Deaf Employee Was Denied a Sign Language Interpreter, Federal Agency Charged LAS VEGAS-Bank of America, N.A. will pay $30,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency […]

Includes Key Federal Sector Decisions, Special Article on Determining Status of Complainants in the EEO Process WASHINGTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the latest edition of its federal sector Digest of Equal Employment Opportunity Law, […]

Tool Company Violated Federal Law by Refusing to Hire Applicant With Vision Impairment, Federal Agency Charges INDIANAPOLIS – C&A Tool Engineering Inc., a manufacturing-tooling company in Churubusco, Ind., violated federal law by failing to hire an applicant on the basis […]

Transportation Giant Ordered to Pay $95,000 to Applicant Rejected Due to Prior Back Injury SEATTLE – A Washington federal court ordered Texas-based BNSF Railway Co. to pay $95,000 to a qualified applicant denied hire because of an old back injury […]

Class of Female Staffers Abused at Correctional Facilities, Federal Agency Charged PHOENIX – The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated a class sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against The […]

Agency Continues To Expand Digital Services WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced the launch of key services that improve service to the public. EEOC’s services now include: 1) providing individuals who have filed a charge of […]

Female Sales Consultant Was Subjected to Unwelcome Sexual Comments and Groping by Female Co-Worker, Federal Agency Charges WILMINGTON, N.C. – ABC Phones of North Carolina, Inc. dba A Wireless, a Greenville, N.C., corporation, violated federal law by subjecting a female […]

Tire Retailer Violated Federal Law by Systemically Refusing to Hire Women in Its Field Locations, Federal Agency Charged NEW YORK – Mavis Discount Tire, Inc. / Mavis Tire Supply Corp. / Mavis Tire NY, Inc. / Cole Muffler, Inc., a […]

Mandatory ‘Health History’ Form Violated Federal Law, Federal Agency Says ST. LOUIS — Grisham Farm Products, Inc. of Mountain Grove, Mo., violated federal law by requiring all job applicants to fill out a three-page health history before they would be […]

Company Illegally Sued Former Employee in Retaliation for Complaint of Unequal Pay, Federal Agency Charges ST. LOUIS – A Diamond, Mo., bearing manufacturer violated federal law by suing a former employee in retaliation for her complaint of pay discrimination, the […]