Boss Watch

Every day across the south workers are killed on the job, stolen from, discriminated against, or sexually harassed. Sometimes the employers are caught. Here are a few stories from last week: Alabama Killers The U.S. Department of Labor has cited a Huntsville-based home builder with eight serious safety violations after an investigation into a worker’s…

Every day across the south workers are killed on the job, stolen from, discriminated against, or sexually harassed. Sometimes the employers are caught. Here are a few stories from last week: Louisiana Discriminators The Cogar Group, Ltd., a Fairfax, Virginia-based security services company operating in several states, violated federal law when it failed to accommodate…

Illegal activities of Southern bosses during the weeks between Friday, March 20, and Friday, April 3 Every day across the south workers are killed on the job, stolen from, discriminated against, or sexually harassed. Sometimes the employers are caught. Here are a few stories from last week: North & South Carolina Thieves The U.S. Department…

Illegal activities of Southern bosses during the week between Friday, March 13, and Friday, March 20 Every day across the south workers are killed on the job, stolen from, discriminated against, or sexually harassed. Sometimes the employers are caught. Here are some of the stories we found last week. Florida Killers The U.S. Department of…

Illegal activities of Southern bosses during the week from Friday, March 6, to Friday, March 13 Every day across the south workers are killed on the job, stolen from, discriminated against, or sexually harassed. Sometimes the employers are caught. Here are a few stories from last week: Louisiana Discriminators The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission…

Illegal activities of Southern bosses during the week between Friday, February 27, and Friday, March 6 Every day across the south workers are killed on the job, stolen from, discriminated against, or sexually harassed. Sometimes the employers are caught. Here are a couple stories from last week: Florida Killers The U.S. Department of Labor has…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses during the week between Friday, February 20, and Friday, February 27 Every day across the south workers are killed on the job, stolen from, discriminated against, or sexually harassed. Sometimes the employers are caught. Here are a couple stories from last week: Florida KilLers The U.S. Department of Labor has…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses during the week between Friday, February 13, and Friday, February 20 Every day across the south workers are killed on the job, stolen from, discriminated against, or sexually harassed. Sometimes the employers are caught. Here are a couple stories from last week: Alabama Killers A U.S. Department of Labor investigation…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses during the week between Friday, February 6, and Friday, February 13 Louisiana Harassers Minden Seafood, LLC, and Dorcheat Seafood, LLC, operators of restaurants Minden Seafood and Dorcheat Seafood and Grill, will pay a former employee $34,000 in back pay and emotional distress damages to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses during the weeks from Friday, January 9, to Friday, January 15 Florida Discriminators Hare Krishna Lakeland, LLC, operating as a Motel 6 in Lakeland, Florida, resolved a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). According to the charge filed with the agency, the Lakeland Motel 6 discriminated…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses during the weeks between Friday, January 2, and Friday, January 9 Quick Stories Texas Discriminators Peak Performers, incorporated as St. Vincent de Paul Rehabilitation Services of Texas, Inc., an Austin-based staffing agency providing staffing and recruitment services for workers with disabilities, agreed to pay $160,000 to a disabled former employee…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses during the weeks between Friday, December 5, and Friday, December 12 Florida Discriminators Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation and Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., sellers of timeshare programs for hotels and vacation clubs, agreed to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for $175,000 and…