Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Uh-Oh, O'Reilly: Racial Discrimination?

The Year of Living Anxiously

Are We Having Fun Yet? Or is it just the jangly buzz of advanced urban stress syndrome?

Time and Money

A battle with the city's premier bank leaves a former VP with the means to do good

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A battle with the city's premier bank leaves a former VP with the means to do good

Sherlock's Pub Gets Spanked Back With Harassment Ruling

The ass-spanking and breast-squeezing has come to a stop at Sherlock's Pub (we assume), but it was an expensive lesson.The owners of the bar on Westheimer agreed to pay $115,000 to settle a class sexual-harassment case brought against them by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the EEOC ann ... More >>

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The ass-spanking and breast-squeezing has come to a stop at Sherlock's Pub (we assume), but it was an expensive lesson.The owners of the bar on Westheimer agreed to pay $115,000 to settle a class sexual-harassment case brought against them by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the EEOC ann ... More >>

Shell Games

Did the petrochemical giant fudge the facts to get rid of a pesky worker?

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Did the petrochemical giant fudge the facts to get rid of a pesky worker?

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Did the petrochemical giant fudge the facts to get rid of a pesky worker?

The Mean Spirit of Texas?

Two veteran TV news reporters accuse Channel 11 of age discrimination

Sick and Fired

Former curator Karl Peterson has been shut out of the zoo, and he wants to know why

Harassing The Nurses Doesn't Pay, It Costs

First Surgical Partners is a Bellaire company that runs outpatient clinics for harried doctors.As it's FAQ puts it, "an experienced management company offers ownership to the surgeons without having to deal with the day-to-day conflicts of running the center."Conflicts like, say, sexually harassing ... More >>

Circle Those Wagons!

When the UH leader fired back atsex-bias accusers, did he shoot himself in the foot?

Skin Game

Complaints of lewd conduct come from an ex-stripper

Down at the Boardwalk

A couple's claim against Landry's -- was it bawdy behavior or veiled blackmail?

Racism at Work and Tijuana Bibles

A couple's claim against Landry's -- was it bawdy behavior or veiled blackmail?

Down the Hall

Lurid sex allegations can't keep Baylor's big-time lobbyist from bouncing back

Psyched Out

VA nurses say a new rule that they be able to physically subdue unruly mental patients was just an excuse to get rid of them

Black and White

Good ol’ boys prosper at the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. Many African-Americans don’t.

Letters

Good ol’ boys prosper at the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. Many African-Americans don’t.

Worked Over

Quietflex laborers laud EEOC findings after setbacks

Workers Reject a Union

A January walkout fails to bring representation to Quietflex

Transferring assets

Two teens are shuttled back and forth across the country as their mother and father (belatedly) fight over who gets to keep them

Awakening Giant

Immigrant Hispanic workers at Quietflex spoke out. Now their struggle may reshape organized labor in Houston.

Affirmative Action for Whom?

UH's score on the EEOC raises credibility questions

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Shakedown Cruise: Mugging Rice is not nice on its first stroll through Mayor Brown's turf

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Where Have All the Women Gone? Discrimination charges spotlight UH's lack of female leadership

Fire Alarm

A gay employee says the abuse ended only with his ouster

Your Federal Government: Protecting The Rights Of Old People To Work In Strip Clubs

Now this is the kind of federal government you're getting now that Obama's in office -- the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing a Houston strip club for firing a worker because she was too old.Finally, we have a gover -- what the hell? We're gonna get old strippers now? Bring back McCai ... More >>

Mature Strippers and Lottery Money:

Not coming to anywhere near you

Houston Chronicle, Modestly Declining To Blow Its Own Horn. For Some Reason

Photo by alex-sThe Houston Chronicle bannered a headline Saturday over a story about federal inspectors criticizing the Harris County Jail: "County Jail Fails Feds' Probe."The story outlined the results of the inspection, saying "poor access to health care and life-threatening conditions" at the jai ... More >>

Houston's Administaff Accused Of Some Pretty Wild Anti-Semitism

​The allegations are so outrageous and outlandish that they almost sound like a fraternity prank, or something a cruel older brother might do to their little brother. Except that they are not. What they are, in fact, are serious accusations made in Maryland federal court against a Houston-ba ... More >>

Houston Humane Society Hit With Sexual Harassment Suit

​A former employee has sued the Houston Humane Society's shelter director for sexual harassment. Lauren Valverde's lawsuit also names the non-profit itself, saying HHS did nothing to protect Valverde, a clinic supervisor, from Edward Perez's "sexual assaults."Filed October 30, t ... More >>

New Year, New City Council: Don't Expect Many Waves

​If you are planning for fireworks and more drama than a Maury "Who's the Daddy?" show when the new city council finally settles down next week ... well you will be in for a surprise. Expect a tame, courteous council that may run into bumps every once in a while for the most part.Annise Parker a ... More >>

Under Fire

Present and former officers accuse HCC's police chief of not treating his employees fairly.

Schoolhouse Rocked: Allegations of Conflicts of Interest at HCC

If the HCC board room is rockin', don't come a knockin'​Things seem to keep getting uglier over at Houston Community College. On Thursday, the board of trustees reportedly held a closed session to discuss an investigation into possible conflicts of interest by trustee Yolanda Flores and former t ... More >>

Another Lawsuit Alleging Racism In The Houston Fire Department

HFD: Another racism lawsuit, although this time the plaintiff is representing himself​A noose found hanging in a locker. The word "Nigger" spelled in graffiti on an African-American woman's dressing quarters. Sadly, the Houston Fire Department has for years been plagued with acts and allegations o ... More >>

Mary Bassi: NOT Too Old to Work in Strip Clubs!!

Mary Bassi strikes a blow for older women (who like strip clubs)​Women in your 50s, rejoice. Your God-given right to work in titty bars has been upheld by the federal courts. Well, maybe it wasn't as explicitly stated as that, but the Houston office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commiss ... More >>

Jane Draycott: EEOC Sides With Female Firefighter on Harassment Charges

Jane Draycott: EEOC sides with her against HFD​As first reported by Fox 26, the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has found that one of the female firefighters involved in a headline-grabbing case was the victim of harassment. We've got a copy of the document (you can see it bel ... More >>

HFD Hit Yet Again With Harassment Complaint, This Time by a Hispanic Firefighter

Another companit against the Houston Fire Department​Just a week after the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sided with a Houston firefighter's charges she was harassed, HFD was hit with another embarrassing allegation of firehouse misconduct. In a press conference today, a Hisp ... More >>

Jane Draycott, Allegedly Harassed Firefighter, Gets Probation on Shoplifting Charge

HPDJane Draycott gets a year's probation​Jane Draycott, the Houston firefighter who the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says was harassed by colleagues for being female, has accepted a probation deal on charges she shoplifted at a Walmart, the district attorney's office says. Draycott ... More >>

Ryan MS Principal Says He Is Not Racist or Sexist or Anti-Gay No Matter What HISD Says

Showing Invictus to staffers?​Ryan Middle School Principal Michael McKenzie, who was supposed to be among Houston ISD's best and brightest, told faculty and staff that he "preferred a black male" for the assistant principal's position, said that a male employee "should not be with children bec ... More >>

Restaurant Lawyer David Jordan on Tip Pools and Illegal Immigration

​David Jordan is a partner in the Houston office of Littler Mendelson, an international law firm specializing in labor and employment law. Before he was a lawyer, Jordan worked in the restaurant industry for several years: flipping burgers at Burger King when he was in high school; working in ... More >>

Company Brings in Guy in a Gorilla Suit to Celebrate Juneteenth, Lawsuit Claims

Employees to Carey: Slow your roll.​Here in post-racial America, where having a black president gives Americans a carte blanche to throw political and humane correctness to the wind, race is something to be joked about at all times. It's Juneteenth, the day reserved to celebrate the end of sla ... More >>

Bass Pro Shops Alleged Racism: The Five Worst Quotes From Managers

You probably don't want to hear what that fish is saying​The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed suit against the national Bass pro Shop chain here in Houston, alleging it routinely discriminated against minorities in its hiring practices. The nine-page complaint offers these ge ... More >>

Por Favor, Nanny

Houston moms help the help.

Texas Roadhouse Discriminates Against Old People, Feds Say

No oldies allowed, feds claim​There's not a lot that's authentically Texas about the Texas Roadhouse restaurant chain -- it's based in Massachusetts, after all -- but there are 52 locations here in the state, including a handful in the Houston area. We think we've eaten there once, but have f ... More >>

Corrie Long: Topless Cop Sued For Defamation

Corrie Long gets an answer​The Galena Park Police Department strikes back!! Former GPPD cop Corrie Long grabbed a lot of attention when she made claims she was unjustly fired because an ex-boyfriend and fellow cop gave the chief the nude pictures she had sent him. Long told reporters police ... More >>

The Year In Astros Baseball: Thank God That's Over

​So let's continue our look back at the sporting year that was 2011 by taking a look at the Top 25 events to happen to the Houston Astros. 1. They finished with the worst record in team history, which was quite the accomplishment seeing as how the Astros were pretty damn bad for most of the ... More >>

Donnicia Venters: Lactation Not Related to Pregnancy, Houston Federal Judge Rules

Not connected to pregnancy.​U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes is likely about to become the butt of Internet merriment with the news of a recent decision. He'll also be pissing off breast-feeding moms, and that is one group you do not want to cross, as many companies and entities have discovere ... More >>