found at its Louisiana chemical plant
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Aaron Mcdade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

ExxonMobil didn't protect workers from racial discrimination, a federal agency says in a new suit. Five nooses were found at a Louisiana Exxon plant, the EEOC says in the lawsuit. While the contractors were banned, the suit claims that ExxonMobil did not take other measures like counseling or policy changes. A supervisor removed the noose, but didn't notify human resources, and no investigation took place, the suit claims. McGhee reported the noose to his supervisor, and another investigation was unable to identify who installed the noose, the suit said.

Companies Exxon Mobil Corp FollowMarch 2 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) was sued for racial discrimination by a U.S. federal agency on Thursday, with charges alleging that the oil major failed to protect workers from harassment after nooses were found at one of its facilities in 2020. The EEOC said that at the time of this report, Exxon was already aware of three other such instances of nooses being displayed at the complex and a nearby refinery, and that a fifth noose was reported later in 2020. According to the EEOC, Exxon investigated some of these incidents, but not all, and "failed to take measures reasonably calculated to end the harassment." The federal agency alleged that Exxon's actions and omissions regarding the noose incidents "created a racially hostile work environment." The symbols of hate are unacceptable, offensive, and in violation of our corporate policies", Exxon said in a statement.

☆ Walmart was ordered to pay $420,000 after firing a worker with Down syndrome. It tried to get a fresh trial, but just had that request denied.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A judge ordered Walmart to pay the worker $420,000 and rehire her, citing disability discrimination. Walmart requested a new trial, but that request has now been denied. In March, Walmart was also ordered to pay Spaeth a further $119,660, including back pay, and to rehire her. "Wal-Mart failed to accommodate Ms. Spaeth, unlawfully disciplined her, terminated her employment, and failed to rehire her," the EEOC wrote. William C. Griesbach, district judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, denied Walmart's request for a new trial and to remit damages on Monday.

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