Agency Adds Statistics Detailing LGBT Charges WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released detailed breakdowns for the 91,503 charges of workplace discrimination the agency received in fiscal year 2016. This is the second year in a […]

Retail Giant Refused to Make a Simple Accommodation for a Longtime Employee, Federal Agency Charges MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Walmart violated federal law when it failed to accommodate and fired a longtime employee because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment […]

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today published Federal Sector Quality Practices (FSQP) to address the quality of the agency’s hearings and appeals in federal employee employment discrimination complaints. The FSQP also devotes attention to the Commission’s […]

Includes Selected Notable Federal Sector Decisions for Fiscal Year 2016 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the latest edition of its federal sector Digest of Equal Employment Opportunity Law (EEO Digest), which is available online. […]

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has voted to release for public input a proposed enforcement guidance addressing unlawful harassment under the federal employment discrimination laws. The proposed Enforcement Guidance on Unlawful Harassment […]

Non-Hispanic Applicants Turned Away From Entry-Level Positions, Federal Agency Charges FRESNO, Calif. – Marquez Brothers International, Inc. and its affiliates violated federal law when they failed to hire non-Hispanic applicants for entry-level positions because of their race, the U.S. Equal […]

Bread Manufacturer Failed to Stop Co-Workers’ Racial Taunts, Agency Charged CHICAGO — Gonnella Baking Co. of Chicago will pay $30,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charging race harassment at the company’s Aurora, […]

CHICAGO – Gregory M. Gochanour, who has worked in EEOC’s Chicago District Office since 1993, first as trial attorney, and since 2001 as a supervisory trial attorney, has been appointed the District Office’s regional attorney, effective Jan. 8, the federal […]

Nightclub Made Unlawful HIV Medical Inquiry, Then Fired Employee, Federal Agency Charged HOUSTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that Diallo’s of Houston, a Houston-area nightclub and party venue, will pay $139,366 and furnish other relief […]

New Rule Implementing Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act Sets Employment Goals for Federal Agencies WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today published regulations explaining what federal agencies must do to comply with their legal obligation to […]