Discrimination

Smashburger, an international hamburger restaurant chain, has agreed to pay $70,000 to settle a race harassment lawsuit.

A California food chain has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a lawsuit that claimed they discriminated against potential servers solely because they were male.

McDonald’s restaurants in Central Florida have been sued by the U.S. EEOC for refusing to hire a job applicant due to his religious beliefs.

A black former employee of Red Rooster claims the restaurant discriminated against him after he was terminated for completely fabricated reasons.

LA Louisanne, a popular LA restaurant and jazz night club, fired an employee because of her pregnancy, according to a discrimination lawsuit from the EEOC.

Rosebud Restaurants will pay $1.9 million to settle a discrimination lawsuit claiming that it refused to hire black employees.

Ruby Tuesday violated federal law by refusing to hire a qualified applicant because of his age, according to a lawsuit filed by the U.S. EEOC in Florida.

Bayou City Wings was accused of age discrimination in its hiring of staff according to a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employ­ment Opportunity Commission.

Former restaurant workers at Saks Fifth Avenue’s flagship store in New York City are suing for gender and age discrimination-based termination.

Twin Peaks Restaurant Group in Florida, a Hooters equivalent with a mountain-lodge theme, is being sued by a job applicant for gender discrimination.