Welcome to Asonye & Associates
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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Employment News
- ADEA Amendment to Overturn Age Discrimination Ruling
- Bill to Exclude Employment-Related Claims From Mandatory Arbitration
- Chicago Tribune Reports on Firm’s Summary Judgment Win in Will County Sheriff’s Sexual Harassment Case
- Disability/Handicap Discrimination - Expanded ADA Coverage Effective January 1, 2009
- Employee Who Is "A Heart Attack Waiting To Happen" May Recover Under IWCA
- Employee Who Suffered Work-Related Injuries In Florida May Bring Claims In Illinois Under The IWCA
- Employer Action That Deters Worker from Complaining is "Adverse Action" in Retaliation Cases
- Employer Action That Deters Worker from Complaining is "Adverse Action" in Retaliation Cases
- Employer Had Duty to Prohibit Employee's Porn Surfing
- Employer Strictly Liable for Sexual Harassment by Supervisor - Ill Supreme Court
- Employer Who Fired H-1B Employee for Filing DOL Complaint Faces Backpay and Penalties
- Employers Arrested and Subjected to Criminal Charges for Hiring Illegal Aliens
- Employers Should Now Be Using the New I-9 Form
- Final Act Restricting Acquisition and Disclosure of Genetic Information is Approved by EEOC
- Firm Wins Disability/Handicap Discrimination Appeal Victory For The Deaf
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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
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DENVER — Mile Hi Companies, a Denver-based distribution group for food and paper products primarily in the Rocky Mountains region, will pay $1,500,000 and provide other relief to settle an employmen... -
RENO, Nev. — Blue Eagle Contracting, Inc., a Grass Valley, California-based bulk mail delivery contractor for the U.S. Postal Service, will pay $60,000 and implement other reforms to settle a religi... -
McALLEN, Texas — Trancasa USA, Inc., a trucking and logistics company located in Pharr, Texas with locations in south and west Texas, violated federal law when it refused to hire a class of older ap... -
LAS VEGAS — Circa Resort & Casino in Las Vegas violated federal law when it failed to accommodate an employee who requested to wear a headscarf in observance of her religious faith, the U.S. Equ... -
ALEXANDRIA, La. — Hunt Forest Products, L.L.C., a Ruston, Louisiana-based wood products manufacturing company, violated federal law when it terminated a laborer’s employment after learning he had ... -
LAS VEGAS — GSK Research Inc. and KGS Research, Inc., doing business as VRI Research, operators of a call center in Las Vegas, violated federal law when they discriminated against employees because ... -
MINNEAPOLIS — Mayo Clinic, a non-profit operator of hospitals in Minnesota, Arizona and Florida, will pay $50,000 and furnish other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (E... -
RALEIGH, N.C. — Summit Hospitality Group, Ltd., doing business as Residence Inn Raleigh Downtown, violated federal law when it failed to accommodate an employee’s disability and discharged him fro... -
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Mercy Health Physicians Youngstown, LLC and Bon Secours Mercy Health, Inc. (Mercy) in Youngstown violated federal law by subjecting a Jewish orthopedic surgeon to unfavorable term... -
MOBILE, Ala. — Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG), a shipbuilding company located in Panama City, Florida, violated federal law when it rescinded an Army veteran’s job offer shortly after lear... -
GREENBELT, Md. — MedStar Health, Inc., a healthcare network in Maryland, and member hospital MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center in Clinton, Maryland, violated federal law by failing to hire a... -
ATLANTA — Exel Inc., doing business as DHL Supply Chain (USA), an international logistics company headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, will pay $80,000 and take remedial measures to settle a U.S. Equ... -
DALLAS — National discount retailer Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, Inc, violated federal law when it refused to hire a profoundly deaf applicant at its distribution warehouse in Lancaster, Texas because ... -
BALTIMORE — American Multi-Cinema (AMC), a nationwide movie theatre chain, will pay $56,000 and furnish significant remedial relief to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the... -
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Several subsidiaries of North American Stamping Group (NASG), a major international manufacturer of car parts, will pay $620,000 and permit two years of monitoring by the EEOC to ...