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Asonye and Associates is a Chicago-based immigration, labor and employment law firm founded in 1993.  The firms founder has been recognized by his peers as a Leading Attorney in the area of Employment Law.   For  more than 15 years, the firm has provided competent, efficient and cost-effective representation, aided by advanced technology and prompt communication with clients. 

 
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Current News

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Press releases and other news from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

  • BALTIMORE – Smiths Detection, Inc., a leading manufacturer of threat detection equipment headquartered in Edgewood, Maryland, will pay $100,000 and furnish significant remedial relief to settle a fe...

  • NEW YORK – Federal Express Corporation, doing business as FedEx Express, will pay $280,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment...

  • GREENSBORO, N.C. – PepsiCo Beverage Sales, LLC, a Delaware company operating a facility in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, agreed to pay $270,000 and work with an accessibility consultant to settle a...

  • ST. LOUIS – The Carlstar Group, LLC, a Franklin, Tennessee-based manufacturer of specialty tires and wheels, will pay $300,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit ...

  • ST. LOUIS – Allied Services, LLC, doing business as Allied Waste Services of the Ozarks / Republic Services of the Ozarks, which provides waste management services nationwide, will pay $200,000 to s...

  • BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Personnel Staffing Inc., an agency providing staffing services in more than 15 states across the southeastern U.S., will pay $155,000 to a class of female employees, conciliating ...

  • FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – iPRO Dental Laboratory, Inc., a Fort Lauderdale manufacturer of dental restoration products, will pay $30,000 to settle a federal pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by ...

  • WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released its report on the agency’s performance during fiscal year 2025 and its performance plan for fiscal year 2027.

  • SAN FRANCISCO – A multinational technology consulting company doing business in the United States as HCL America, Inc., and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, agreed to pay $495,000 and provi...

  • RENO, Nev. – Blue Eagle Contracting, Inc., a Grass Valley, California-based bulk mail delivery contractor for the U.S. Postal Service, violated federal law when it failed to return a Christian emplo...

  • RALEIGH, N.C. – Butterball, LLC, a food processing company based out of Garner, North Carolina and doing business in Mt. Olive, North Carolina, violated federal law when it refused to provide a reas...

  • JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – BestBet Jacksonville, Inc., the largest poker room in Florida, violated federal law when it failed to offer reasonable accommodations to a class of pregnant employees and forced...

  • ATLANTA – Exel Inc., doing business as DHL Supply Chain (USA), an international logistics company, violated federal law and discriminated against an employee at its Forest Park, Georgia warehouses w...

  • SANTA FE, N.M. – St. Vincent Hospital, a medical facility operating Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center (CSV) in Santa Fe, violated federal law by failing to accommodate an employee with a ...

  • MOBILE, Ala. – Smoke BBQ, LLC, and Thorny Oyster, LLC, operators of Cosmos Restaurant in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, will pay significant monetary damages and provide other relief to settle a sex di...

Here is a list of questions that an employment attorney may ask you during consultation:

  • How long have you worked with the employer?
  • Were you treated differently or harassed because of your age, sex, race, disability, pregnancy status, national origin or other illegal basis?
  • Does your employer have a discrimination/harassment policy and have you read it?
  • Have you reported the discrimination or harassment to management and/or your union?
  • Have you followed your employer's policy in reporting the discrimination or harassment and other requirements?
  • Did you participate or encourage the harassment or discrimination?
  • After reporting the discrimination or harassment to management, did management take action to eliminate the problem ?
  • Did the discrimination or harassment cease after you reported it?
  • Was your complaint handled in an efficient and professional manner?
  • Did anyone retaliate against you for complaining about the discrimination or harassment?
  • Did you suffer any financial losses as a result of the discrimination? For example, lost wages, benefits, time at work, etc.
  • Do you have any witness to the discrimination or harassment?
  • How is your work performance otherwise?
  • How do you think that the matter should be resolved?

Disclaimer: This checklist is only for informational purposes. It does not create an attorney/client relationship. The questionnaire items are only intended to help users prepare for consultation with attorneys or governmental agencies concerning their matters. The specific answers to these questions may not necessarily determine whether or not an individual has a viable case. Users need to consult with an attorney or governmental agency to pursue their matters.
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