LeoPalace Guam Corporation, operating as LeoPalace Resort in Guam, has agreed to pay $1,412,500 to resolve a national origin discrimination lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
VA Lawyers Weekly
Former employee’s claims survive motion to dismiss
Where a former employee alleged facts plausibly suggesting that she was subjected to a hostile work environment, retaliated against after she complained about the conduct and that a reasonable person would have felt compelled to resign, as she did, her claims survived the motion to dismiss.
Equal Pay Act doesn’t apply to applicant
Where a woman asserted a claim under the Equal Pay Act because she was allegedly offered less than similarly-situated employees, that claim was dismissed. The Equal Pay Act applies only to employees, and the woman never entered an employment relationship here and was thus never an “employee.”
Court excuses failure to name employer in EEOC charge
Where a woman failed to name her actual employer in her charge of discrimination, and instead incorrectly named an affiliated entity, but her confusion was excusable and there was no prejudice to the actual employer, its motion to dismiss was denied.
Amtrak employee’s Title VII claims must be arbitrated
Where an Amtrak employee alleged that she was subjected to discrimination made unlawful under Title VII, but her claims necessitated the “interpretation or application” of a collective bargaining agreement, they were subject to arbitration under the Railway Labor Act.
EEOC provides new guidance on caregiver discrimination
As every employer has seen, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused changes to employees’ work locations, schedules and job status, affecting their work and personal obligations.
Federal judge throws out EEOC’s LGBTQ guidance
A federal judge in Texas has ruled an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) guidance on LGBTQ+ protections is unlawful.