Tez Romero

Tez Romero

Tez Romero writes about legal cases affecting the HR profession.

Lawsuit accuses Toyota Boshoku of ignoring women's harassment complaints

Complain and you're out - that's what the agency says happened to women who spoke up

Lawsuit accuses Toyota Boshoku of ignoring women's harassment complaints

EEOC sues 99 Ranch Market, alleges bias against non-Chinese workers

Federal regulators say the grocery chain swapped out staff based on national origin

EEOC sues 99 Ranch Market, alleges bias against non-Chinese workers

EEOC alleges cleaning firms rejected American applicants, exploited Latin Americans workers

The workers they did hire allegedly paid the price - in unpaid overtime and 1099 forms

EEOC alleges cleaning firms rejected American applicants, exploited Latin Americans workers

Navy reservist sues Accenture Federal Services, alleging it blocked his promotion over service

He served 11 months, came back to party planning and a promotion door that allegedly shut

Navy reservist sues Accenture Federal Services, alleging it blocked his promotion over service

Fired manager sues Starbucks, alleges age drove his termination

Cleared in one investigation, fired on a different ground - he says the timeline tells the story

Fired manager sues Starbucks, alleges age drove his termination

Fired after EEOC charge, accountant alleges Northrop Grumman retaliated

He says the company praised his progress - then fired him on the same metric

Fired after EEOC charge, accountant alleges Northrop Grumman retaliated

Cushman & Wakefield ignored harassment complaint, fired worker, lawsuit alleges

A worker says her complaints went nowhere - then her job got posted before she left

Cushman & Wakefield ignored harassment complaint, fired worker, lawsuit alleges

AccessLex director alleges firm banned HR complaints, then retaliated

She says management warned her off HR - then made her ignoring that order cost her

AccessLex director alleges firm banned HR complaints, then retaliated

Applicant alleges Lowe's pulled his offer over an unseen background check

He signed the offer letter, then a screening report cost him the job - and he says he never saw it

Applicant alleges Lowe's pulled his offer over an unseen background check

Kaiser approved coworkers' faith exemptions but fired her, lawsuit claims

An EEOC finding sharpens a fired worker's claim against a healthcare giant

Kaiser approved coworkers' faith exemptions but fired her, lawsuit claims