St. Louis MO October 17, 2023 A former employee has filed a lawsuit against Sentry Security Agency claiming she was terminated from her job as a security guard because her employer found out that she was pregnant. Plaintiff Tameka Young filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri Sentry Security […]
Birmingham AL September 16, 2023 Security Engineers, Inc., a Birmingham, Alabama-based company specializing in contract security services which operates in at least 14 states, violated federal law when it denied female applicants employment and job assignments because of their sex, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today. The EEOC charged […]
Chico CA December 20 2022 A former VP in charge of security for McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski and other top executives has sued the company for discrimination, saying that he was the victim of a hostile work environment arising from comments he made during a public forum more than a year ago. Michael Peaster, who […]
San Francisco CA Nov 16 2022 A security guard in San Francisco who faces losing his job because he refuses to pay union dues based on his religious beliefs says his employer and union are violating his constitutional rights, a position that appears to be supported by past court rulings. Thomas Ross, represented by the […]
NEW YORK NY September 28 2022 – Maximum Security NYC, Inc., a security company headquartered in Queens, New York, violated federal law when it denied work assignments to and then fired a 57-year-old employee based on his disability and age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. According to the […]
Kansas City MO January 21, 2022 A former security guard at City Hall is suing Kansas City over alleged racial discrimination, saying Black guards are more harshly criticized and disciplined than their white counterparts. In a federal lawsuit, Roshanda Smith said her manager, who is not named as a defendant, “continually” held her and other Black […]
New York City NY Jan 21, 2022 A New York Times security guard who went viral for her serendipitous interaction with President Joe Biden in a company elevator was fired Wednesday. Jacquelyn Asbie, 33, said she was ousted for charging The Gray Lady for too many Ubers — despite being told by her bosses that […]
Venice CA October 9 2021 A security guard who worked at Google’s Venice campus has sued the company, saying it did not adequately respond to his complaints that he was sexually harassed and physically assaulted by a supervisor because of his race and sexual orientation. David Brown, who is Black and gay, alleged his supervisor […]
Chicago IL July 10 2021 Hundreds of women are trying to join a sexual harassment lawsuit against Cook County and Sheriff Tom Dart that alleges officials didn’t do enough to stop inmates from masturbating in front of the women, who worked at the jail. Current and former Cook County correctional officers and other workers filed suit […]
San Francisco CA May 10 2021 An 11-year-old Black boy in San Francisco was stopped by security guards after they falsely accused him of stealing a sandwich at a grocery store. Ja’Mari Oliver was going back to school for the first time in more than 14 months on 26 April when he stopped to buy […]