http://www.illinoissexualharassmentattorneyblog.com/ Published by Peter M. LaSorsa en-us 2010-03-11T03:40:00-06:00 http://www.illinoissexualharassmentattorneyblog.com/2010/03/pricerite_supermarket_sued_for_1.html Four former employees of PriceRite supermarket filed a sexual harassment lawsuit alleging store manager David Potter sexually harassed them. Among the allegations in the lawsuit are claims Potter would show his penis, rub and manipulate his groin and grab his... Sexual Harassment Peter M. LaSorsa 2010-03-11T03:40:00-06:00 http://www.illinoissexualharassmentattorneyblog.com/2010/03/landwin_management_settles_sex.html The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") settled two lawsuits against Landwin Management, Inc. for $500,000. The lawsuits involved national origin discrimination and sexual harassment. According to facts in the lawsuit non-Chinese banquet servers were not hired based on their national... Sexual Harassment Peter M. LaSorsa 2010-03-10T03:27:13-06:00 http://www.illinoissexualharassmentattorneyblog.com/2010/03/woman_has_threesome_with_boss.html Cathy Monaghan is suing the El Dorado County Water Agency alleging her boss sexually harassed her, and that the affair eventually spiraled into threesomes with her husband. This is a very unique sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit. According to the... Sexual Harassment Peter M. LaSorsa 2010-03-09T06:01:57-06:00 http://www.illinoissexualharassmentattorneyblog.com/2010/03/firefigher_settles_employment.html Steven Napolitano agreed to settle his employment discrimination lawsuit with the Omaha Airport Authority for $150,000 and as part of the agreement they must reinstate him. In the lawsuit Napolitano alleged he was fired after refusing to support the airport... Employment Discrimination Peter M. LaSorsa 2010-03-08T05:40:27-06:00 http://www.illinoissexualharassmentattorneyblog.com/2010/03/branch_banking_trust_pays_2400.html Branch Banking and Trust will pay $24,000 to settle a Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") lawsuit with Linda Hewett and filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") on her behalf. The problem for Hewett started when her employer would... EEOC Peter M. LaSorsa 2010-03-07T05:28:03-06:00 http://www.illinoissexualharassmentattorneyblog.com/2010/03/akeena_solar_pays_30000_to_set.html Akeena Solar agreed to pay $30,000 to Gladys Tellez a payroll technician to settle an Americans With Disabilities Act ("ADA") lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") on her behalf. According to the lawsuit Tellez was fired by... EEOC Peter M. LaSorsa 2010-03-06T05:18:42-06:00 http://www.illinoissexualharassmentattorneyblog.com/2010/03/steakhouse_worker_has_sexual_h.html The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ("Seventh Circuit") has breathed some life into Paul Turner. Turner worked as a waiter for The Saloon, Ltd. ("The Saloon"), a Chicago steak-house. While working as a waiter her claims... Sexual Harassment Peter M. LaSorsa 2010-03-03T06:03:15-06:00 http://www.illinoissexualharassmentattorneyblog.com/2010/03/walmart_pays_117_million_to_se.html Walmart agreed to settle a gender discrimination lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"), on behalf of a class of female workers and potential female workers for $11.7 million. According to the allegations in the lawsuit Walmart’s Distribution... Gender Discrimination Peter M. LaSorsa 2010-03-02T06:19:40-06:00 http://www.illinoissexualharassmentattorneyblog.com/2010/03/bbq_owner_agrees_to_pay_449000.html CEO Gregory Moore of Smithfield's Chicken 'n Bar-B-Q chain agreed to pay $449,200 plus $375,780 in attorney fees to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit. This may seem like large amount of money but Moore was ordered to pay $1.15 million... Sexual Harassment Peter M. LaSorsa 2010-03-01T07:22:00-06:00 http://www.illinoissexualharassmentattorneyblog.com/2010/02/eeoc_must_pay_45_million_in_se.html In Illinois if a person believes they have been subjected to sexual harassment then can file a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") or the Illinois Department of Human Rights ("IDHR"). The following case illustrates one reason why... Sexual Harassment Peter M. LaSorsa 2010-02-28T10:40:46-06:00